Ecthyma Gangrenosum: Escherichia coli or Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

Ecthyma Gangrenosum: Escherichia coli or Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

Background: Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) are necrotic lesions that develop in the context of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia. Isolated reports describe EG in the setting of non-Pseudomonal infections. In a patient with EG, initial blood cultures showed Escherichia coli, and almost occulted P. aerugino...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Abbas, Stéphane Emonet, Thilo Köhler, Gesuele Renzi, Christian van Delden, Jacques Schrenzel, Bernard Hirschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ecthyma gangrenosum
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases
blood cultures
septic shock
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00953/full

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