Person-to-person transmission of Pseudomonas pneumonia in the community: documentation by pulsed-field electrophoresis.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of community-acquired infection. The source of this organism has usually been inapparent or environmental (ie, contaminated humidifiers). We documented transmission of P aeruginosa leading to cavitary pneumonia and lung abscess from daughter to mother and confirmed the clonal identity of our two patients' isolates using pulsed-field electrophoresis.
Patel
Pareshkumar
P
Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune 07754, USA.
Whittier
Susan
S
Frank
Elliot
E
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000635:transmission*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000635:transmission*