Pseudomonas stutzeri bloodstream infection is a prevailing community-onset disease with important mortality rates: results from a retrospective observational study in Australia.

bloodstream infection was predominantly a community-onset condition including ambulatory healthcare related cases, with increasing incidence, especially in older males. No antimicrobial resistance was observed. Mortality was high in patients with respiratory infectious source. This new observational data have implications when considering the epidemiology of these infections and for patient management.