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Pseudomonas putrefaciens bacteremia.

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Kim, JH; Cooper, RA; Welty-Wolf, KE; Harrell, LJ; Zwadyk, P; Klotman, ME
Published in: Rev Infect Dis
1989

Pseudomonas putrefaciens is an unusual cause of human disease. Since 1978 only five cases of bacteremia due to this organism have been reported. Within 12 recent months four cases of bacteremia due to P. putrefaciens were seen - two occurred in patients with chronic infections of a lower extremity, one in a patient with neutropenia, and one in a patient with fulminant septicemia and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Two of the patients had prostheses; in neither case did prosthetic infection or prosthetic failure occur. Two syndromes of bacteremic infection with P. putrefaciens are suggested. One syndrome is associated with chronic infection of a lower extremity, is fairly well tolerated, and responds to appropriate antimicrobial agents. The other syndrome is more fulminant and may be associated with severe underlying debility, liver disease, and malignancy. It is not yet known whether this is a meaningful distinction. The significance of the recent increase is the isolation of this organism is not clear at present.

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Published In

Rev Infect Dis

ISSN

0162-0886

Publication Date

1989

Volume

11

Issue

1

Start / End Page

97 / 104

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sepsis
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Aged
  • Adult
 

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Kim, J. H., Cooper, R. A., Welty-Wolf, K. E., Harrell, L. J., Zwadyk, P., & Klotman, M. E. (1989). Pseudomonas putrefaciens bacteremia. Rev Infect Dis, 11(1), 97–104.
Kim, J. H., R. A. Cooper, K. E. Welty-Wolf, L. J. Harrell, P. Zwadyk, and M. E. Klotman. “Pseudomonas putrefaciens bacteremia.Rev Infect Dis 11, no. 1 (1989): 97–104.
Kim JH, Cooper RA, Welty-Wolf KE, Harrell LJ, Zwadyk P, Klotman ME. Pseudomonas putrefaciens bacteremia. Rev Infect Dis. 1989;11(1):97–104.
Kim, J. H., et al. “Pseudomonas putrefaciens bacteremia.Rev Infect Dis, vol. 11, no. 1, 1989, pp. 97–104.
Kim JH, Cooper RA, Welty-Wolf KE, Harrell LJ, Zwadyk P, Klotman ME. Pseudomonas putrefaciens bacteremia. Rev Infect Dis. 1989;11(1):97–104.

Published In

Rev Infect Dis

ISSN

0162-0886

Publication Date

1989

Volume

11

Issue

1

Start / End Page

97 / 104

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sepsis
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Aged
  • Adult