title: Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia with Bacteremia Caused by Herbaspirillum aquaticum or Herbaspirillum huttiense in an Immune-Competent Adult.
abstract: Herbaspirillum spp. are Gram-negative bacteria that inhabit soil and water. Infections caused by these organisms have been reported in immunocompromised hosts. We describe severe community-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by Herbaspirillum aquaticum or H. huttiense in an immunocompetent adult male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine-Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA Department of Medicine-Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA regunathh@health.missouri.edu.
authors.forename: Hariharan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Regunath
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: L Patrick
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine-Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Salzer
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D042803:Herbaspirillum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed