Rhodococcus Bacteremia in Cancer Patients Is Mostly Catheter Related and Associated with Biofilm Formation

Fadi Al Akhrass; Iba Al Wohoush; Anne-Marie Chaftari; Ruth Reitzel; Ying Jiang; Mahmoud Ghannoum; Jeffrey Tarrand; Ray Hachem; Issam Raad

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032945

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Rhodococcus Bacteremia in Cancer Patients Is Mostly Catheter Related and Associated with Biofilm Formation

Fadi Al Akhrass,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Iba Al Wohoush,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Anne-Marie Chaftari,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ruth Reitzel,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ying Jiang,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Mahmoud Ghannoum,

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Center for Medical Mycology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Jeffrey Tarrand,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ray Hachem ,

* E-mail: rhachem@mdanderson.org

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Issam Raad

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Rhodococcus Bacteremia in Cancer Patients Is Mostly Catheter Related and Associated with Biofilm Formation

Fadi Al Akhrass,
Iba Al Wohoush,
Anne-Marie Chaftari,
Ruth Reitzel,
Ying Jiang,
Mahmoud Ghannoum,
Jeffrey Tarrand,
Ray Hachem,
Issam Raad

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Published: March 13, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032945

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