Pseudomonas putida bacteremia due to soft tissue infection contracted in a flooded area of central Taiwan: a case report

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2005 Aug;38(4):293-5.

Abstract

In areas of flooding, soil bacteria could infect humans. We report a 78-year-old woman who developed Pseudomonas putida soft tissue infection associated with bacteremia after passing through the water of a flooded area. She recovered very well after a 14-day course of intravenous ceftazidime therapy. Physicians should be alert to soft tissue pseudomonae infection during the flooding season.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / etiology*
  • Disasters*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pseudomonas Infections / etiology*
  • Pseudomonas putida / isolation & purification*
  • Soft Tissue Infections / complications*