title: Osteomyelitis and intervertebral discitis caused by Pseudomonas pickettii.
abstract: Pseudomonas pickettii, a nonfermenting, gram-negative rod, is rarely pathogenic. Previous reports of infection with P. pickettii have largely involved direct contamination of supplies presumed to be sterile. We describe a case of vertebral osteomyelitis and intervertebral discitis caused by P. pickettii in a debilitated patient. The aggressive nature of this infection demonstrates that P. pickettii may be a more invasive organism than previously noted, particularly in hosts with weakened immunity secondary to underlying disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan School Medicine, Ann Arbor 48109-0680.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Wertheim
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Markovitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015299:Discitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections; D014774:Virulence