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

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.

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Main Authors: 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
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5474916
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