Meningitis Due to Pseudomonas stutzeri in a Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Roig, P; Orti, Ana; Navarro, Vicente

doi:10.1093/clinids/22.3.587

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“…It involved a nonunion fracture of a tibia (119). Since then, a few cases of P. stutzeri infection have been reported in association with bacteremia/septicemia (124,180,266,267,379); bone infection, i.e., fracture infection, joint infection, osteomyelitis, and arthritis (119,211,279,298,361); endocarditis (290); eye infection, i.e., endophthalmitis and panophthalmitis (165,195); meningitis (287,354); pneumonia and/or empyema (59,62,187,244,266,317,407); skin infection, i.e., ecthyma gangrenosum (269); urinary tract infection (352); and ventriculitis (381). Only two of the above cases resulted in death (62,180).…”

Section: Pathogenicity and Antibiotic Resistancementioning

confidence: 99%

Biology of Pseudomonas stutzeri

Lalucat

Bennasar

Bosch

et al. 2006

Microbiol Mol Biol Rev

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SUMMARY Pseudomonas stutzeri is a nonfluorescent denitrifying bacterium widely distributed in the environment, and it has also been isolated as an opportunistic pathogen from humans. Over the past 15 years, much progress has been made in elucidating the taxonomy of this diverse taxonomical group, demonstrating the clonality of its populations. The species has received much attention because of its particular metabolic properties: it has been proposed as a model organism for denitrification studies; many strains have natural transformation properties, making it relevant for study of the transfer of genes in the environment; several strains are able to fix dinitrogen; and others participate in the degradation of pollutants or interact with toxic metals. This review considers the history of the discovery, nomenclatural changes, and early studies, together with the relevant biological and ecological properties, of P. stutzeri.

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Section: Pathogenicity and Antibiotic Resistancementioning

confidence: 99%

Biology of Pseudomonas stutzeri

Lalucat

Bennasar

Bosch

et al. 2006

Microbiol Mol Biol Rev

552

418

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“…In previous reports, patients with P. stutzeri infection may have had underlying diseases, such as liver cirrhosis, COPD, malignancy, uremia and HIV infection (1,2,4,5). Patients with these underlying diseases, such as our patient, were also at risk for Mycobacterium infection.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…This microorganism has been reported in causing infections in patients with various underlying medical conditions (1). In previous reports, infections caused by P. stutzeri were usually responsive to treatments with β-lactam, and the treatment outcomes were usually good (1)(2)(3)(4). We herein report a case of P. stutzeri-induced necrotizing pneumonia in a patient with previously undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis.…”

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confidence: 80%

<i>Pseudomonas stutzeri</i> Necrotizing Pneumonia in Pre-existing Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Pseudomonas stutzeri (P. stutzeri) is a Gram-negative, non-fermenting rod. It is a rare pathogen; therefore, its isolation is often associated with colonization or contamination. We herein describe the first reported case of necrotizing pneumonia caused by P. stutzeri in a non-HIV infected patient with previously undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis. The isolate was found to be antibiotic resistant, which led to the failure of the initial treatment. This case highlights the unique presentation of necrotizing pneumonia caused by P. stutzeri and the importance of emerging antimicrobial resistance in P. stutzeri.

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“…All of these cases were treated with third-generation cephalosporins, ampicillin, aminoglycosides or antipseudomonal penicillins. The outcome was favourable in all of the reported cases (1,(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18).…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Soft tissue infection due to P stutzeri was reported in five cases. Less commonly reported infections are otitis media (1), prosthetic valve endocarditis (15), synthetic vascular graft infection (16), meningitis (17) and endophthalmitis (18). All of these cases were treated with third-generation cephalosporins, ampicillin, aminoglycosides or antipseudomonal penicillins.…”

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confidence: 99%

Prosthetic Knee Septic Arthritis due to Pseudomonas stutzeri

Bishara

Robenshtok

Samra

et al. 2000

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

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Pseudomonas stutzeri is a Gram-negative, nonfermenting rod. It is a saprophyte found in soil and water, and is rarely involved in human infections such as bacteremia, community-acquired pneumonia, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, meningitis, otitis media, septic arthritis or wound and eye infections (1-4). This organism has been isolated from the hospital environment (5-7). We report a case of septic arthritis of a prosthetic knee in a 73-year-old woman. To our knowledge, this is only the third reported case of septic arthritis and the first of a prosthetic joint infection due to this organism (3,4). CASE REPORTA 73-year-old woman with a recent history of acute promyelocytic leukemia, which had been treated orally with all-trans retinoic acid 15mg/m 2 , was admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine at Rabin Medical Center due to fever and pancytopenia. Medical history revealed cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis and pancreatitis, and a total right knee replacement for severe osteoarthrosis several years previous.On admission, the patient was moderately ill, with pallor and widespread ecchymoses covering her entire body. Temperature was 38.6°C; blood pressure was 170/85 mmHg; pulse 110 beats/min and respiration rate 28 breaths/min. The rest of the physical examination was normal. Laboratory tests revealed the following values: hemoglobin 92 g/L, hematocrit 26%, white blood cell count 1200×10 9 /L (40% neutrophils); platelet count 34×10 9 /L, prothrombin time (international normalized ratio) 1.20; serum glucose 9.8 mmol/L; and lactate dehydrogenase level 12.8 µkat/L. Serum creatinine, blood urea-nitrogen, electrolytes, calcium, phosphorous and liver enzyme levels, and urinalysis tests were within normal limits. A chest x-ray appeared normal. Prosthetic joint infection is usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci and, less commonly, by Gram-negative bacilli and anaerobes. A case of prosthetic joint infection due to Pseudomonas stutzeri in a 73-year-old female with acute promyelocytic leukemia is presented, and the pertinent literature is reviewed. Although the patient had prolonged neutropenia, the infection was successfully treated with antibiotics and without artificial joint replacement.

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Meningitis Due to Pseudomonas stutzeri in a Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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