Polymicrobial Ventriculitis Involving Pseudomonas fulva

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Paulina Rebolledo, Emory University; Catphuong Cathy L. Vu, Emory University; Renee Donahue Carlson, Emory University; Colleen Kraft, Emory University; Evan Anderson, Emory University; Eileen Burd, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2014-06-01
• Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03545-13
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
• ISSN: 0095-1137
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 6
• Start Page: 2239
• End Page: 2241
• Keywords: INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; Microbiology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Science & Technology
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Pathology; Biology, Microbiology

Abstract

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.