Community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by Pseudomonas stutzeri: a case report

Turk J Pediatr. 2004 Apr-Jun;46(2):177-8.

Abstract

Pseudomonas stutzeri is an aerobic, nonfermentative, gram-negative rod with polar monotrichous flagella. We report the case of a four-year-old boy who developed community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by P. stutzeri. To our knowledge, this is the first report on community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by this organism in childhood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use*
  • Empyema / drug therapy*
  • Empyema / microbiology
  • Humans
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / analysis
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Male
  • Piperacillin / therapeutic use
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Pseudomonas stutzeri / drug effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
  • Cefotaxime
  • Piperacillin