title: Pseudomonas putrefaciens as a cause of infection in humans.
abstract: Pseudomonas putrefaciens, a strongly H2S-producing pseudomonad, was isolated from 10 human infections over a two-year period. In one patient the organism was repeatedly isolated from a phlegmone developing in the depth of a varicose leg ulcer. This is the first report on the occurrence of Ps. putrefaciens in humans outside the USA and the first to provide the detailed account of a clinical observation where the opportunistic pathogenic role of this unfamiliar organism has been sufficiently documented. Data are presented on the bacteriological properties and on the antibiotic sensitivity of Ps. putrefaciens.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D009582:Nitrofurantoin; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole