Polymicrobial ventriculitis involving Pseudomonas fulva.

J Clin Microbiol

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Published: June 2014

Infections due to Pseudomonas fulva remain a rare but emerging concern. A case of ventriculitis due to Enterobacter cloacae and Pseudomonas fulva following placement of an external ventricular drain is described. Similar to other reports, the organism was initially misidentified as Pseudomonas putida. The infection was successfully treated with levofloxacin.

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