Viridans streptococcal bacteraemia in patients with haematological and solid malignancies.
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Burden, A DavidOppenheim, Beryl A
Crowther, Derek
Howell, Anthony
Morgenstern, Godfrey R
Scarffe, J Howard
Thatcher, Nick
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Department of Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Manchester, U.K.Issue Date
1991
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Thirty-three episodes of septicaemia caused by viridans streptococci are reported in 32 adults under treatment for malignant diseases. The underlying diseases were acute leukaemia (17), lymphoma (4), myeloma (1), small cell carcinoma of the bronchus (6), carcinoma of the breast (2) and carcinoma of the stomach (2). Important predisposing factors included severe neutropenia and oral mucositis due to intensive chemotherapeutic regimens. There was a poor response to standard empirical antibiotics and a mortality of 12%. A role for prophylactic penicillin in high risk groups is suggested.Citation
Viridans streptococcal bacteraemia in patients with haematological and solid malignancies. 1991, 27 (4):409-11 Eur. J. CancerJournal
European Journal of CancerDOI
10.1016/0277-5379(91)90373-LPubMed ID
1828167Type
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0959-8049ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/0277-5379(91)90373-L
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