Southern Medical Journal · 1994 · 30 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMicrobial PathogenesisPediatric Infectious DiseasesBacterial InfectionsBacterial PathogenesisBloodstream InfectionsClinical BacteriologyMedical BacteriologySickle Cell DiseaseEnvironmental Contamination SourcesEnvironmental Sources Of ContaminationGram-negative BacteremiaMedical Microbial DiagnosisPediatric BacteremiaPseudomonas SpeciesSerious Bacterial InfectionSickle Cell Anemia
Pseudomonas vesicularis is a gram-negative rod infrequently found in environmental sources or clinical specimens. We report a case of bacteremia due to Pseudomonas vesicularis in a child with sickle cell anemia, fever, and pneumonia. This is the first published report of invasive P vesicularis in a child.