Exacerbation of bronchiectasis by Pseudomonas monteilii: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pseudomonas spp are important opportunistic and nosocomial pathogens. One such species is Pseudomonas monteilii (P. monteilii). It has been described as an environmental contaminant and potential pathogen. We identified this organism as the causative agent of an exacerbation of bronchiectasis and an environmental contaminant in our hospital on two separate occasions.

Case presentation

P. monteilii was the cause of an exacerbation of bronchiectasis in a 30-year-old HIV negative male. Patient presented with cough with sputum production and exertional dyspnea. The isolate was recovered from a sputum sample in significant counts and definitively identified by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). He was treated w

SUBMITTER: Aditi 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5525215 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature