Title of article
Empyema Caused by Pseudomonas luteola: A Case Report
Author/Authors
Yousefi، Farid نويسنده , , Shoja-Shafti، Saeed نويسنده , , Honarvar، Negin نويسنده Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Razi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 35 سال 2014
Pages
2
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1
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2
Abstract
Introduction: Pseudomonas luteola is an uncommon opportunistic pathogen. It is recognized as an uncommon cause of infections in underlying medical disorders. Infections caused by this microorganism are health care associated.
Case Presentation: The current study isolated P. luteola from empyema in a patient with tuberculous pleurisy, whose susceptibility to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole differed from previous reports.
Conclusions: P. luteola is resistant to TMP-SMX, but in the present case P. luteola was susceptible to TMP-SMX
Journal title
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology (JJM)
Serial Year
2014
Journal title
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology (JJM)
Record number
1590139
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