The Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Oct 2016)

A Fatal Case of Community Acquired Cupriavidus Pauculus Pneumonia

  • Almasy Emoke,
  • Szederjesi Janos,
  • Rad Paul,
  • Georgescu Anca

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2016-0027
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 201 – 204

Abstract

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Introduction: Cupriavidus pauculus is a rarely isolated non-fermentative, aerobic bacillus, which occasionally causes severe human infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Strains have been isolated from various clinical and environmental sources.

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