First report of bloodstream infection caused by Pseudomonas fulva.

ABSTRACT: Pseudomonas fulva has not yet been isolated from humans as a pathogen. Herein, we report the first case of P. fulva bacteremia in a patient hospitalized due to trauma. The species was identified using biochemical and molecular genetic analyses of the 16S rRNA, gyrB, rpoB, and rpoD genes.

SUBMITTER: Seok Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2897531 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature