Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia secondary to fingerstick glucose monitoring - 07/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.12.011
Shin-Pung P. Jen a, ⁎ 
, Roopali Sharma b, c, Jayashree Ravishankar d
, Roopali Sharma b, c, Jayashree Ravishankar d a The University Hospital, Pharmaceutical Care Division, 150 Bergen Street, UH B134, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
b State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 445 Lenox Road Box 36, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
c Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, Long Island University, 75 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
d State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue Box 1240, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 (973) 972 1250; fax: +1 (973) 972 7841.Summary |
Routine fingersticks for blood glucose monitoring are essential for the management of diabetic patients. However, the development of infections following fingersticks is a potential complication of blood glucose monitoring that has been reported in the literature. We describe a case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia introduced during a routine fingerstick for blood glucose monitoring in a febrile neutropenic patient.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pseudomonas infections, Blood glucose self-monitoring, Neutropenia, Diabetes mellitus
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The British Infection Society. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 60 - N° 5
P. 382-385 - mai 2010 Retour au numéro
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