Community-Acquired Cavitary Pseudomonas Pneumonia Linked to Use of a Home Humidifier

oleh: Eric Woods, Gabriel Cohen, Eric Bressman, David Lin, Nathalie E. Zeitouni, Colleen Beckford, Camille Hamula, Harm van Bakel, Mitchell Sullivan, Deena R. Altman, Daniel Caplivski

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2017-01-01

Deskripsi

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that rarely causes pneumonia in otherwise healthy patients. We describe a case of community-acquired P. aeruginosa pneumonia in a previously healthy individual who likely acquired the infection from a home humidifier.