Pseudomonas monteilii an Emerging Pathogen in Meningoencephalitis
Published: April 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/32670.11437
Varsha Gupta, Shiwani Sharma, Lipika Singhal, Ranu Soni, Jagdish Chander
1. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
2. Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
4. Junior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
5. Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Shiwani Sharma,
Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, Level 1, E Block, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh-160030, India.
E-mail: drshiwani@gmail.com
Abstract
Pseudomonas monteilii (P. monteilii) is a gram negative, rod shaped, nonsporing, motile, non-fermenting bacterium belonging to family Pseudomonadaceae. It is a known environmental contaminant, has been seen as an emerging opportunistic pathogen and is closely related to Pseudomonas putida. We isolated this organism from a young immunocompetent patient with meningoencephalitis, who despite of treatment had a fatal outcome.
Keywords
Mass spectrometry, Non-aeruginosa pseudomonas, Nosocomial