Pseudomonas putrefaciens as a cause of bacteremia in humans.
Pseudomonas putrefaciens has been presented as an opportunistic pathogen in a few isolations from humans. This is the first documented report of a local infection of P. putrefaciens complicated by invasion of the blood stream. The organism was twice isolated from the blood culture and once from the wound exudate of a 73-year-old woman hospitalized for extensive ulcerations on the legs. Parenteral ampicillin and gentamicin together with local antiseptic treatment led to an uneventful recovery.
D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin