Isolation of Pseudomonas putrefaciens in intra-abdominal sepsis

J Clin Microbiol. 1983 Jun;17(6):1173-4. doi: 10.1128/jcm.17.6.1173-1174.1983.

Abstract

We report the isolation of Pseudomonas putrefaciens from an intra-abdominal abscess in a patient with colonic carcinoma and from bile in two patients with biliary tract disease. In all three cases, P. putrefaciens was isolated in mixed culture with enteric bacteria.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / complications*
  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Aged
  • Bile / microbiology
  • Biliary Tract Diseases / complications*
  • Biliary Tract Diseases / microbiology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pseudomonas / isolation & purification*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / complications*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology