Septic Pulmonary Emboli Detected by (18)F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Central Venous Catheter-Related Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

We describe a case of (18)F-FDG PET/CT detecting septic pulmonary emboli in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). The patient, who had an implantable venous access port for chemotherapy, underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT to diagnose unsuspected infectious foci...

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Autores principales: Yoo, Jang, Cheon, Miju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9600020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36292168
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12102479
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Sumario:We describe a case of (18)F-FDG PET/CT detecting septic pulmonary emboli in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). The patient, who had an implantable venous access port for chemotherapy, underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT to diagnose unsuspected infectious foci. The PET/CT examination made it possible to offer a suggestive diagnosis and yielded metastatic infectious foci.

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