Appelbaum P C, Shaikh B S, Gordon R A, Hallgren E J
Cancer. 1979 Oct;44(4):1226-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197910)44:4<1226::aid-cncr2820440410>3.0.co;2-a.
A 4-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in relapse with documented septicemia due to group C Streptococci (Streptococcus equisimilis) is described. The patient responded well to therapy with appropriate cytotoxic and antimicrobial agents. There is a general lack of recognition of the pathogenicity of group C Streptococci in man. The potential opportunistic nature of these organisms in immunocompromised hosts and the need for early recognition and appropriate treatment of such infection is emphasized.
本文描述了一名4岁急性淋巴细胞白血病复发男孩，伴有丙型链球菌（马链球菌兽疫亚种）所致败血症的确切记录。患者对适当的细胞毒性药物和抗菌药物治疗反应良好。人们普遍未认识到丙型链球菌对人类的致病性。强调了这些微生物在免疫功能低下宿主中的潜在机会致病性，以及对此类感染进行早期识别和适当治疗的必要性。
