1. Osteomyelitis and intervertebral discitis caused by Pseudomonas pickettii
- Author
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D M Markovitz and W A Wertheim
- Subjects
Microbiology (medical) ,Male ,Discitis ,Lumbar Vertebrae ,Virulence ,Pseudomonas pickettii ,Osteomyelitis ,Biology ,medicine.disease ,Microbiology ,Intervertebral disk ,Underlying disease ,Intervertebral discitis ,medicine ,Vertebral osteomyelitis ,Humans ,Pseudomonas Infections ,Osteitis ,Aged ,Research Article - Abstract
Pseudomonas pickettii, a nonfermenting, gram-negative rod, is rarely pathogenic. Previous reports of infection with P. pickettii have largely involved direct contamination of supplies presumed to be sterile. We describe a case of vertebral osteomyelitis and intervertebral discitis caused by P. pickettii in a debilitated patient. The aggressive nature of this infection demonstrates that P. pickettii may be a more invasive organism than previously noted, particularly in hosts with weakened immunity secondary to underlying disease.
- Published
- 1992