Death from inappropriate therapy for Lyme disease
R Patel, KL Grogg, WD Edwards… - Clinical infectious …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
R Patel, KL Grogg, WD Edwards, AJ Wright, NM Schwenk
Clinical infectious diseases, 2000•academic.oup.comA 30-year-old woman died as a result of a large Candida parapsilosis septic thrombus
located on the tip of a Groshong catheter. The catheter had been in place for 28 months for
administration of a 27 month course of intravenous cefotaxime for an unsubstantiated
diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease.
located on the tip of a Groshong catheter. The catheter had been in place for 28 months for
administration of a 27 month course of intravenous cefotaxime for an unsubstantiated
diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease.
Abstract
A 30-year-old woman died as a result of a large Candida parapsilosis septic thrombus located on the tip of a Groshong catheter. The catheter had been in place for 28 months for administration of a 27 month course of intravenous cefotaxime for an unsubstantiated diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease.
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