Pseudomonas pseudomallei infection from drowning: the first reported case in Taiwan.
We report a case of Pseudomonas pseudomallei infection, in which the patient acquired the bacteria by aspiration of river water after a drowning incident near Manila, the Philippines. The pulmonary form of melioidosis was noted at the onset, but septicemia developed at a later stage. Positive blood cultures were obtained 17 days after the accident. The patient was treated successfully with a combination of amikacin and cephalothin. This is the first report of P. pseudomallei infection documented in Taiwan.
D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000382:microbiology; D002512:Cephalothin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004332:Drowning; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013624:Taiwan; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000583:Amikacin; D002512:Cephalothin