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Case Reports
. 2001 Dec;39(12):4583-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.12.4583-4584.2001.

Case of catheter sepsis with Ralstonia gilardii in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

G Wauters  1 , G Claeys, G Verschraegen, T De Baere, E Vandecruys, L Van Simaey, C De Ganck, M Vaneechoutte
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Case of catheter sepsis with Ralstonia gilardii in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

G Wauters et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Dec.

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia was diagnosed in a 7-year-old girl. Two months after insertion of a central venous catheter, she developed fever and complained of headache and abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed no focus of infection. A gram-negative nonfermenting bacillus was recurrently cultured from blood. Extensive biochemical testing and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing led to the identification of Ralstonia gilardii.

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