Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory Adult

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory Adult

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen known to cause enterocolitis in children, amongst other types of infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been widely reported as a cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in adult immunocompromised hosts. We present an 81-year-old prev...

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Main Authors: Ryan T. Hoff, Ami Patel, Alan Shapiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6261748
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spelling doaj-814e6b235b8e425288e064619958615a2020-11-25T03:52:09ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362020-01-01202010.1155/2020/62617486261748Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory AdultRyan T. Hoff0Ami Patel1Alan Shapiro2Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USAPseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen known to cause enterocolitis in children, amongst other types of infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been widely reported as a cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in adult immunocompromised hosts. We present an 81-year-old previously healthy female as the first reported case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic-associated diarrhea in an immunocompetent host in the United States.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6261748
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory Adult
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
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Ami Patel
Alan Shapiro
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title Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory Adult
title_short Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory Adult
title_full Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory Adult
title_fullStr Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory Adult
title_full_unstemmed Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Uncommon Cause of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in an Immunocompetent Ambulatory Adult
title_sort pseudomonas aeruginosa: an uncommon cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in an immunocompetent ambulatory adult
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2090-6536
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen known to cause enterocolitis in children, amongst other types of infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been widely reported as a cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in adult immunocompromised hosts. We present an 81-year-old previously healthy female as the first reported case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic-associated diarrhea in an immunocompetent host in the United States.
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