Broviac catheter-related bacteraemias due to unusual pathogens in children with cancer: Case reports with literature review

Histopathology and Genotyping in Infectious Spondylitis of HIV- and HIV+ Patients

“…[4][5][6][7]9,16,33,45 Similarly, our study confirmed the presence of opportunistic pathogens, nontuberculous mycobacterial infections, and infectious spondylitis in the local setting in HIV-uninfected patients. While CD4+ T cell counts less than 50 cells/µL were common to all patients in a study 36 of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)-infected patients, of whom 8 of 11 were HIV-coinfected, CD4+ T cell counts in the present study exceeded 200 cells/µL in both the HIV-negative and HIV-positive groups.…”

“…These organisms are usually associated with depressed immunity as a result of cancer, surgical complications, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, trauma, and septicemia. 8,9,14,20,21,23,[32][33][34]36,38,39,49 In the present study however, they were more commonly associated with the HIV-uninfected. These findings illustrated susceptibility to atypical opportunistic infections in the local setting may not be associated with HIV-infection thus discounting our second hypothesis of a correlation.…”

Delftia acidovorans Isolated from the Drainage in an Immunocompetent Patient with Empyema

“…It has occasionally been reported in cases of catheter-related bacteremia 2,3 , peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis 4 , ocular infection 5 , endocarditis 6 , and infections in patients with AIDS 7 . It was also identified from some isolates referred to as "Burkholderia cepacia" from cystic fibrosis clinics and research 8 .…”

Agrobacterium yellow group: bacteremia and possible septic arthritis following peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

“…1,3 The infection could be controlled only after removing the catheter in 57 to 83% of the cases. [1][2][3]19,20 Central venous catheter infection with Agrobacterium yellow group, to our knowledge, has never been described. The only report of human infection with this pathogen to date was peritonitis in four patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.…”