The first case of pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremic pneumonia in a cancer patient receiving pegfilgrastim

Fujiko Morita, Yuji Hirai, Kiyozumi Suzuki, Yuki Uehara, Kazunori Mitsuhashi, Masahito Takahashi, Sumio Watanabe, Toshio Naito

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Abstract

A single dose of pegfilgrastim or the daily administration of colony-stimulating factors can be used to prevent febrile neutropenia. This may delay the detection of rapidly progressive infections among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. We report a case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremic pneumonia that occurred in a patient receiving pegfilgrastim.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2039-2042
Number of pages4
JournalInternal Medicine
Volume56
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Internal Medicine

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