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Pseudomonas pseudomallei infection from drowning: the first reported case in Taiwan

1985; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 22; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.22.3.352-354.1985

1098-660X

Nelson Lee, Jiyong Wu, Chul Ho Lee, Wen‐Chin Tsai,

Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

We report a case of Pseudomonas pseudomallei infection, in which the patient acquired the bacteria by aspiration of river water after a drowning incident near Manila, the Philippines. The pulmonary form of melioidosis was noted at the onset, but septicemia developed at a later stage. Positive blood cultures were obtained 17 days after the accident. The patient was treated successfully with a combination of amikacin and cephalothin. This is the first report of P. pseudomallei infection documented in Taiwan.