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

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.56.8245

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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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Keywords: pegfilgrastim, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, bacteremic pneumonia, solid cancer, Gram stain

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2017 Volume 56 Issue 15 Pages 2039-2042

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.56.8245

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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.

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