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Leifsonia aquatica: Case report and literature review

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    • Ricardo Vianna De Carvalho
    • Cíntia Silva Santos
    • Louisy Sanches Dos Santos Sant'Anna
    • Fernanda Ferreira Lima
    • Raphael Hirata Júnior
    • Marília Fournaciari Grabois
    • Ana Luíza Mattos‑Guaraldi
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    Affiliations: Pediatric Oncology Surgery Department, National Cancer Center Institute Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA/RJ), Ministry of Health-Science and Technology, Rio de Janeiro 20230‑130, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State University, (UERJ), Faculty of Medical Sciences, Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Diphtheria and Corynebacteria of Clinical Relevance, Rio de Janeiro 20551030, Brazil
    Copyright: © De Carvalho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Abstract

Non‑diphtheria Corynebacterium species have been increasingly recognized as multidrug resistant pathogens that also infect immunocompromised patients. Automated and semi‑automated phenotypic tests have been used by clinical laboratories for detection of these gram‑positive rods. The present case report describes the rare pediatric case of L. aquatica isolated in central venous catheter blood cultures during chemotherapy treatment for Wilms tumor and adds to the knowledge on this infection with regard to pediatric cancer. The clinical aspects of this patient and opportunities for improving treatment were reviewed. Additionally, a review of the literature revealed no other case report involving cancer and a pediatric patient with documented L. aquatica bacteremia. Corynebacterial infections are considered uncommon, but in recent decades' reports on infection with bacterium are increasing in frequency, particularly in nosocomial immunocompromised patients.
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De Carvalho RV, Santos CS, Dos Santos Sant'Anna LS, Lima FF, Júnior RH, Grabois MF and Mattos‑Guaraldi AL: <em>Leifsonia aquatica</em>: Case report and literature review. Mol Clin Oncol 15: 224, 2021.
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De Carvalho, R.V., Santos, C.S., Dos Santos Sant'Anna, L.S., Lima, F.F., Júnior, R.H., Grabois, M.F., & Mattos‑Guaraldi, A.L. (2021). <em>Leifsonia aquatica</em>: Case report and literature review. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 15, 224. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2021.2387
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De Carvalho, R. V., Santos, C. S., Dos Santos Sant'Anna, L. S., Lima, F. F., Júnior, R. H., Grabois, M. F., Mattos‑Guaraldi, A. L."<em>Leifsonia aquatica</em>: Case report and literature review". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 15.5 (2021): 224.
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De Carvalho, R. V., Santos, C. S., Dos Santos Sant'Anna, L. S., Lima, F. F., Júnior, R. H., Grabois, M. F., Mattos‑Guaraldi, A. L."<em>Leifsonia aquatica</em>: Case report and literature review". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 15, no. 5 (2021): 224. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2021.2387
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De Carvalho, R.V., Santos, C.S., Dos Santos Sant'Anna, L.S., Lima, F.F., Júnior, R.H., Grabois, M.F., & Mattos‑Guaraldi, A.L. (2021). <em>Leifsonia aquatica</em>: Case report and literature review. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 15, 224. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2021.2387
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De Carvalho, R. V., Santos, C. S., Dos Santos Sant'Anna, L. S., Lima, F. F., Júnior, R. H., Grabois, M. F., Mattos‑Guaraldi, A. L."<em>Leifsonia aquatica</em>: Case report and literature review". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 15.5 (2021): 224.
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De Carvalho, R. V., Santos, C. S., Dos Santos Sant'Anna, L. S., Lima, F. F., Júnior, R. H., Grabois, M. F., Mattos‑Guaraldi, A. L."<em>Leifsonia aquatica</em>: Case report and literature review". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 15, no. 5 (2021): 224. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2021.2387
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