Polymicrobial ventriculitis involving Pseudomonas fulva

Infections due to Pseudomonas fulva remain a rare but emerging concern. A case of ventriculitis due to Enterobacter cloacae and Pseudomonas fulva following placement of an external ventricular drain is described. Similar to other reports, the organism was initially misidentified as Pseudomonas putid...

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Published inJournal of clinical microbiology Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 2239 - 2241
Main Authors Rebolledo, Paulina A, Vu, Catphuong Cathy L, Carlson, Renee Donahue, Kraft, Colleen S, Anderson, Evan J, Burd, Eileen M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for Microbiology 01.06.2014
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Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Case Reports
Cerebral Ventriculitis - diagnosis
Cerebral Ventriculitis - drug therapy
Cerebral Ventriculitis - microbiology
Coinfection - diagnosis
Coinfection - drug therapy
Coinfection - microbiology
Enterobacter cloacae
Enterobacter cloacae - isolation & purification
Female
Humans
Levofloxacin - therapeutic use
Microbiological Techniques
Middle Aged
Pseudomonas fulva
Pseudomonas putida
Pseudomonas putida - isolation & purification
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Infections due to Pseudomonas fulva remain a rare but emerging concern. A case of ventriculitis due to Enterobacter cloacae and Pseudomonas fulva following placement of an external ventricular drain is described. Similar to other reports, the organism was initially misidentified as Pseudomonas putida. The infection was successfully treated with levofloxacin.
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P.A.R. and C.C.L.V. contributed equally to this article.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.03545-13