First report of bloodstream infection caused by Pseudomonas fulva

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jul;48(7):2656-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01609-09. Epub 2010 May 5.

Abstract

Pseudomonas fulva has not yet been isolated from humans as a pathogen. Herein, we report the first case of P. fulva bacteremia in a patient hospitalized due to trauma. The species was identified using biochemical and molecular genetic analyses of the 16S rRNA, gyrB, rpoB, and rpoD genes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Leg Injuries
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Pseudomonas / genetics
  • Pseudomonas / isolation & purification*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / diagnosis
  • Pseudomonas Infections / drug therapy
  • Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FN599522
  • GENBANK/FN599523
  • GENBANK/FN599524
  • GENBANK/FN599525