학술논문

An unusual community-acquired invasive and multi systemic infection due to ExoU-harboring Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain: Clinical disease and microbiological characteristics
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 53, Iss 4, Pp 647-651 (2020)
Subject
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Virulence
Invasive infection
Microbiology
QR1-502
Language
English
ISSN
1684-1182
Abstract
Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are rare. Most cases involve patients either with underlying immunosuppression or structural chronic lung diseases. We report here an atypical case of a severe community-acquired invasive infection due to a hypervirulent ExoU-producing strain, in an immunocompetent patient.