Diagnostics (Oct 2022)
Septic Pulmonary Emboli Detected by <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Central Venous Catheter-Related <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Bacteremia
Abstract
We describe a case of 18F-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 18F-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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