Pseudomonas stutzeri pneumonia and septicemia in a patient with multiple myeloma.
A case of septicemia caused by Pseudomonas stutzeri belonging to the unusual biotype Vb-3 in a patient with multiple myeloma is described. The origin of the septicemia was attributed to a community-acquired pneumonia. The bacteriology and pathogenicity of P. stutzeri are reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology