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A Case of Pseudomonas straminea Blood Stream Infection in an Elderly Woman with Cellulitis

Published:2024-07-29 Issue:4 Volume:16 Page:699-706
ISSN:2036-7449
Container-title:Infectious Disease Reports
language:en
Short-container-title:Infectious Disease Reports

Author:

Böhm Leopold¹^ORCID,Schaller Marius Eberhardt²,Balczun Carsten¹,Krüger Andreas¹,Schummel Timo¹,Ammon Alexander³,Klein Niklas¹,Helbing Dario Lucas⁴⁵^ORCID,Eming Rüdiger²,Fuchs Frieder¹⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, 56072 Koblenz, Germany

2. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, 56072 Koblenz, Germany

3. Department of Pathology, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, 56072 Koblenz, Germany

4. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany

5. Leibniz Institute on Aging, Fritz Lipmann Institute, 07745 Jena, Germany

6. Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty and University Hospital of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany

Abstract

Here, we report the simultaneous isolation of Pseudomonas straminea from blood cultures and from a skin ulcer in an elderly woman who suffered from atopic dermatitis and psoriasis and developed acute cellulitis of both arms requiring hospital treatment. To the best of our knowledge, P. straminea has not been previously reported to cause invasive infections in humans. This case highlights how chronic diseases and older age increase the susceptibility to bacterial infections with environmental bacteria of low virulence. Our study describes the microbiological identification of the blood culture isolate, including morpho-molecular characterization and virulence demonstration in a Galleria mellonella model.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/16/4/53/pdf

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