Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae septic shock and meningitis complicating chronic graft versus host disease: a case report and review of the literature

Am J Med. 2002 Aug 1;113(2):152-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01154-3.

Authors

Philip A Haddad¹, Tanya L Repka, Daniel J Weisdorf

Affiliation

¹ Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

PMID: 12133754
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01154-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Amputation, Surgical / methods
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
Bone Marrow Transplantation / methods
Chronic Disease
Drug Therapy, Combination / administration & dosage
Follow-Up Studies
Graft vs Host Disease / complications
Graft vs Host Disease / microbiology*
Humans
Leg
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / diagnosis
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / surgery
Male
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / complications
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / diagnosis
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / drug therapy*
Penicillin Resistance*
Penicillins / therapeutic use
Shock, Septic / complications
Shock, Septic / drug therapy*
Shock, Septic / microbiology*
Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects*
Transplantation, Homologous
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillins