Departments of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
Departments of Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
Abstract
Köse M, Öztürk M, Kuyucu T, Güneş T, Akçakuş M, Sümerkan B. Community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by [italic]Pseudomonas stutzeri[/italic]: a case report. Turk J Pediatr 2004; 46: 177-178.
[italic]Pseudomonas stutzeri[/italic] is an aerobic, nonfermentative, Gram-negative rod with polar monotrichous flagella. We report the case of a four-year-old boy who developed community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by [italic]P. stutzeri[/italic]. To our knowledge, this is the first report on community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by this organism in childhood.