Publications [#119185] of Brenda E Armstrong

Papers Published

1. DL Becton, HS Friedman, BE Armstrong, J Kurtzburg, S Chaffee, JM Falletta, TR Kinney, Bacterial endocarditis in a child with a Broviac catheter., Pediatric hematology and oncology, UNITED STATES, vol. 4 no. 2 (1987), pp. 131-6, ISSN 0888-0018
   (last updated on 2006/11/16)

   Abstract:
   Broviac and Hickman catheters facilitate the care of children with cancer but provide a source of potential infection. We describe a child with a Broviac catheter who developed left-sided bacterial endocarditis in whom right-to-left atrial shunting was documented following catheter flushing. Following removal of the catheter and administration of prolonged intravenous antibiotics, recovery was complete and cardiac function returned to normal.

   Keywords:
   Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols • Catheterization, Central Venous • Catheters, Indwelling* • Endocarditis, Bacterial • Endocardium • Heart Atria • Humans • Infant • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute • Male • Pseudomonas Infections • Pseudomonas aeruginosa • Staphylococcal Infections • Staphylococcus epidermidis • administration & dosage • adverse effects* • complications • drug therapy • etiology* • injuries • isolation & purification • microbiology • therapeutic use