Pseudomonas putida bacteremia due to soft tissue infection contracted in a flooded area of central Taiwan: a case report.
In areas of flooding, soil bacteria could infect humans. We report a 78-year-old woman who developed Pseudomonas putida soft tissue infection associated with bacteremia after passing through the water of a flooded area. She recovered very well after a 14-day course of intravenous ceftazidime therapy. Physicians should be alert to soft tissue pseudomonae infection during the flooding season.
Chen
Chang-Hua
CH
Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Hsiu
Ru-Hua
RH
Liu
Chun-Eng
CE
Young
Tzuu-Guang
TG
D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000150:complications*