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Bacterial endocarditis in a child with a Broviac catheter.

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Becton, DL; Friedman, HS; Armstrong, BE; Kurtzburg, J; Chaffee, S; Falletta, JM; Kinney, TR
Published in: Pediatr Hematol Oncol
1987

Broviac and Hickman catheters facilitate the care of children with cancer but provide a source of potential infection. We describe a child with a Broviac catheter who developed left-sided bacterial endocarditis in whom right-to-left atrial shunting was documented following catheter flushing. Following removal of the catheter and administration of prolonged intravenous antibiotics, recovery was complete and cardiac function returned to normal.

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Pediatr Hematol Oncol

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ISSN

0888-0018

Publication Date

1987

Volume

4

Issue

2

Start / End Page

131 / 136

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Male
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Heart Atria
 

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Becton, D. L., Friedman, H. S., Armstrong, B. E., Kurtzburg, J., Chaffee, S., Falletta, J. M., & Kinney, T. R. (1987). Bacterial endocarditis in a child with a Broviac catheter. Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 4(2), 131–136. https://doi.org/10.3109/08880018709141259
Becton, D. L., H. S. Friedman, B. E. Armstrong, J. Kurtzburg, S. Chaffee, J. M. Falletta, and T. R. Kinney. “Bacterial endocarditis in a child with a Broviac catheter.Pediatr Hematol Oncol 4, no. 2 (1987): 131–36. https://doi.org/10.3109/08880018709141259.
Becton DL, Friedman HS, Armstrong BE, Kurtzburg J, Chaffee S, Falletta JM, et al. Bacterial endocarditis in a child with a Broviac catheter. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1987;4(2):131–6.
Becton, D. L., et al. “Bacterial endocarditis in a child with a Broviac catheter.Pediatr Hematol Oncol, vol. 4, no. 2, 1987, pp. 131–36. Pubmed, doi:10.3109/08880018709141259.
Becton DL, Friedman HS, Armstrong BE, Kurtzburg J, Chaffee S, Falletta JM, Kinney TR. Bacterial endocarditis in a child with a Broviac catheter. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1987;4(2):131–136.
Journal cover image

Published In

Pediatr Hematol Oncol

DOI

ISSN

0888-0018

Publication Date

1987

Volume

4

Issue

2

Start / End Page

131 / 136

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Male
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Heart Atria