Pseudomonas putrefaciens as a cause of bacteremia in humans

Abstract

Pseudomonas putrefaciens has been presented as an opportunistic pathogen in a few isolations from humans. This is the first documented report of a local infection of P. putrefaciens complicated by invasion of the blood stream. The organism was twice isolated from the blood culture and once from the wound exudate of a 73-year-old woman hospitalized for extensive ulcerations on the legs. Parenteral ampicillin and gentamicin together with local antiseptic treatment led to an uneventful recovery.

Emerging Infections Due to Shewanella spp.: A Case Series of 128 Cases Over 10 Years

“…Diabetic patients also frequently develop lower extremity ulcers. Patients with chronic wounds and ulcers are prone to skin and soft tissue infections by Shewanella species (26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33). These infections may or may not be preceded by contaminated water exposure to the wounds or ulcers.…”

Shewanella putrefaciens: a rare cause of purulent otorrhoea

“…Shewanella infections predominantly occur among males, although this predominance may be due to genetic or sociocultural factors [10]. Skin and tissue infections following skin tears or trauma are the clinical syndrome most described in the literature [14,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. According to a Danish study, most patients present with symptoms of acute or chronic otitis or non-specific ear discharge and are between 3 and 15 years of age [6] .…”