title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia secondary to fingerstick glucose monitoring.
abstract: Routine fingersticks for blood glucose monitoring are essential for the management of diabetic patients. However, the development of infections following fingersticks is a potential complication of blood glucose monitoring that has been reported in the literature. We describe a case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia introduced during a routine fingerstick for blood glucose monitoring in a febrile neutropenic patient.
authors.affiliation: The University Hospital, Pharmaceutical Care Division, 150 Bergen Street, UH B134, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA. jensp@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Shin-Pung P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Jen
authors.forename: Roopali
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Jayashree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology