Pseudomonas putida bacteremia due to soft tissue infection contracted in a flooded area of central Taiwan: a case report

Chang-Hua Chen^1,2, Ru-Hua Hsiu³, Chun-Eng Liu¹, Tzuu-Guang Young^1
1Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua; ²College of Life Science, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung; and ³Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

Received: March 11, 2005 Revised: April 20, 2005 Accepted: April 28, 2005

Corresponding author: Dr. Chun-Eng Liu, Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiau Street, Changhua, Taiwan. E-mail:

In areas of flooding, soil bacteria could infect humans. We report a 78-year-old woman who developed Pseudomonas putida soft tissue infection associated with bacteremia after passing through the water of a flooded area. She recovered very well after a 14-day course of intravenous ceftazidime therapy. Physicians should be alert to soft tissue pseudomonae infection during the flooding season.

Key words: Pseudomonas putida, risk factors, soft tissue infections

J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2005;38:293-295.