Severe Lung Infection and Septicemia Caused by Paludibacterium purpuratum-A Case Report and Evaluation of Bacterial Traits.

Cong-Tat CiaJenn-Wei ChenShu-Li SuPei-Fang TsaiCing-Ying ShuWen-Chien KoPo Lin Chen

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)

Paludibacterium species are gram stain-negative rods that are facultatively anaerobic; they have been isolated from wetland soil. Clinical infection caused by this genus is rarely reported. We report the case of an 84-year-old woman with chronic renal disease and hypertension who acquired P. purpuratum lung infection and septicemia in Southern Taiwan.

Keyphrases

wastewater treatment
blood pressure
microbial community
early onset
gene expression
drug induced
case report
risk assessment
genetic diversity
anaerobic digestion