title: Bacteremia caused by Pseudomonas luteola in pediatric patients.
abstract: Pseudomonas luteola has rarely been reported as a human pathogen. The clinical manifestations of P. luteola bacteremia and its susceptibility to antibiotics have not been characterized. This retrospective study was conducted at a 382-bed tertiary care center in Turkey. During the 9-year study period, 7 patients (5 females and 2 males) were diagnosed with P. luteola bacteremia. Six of these patients had hospital-acquired bacteremia, whereas 1 patient had community-acquired P. luteola infection. All patients had monomicrobial bacteremia. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that all strains of P. luteola were sensitive to amikacin, gentamicin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and meropenem, and that all strains were resistant to piperacillin-tazobactam, aztreonam, and colistin. In conclusion, we believe that P. luteola can cause both community- and hospital-acquired bacteremia. Amikacin, gentamicin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and meropenem were effective against P. luteola in the present study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Health Education and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Gulsum Iclal
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Bayhan
authors.forename: Saliha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senel
authors.forename: Gonul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tanir
authors.forename: Sengul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents