Pseudomonas putida and Septic Arthritis
Authors: T. MADHAVAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1973)

Letters1 June 1973Pseudomonas putida and Septic ArthritisT. MADHAVAN, M.D., EVELYN J. FISHER, M.D., FRANK COX, M.D., EDWARD L. QUINN, M.D.T. MADHAVAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EVELYN J. FISHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANK COX, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD L. QUINN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-78-6-971 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Pseudomonas putida is a Gram-negative, aerobic, fluorescent pseudomonad that has multitrichous flagella, does not grow at 42 °C, and is characterized by variable acid production from disaccharides and failure to assimilate trehalose and inositol (1). Pseudomonas putida has been isolated from bile, urine, sputum, and blood in mixed cultures and has generally had questionable pathogenic significance (2).We recently treated a patient with septic arthritis of the sacroiliac joint caused by this organism. Patient J.A., a 47-year-old negro male narcotic addict, was admitted for neck pain and stiffness of 2 weeks' duration. He had bilateral paracervical muscle...References1. GILARDI G: Characterization of Pseudomonas species isolated from clinical specimens. Appl Microbiol 21:414-419, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SUTTER V: Identification of Pseudomonas species isolated from clinical environment and human sources. Appl Microbiol 16:1535-1540, 1968 CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. HOLZMANBISHKO RF: Osteomyelitis in heroin addicts. Ann Intern Med 75:693-696, 1971 LinkGoogle Scholar4. LEWISGORBACHALTER RSP: Spinal Pseudomonas chondroosteomyelitis in heroin users. N Engl J Med 286:1303, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MADHAVANSALAHUDDINFISHER TNE: Pseudomonas osteomyelitis in young narcotic addicts (abstract 176), in Twelfth Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1972, pp. 26-29 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHistorical evolution and current status of the taxonomy of genus PseudomonasPseudomonas putida war wound infection in a US Marine: A case report and review of the literatureDetection of DNA from a range of bacterial species in the knee joints of dogs with inflammatory knee arthritis and associated degenerative anterior cruciate ligament rupturePYOGENIC SACROILIITIS REPORT OF 11 CASES AND REVIEW OF LITERATURESeptic sacroiliitisSepticaemia and septic arthritis due to Pseudomonas putida in a neutropenic patientPseudomonas putidaHuman- and Animal-Pathogenic Members of the Genus PseudomonasPSEUDOMONAS INFECTION OF THE SYMPHYSIS PUBIS IN A HEROIN USER: A CASE REPORTArthritis due to Gram-Negative BacilliBacterial Arthritis in the Adult 1 June 1973Volume 78, Issue 6Page: 971-972KeywordsAddictsArthritisBileBloodMusclesPathogensPseudomonasSputumStiffnessUrine Issue Published: 1 June 1973 PDF downloadLoading ...