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ReviewBMC infectious diseases2017

Peripherally inserted central catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Tsukamurella pulmonis: a case report and literature review.

Jun Suzuki, Teppei Sasahara, Masaki Toshima, Yuji Morisawa

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Review in BMC infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Infectious diseases & immunity · 2026
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  3. First report of Tsukamurella endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient receiving chemotherapy.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jun SuzukiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
Teppei SasaharaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. protozoa@jichi.ac.jp.
Masaki ToshimaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
Yuji MorisawaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
Jichi Medical University · JPJichi Medical University Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTsukamurella pulmonis is an aerobic gram-positive and rod-shaped organism that causes central catheter-related bloodstream infections in immunocompromised hosts. However, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related bloodstream infections due to this organism have not been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of a 48-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and diffuse large B cell lymphoma who received five courses of chemotherapy including rituximab , cyclophosphamide , doxorubicin hydrochloride , vincristine , and prednisone via a PICC. Five days after the last chemotherapy course, he presented with a high fever and shaking chills. His absolute neutrophil count was 4200/μL. Cultures obtained from blood and PICC culture revealed T. pulmonis. The colony count of T. pulmonis grown from PICC culture was 10

conclusionsPICCs can be associated with T. pulmonis bacteremia, and fourth generation cephalosporins may be effective treatment.

Indexed as

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeActinobacteriaAdministration, IntravenousAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsBacteremiaCatheterization, PeripheralCatheter-Related InfectionsCefozopranCephalosporinsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansImmunocompromised HostLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMaleMiddle AgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsCefozopranCephalosporinsAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)Catheter-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs)Tsukamurella pulmonis

Identifiers

PMID29020942
PMCPMC5637316
OpenAlexW2761587239

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