Community-Acquired Cavitary Pseudomonas Pneumonia Linked to Use of a Home Humidifier

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2017:2017:5474916. doi: 10.1155/2017/5474916. Epub 2017 Dec 28.

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that rarely causes pneumonia in otherwise healthy patients. We describe a case of community-acquired P. aeruginosa pneumonia in a previously healthy individual who likely acquired the infection from a home humidifier.

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