Correspondence

Persistent Staphylococcal Bacteremia, Lest We Forget the Old Catheter Site

Authors: Terri Richardson, MD, Phillip S. Mehler, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


Septic thrombophlebitis is an uncommon complication of catheter-related infections. We report a case of catheter-related staphylococcal thrombosis at a previous catheter insertion site in a patient with cancer and persistent fevers.

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