Pseudomonas testosteroni Septicemia
Authors: BRUCE E. ATKINSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Letters1 September 1975Pseudomonas testosteroni SepticemiaBRUCE E. ATKINSON, M.D., DAVID L. SMITH, M.D., W. R. LOCKWOOD, M. D., F.A.C.P.BRUCE E. ATKINSON, M.D., DAVID L. SMITH, M.D., W. R. LOCKWOOD, M. D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-3-369 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHuman infections caused by Pseudomonas species other than P. aeruginosa and the pseudomallei group are uncommon. This report describes a case wherein P. testosteroni was isolated from both peripheral blood and bone marrow.A 31-year-old woman abruptly became ill with chills, fever, and a maculopapular rash over her trunk and extremities. Tetracycline prescribed by her physician resulted in clearing of the rash, but the spiking fever persisted. On admission to University Hospital her temperature was 38.1 °C. Later it rose to 40.5 °C and continued to spike daily. A small Gram-negative rod later identified asP. testosteroniwas isolated from...References1. STANIER R, PALLERONI N, and DOUDOROFF M: The aerobic pseudomonads: a taxonomic study. J Gen Microbiol 43:159-271, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. GILARDI G: Characterization of Pseudomonas species isolated from clinical specimens. Appl Microbiol 21:414-419, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PEDERSEN M, MARSO E, and PICKETT J: Nonfermentative bacilli associated with man. III. Pathogenicity and antibiotic susceptibility. Am J Clin Pathol 54:178-192, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SONNENWIRTH A: Bacteremia with and without meningitis due to Yersinia enterocolitica, Edwardsiella tarda, Comamonas terrigena, and Pseudomonas maltophilia. Ann NY Acad Sci 174:488-502, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GILARDI G: Infrequently encountered Pseudomonas species causing infection in humans. Ann Intern Med 77:211-218, 1972 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: BRUCE E. ATKINSON, M.D.; DAVID L. SMITH, M.D.; W. R. LOCKWOOD, M. D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Department of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Rare Opportunistic Pathogen Comamonas testosteroni Urosepsis in a Female Toddler with Complicated Cloaca: a Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAn investigation of clinical characteristics and antimicrobial agent susceptibility patterns in clinical Comamonas testosteroni isolates: An increasingly prevalent nosocomial pathogenThe Emergence of the Genus Comamonas as Important Opportunistic PathogensComamonas testosteroni appendicitis: About a case and review of the literatureA Rare Case of Bacteriemia Due to Comamonas testosteroniNadir Bir Patojen Comamonas Testosteronı: Olgu Sunumu Ve Literatürün Gözden GeçirilmesiCatheter-related bacteremia caused by Comamonas testosteroni in a hemodialysis patientComamonas testosteroni infection in Taiwan: Reported two cases and literature reviewComamonas testosteroni BacteremiaComamonas (Pseudomonas) testosteroni endocarditisComamonas testosteroni meningitis in a patient with recurrent cholesteatoma. Case reportCentral Venous Catheter-related Infection Due to Comamonas testosteroni in a Woman With Breast CancerEndocarditis associated with Comamonas acidovoransSepticopyohemie a Pseudomonas testosteroniPseudomonas testosteroni pyarthrosis and septicemia 1 September 1975Volume 83, Issue 3 Page: 369-370 Keywords Blood Bone marrow Fevers Pseudomonas Pseudomonas infections Rashes Sepsis Temperature Tetracyclines ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...