Septic Arthritis with Pseudomonas stutzeri

Letters1 May 1974Septic Arthritis with Pseudomonas stutzeriT. MADHAVAN, M.D.T. MADHAVAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-80-5-670_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor:Pseudomonas stutzeriis a Gram-negative, aerobic, nonfluorescent pseudomonad that is identified by its colonial morphology and production of nitrogen gas. The strain is diphasic and consists of both rough and smooth colonial forms, many producing a characteristic yellow pigment. Other distinctive characteristics are starch hydrolysis, growth on 6.5% sodium chloride, assimilation of maltose and sucrose, inability to produce acid from sucrose and lactose, and inability to grow at a pH of 5.6 (1). This organism has been isolated from clinical specimens and hospital environments but is usually considered to be nonpathogenic and a common laboratory contaminant (2)....References1. GILARDI G: Characterization of Pseudomonas species isolated from clinical specimens. Appl Microbiol 21:414-419, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SUTTER V: Identification of Pseudomonas species isolated from clinical environment and human sources. Appl Microbiol 16:1535-1540, 1968 CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. MOODY M, YOUNG V, and KENTON D: In vitro antibiotic susceptibility of pseudomonads other than Pseudomonas aeroginosa recovered from cancer patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2:344-349, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: T. MADHAVAN, M.D.Affiliations: Division of Infectious Diseases Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Michigan 48202 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA propósito de un caso: Pseudomonas stutzeri, una causa inusual de artritis sépticaA Case Report: Pseudomonas Stutzeri, An Unusual Cause of Septic ArthritisProsthetic vascular graft infection and prosthetic joint infection caused by Pseudomonas stutzeriPseudomonas stutzeri knee arthritis in a child: case report and reviewClinical microbiological case: facial inflammation in a child with a subnormal serum concentration of IgG2Pseudomonas stutzeri infection a review of hospital isolates and a review of the literatureIdentification and distribution of Pseudomonas stutzeri in clinical materialHuman- and Animal-Pathogenic Members of the Genus PseudomonasArthritis due to Gram-Negative Bacilli 1 May 1974Volume 80, Issue 5Page: 670-671KeywordsArthritisLactosePseudomonasResearch laboratoriesSodium chlorideStarchesSucrose ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1974 PDF downloadLoading ...