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- Title
NOCARDIOSIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CHILD WITH PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER - HOW TO TREAT?
- Authors
Nalwalla, Zahabiya; Tsering Yangchen Dirkhipa; Shah, Ira; Mohan Gollamudi, Venkata Rama
- Abstract
The article informs about a 12-year-old boy with Ewing's sarcoma receiving chemotherapy via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line, presenting with fever and cough, eventually diagnosed with nocardiosis. Topics include the clinical presentation, antibiotic regime, and management considerations including the need for PICC line removal.
- Subjects
PERIPHERALLY inserted central catheters; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients; NOCARDIOSIS; CENTRAL venous catheters; SKIN diseases; IMPLANTABLE catheters
- Publication
Pediatric Oncall Journal, 2024, Vol 21, Issue 1, p87
- ISSN
0973-0966
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7199/ped.oncall.2024.12