Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia secondary to fingerstick glucose monitoring

Summary Routine fingersticks for blood glucose monitoring are essential for the management of diabetic patients. However, the development of infections following fingersticks is a potential complication of blood glucose monitoring that has been reported in the literature. We describe a case of Pseud...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infection 2010-05, Vol.60 (5), p.382-385
Hauptverfasser:	Jen, Shin-Pung P, Sharma, Roopali, Ravishankar, Jayashree
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteremia Bacteremia - diagnosis Bacteremia - microbiology Bacteremia - pathology Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Biological and medical sciences Blood glucose self-monitoring Diabetes Complications Diabetes mellitus Female General aspects Hand - pathology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged Needlestick Injuries - complications Neutropenia Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas aeruginosa - isolation & purification Pseudomonas infections Pseudomonas Infections - diagnosis Pseudomonas Infections - microbiology Pseudomonas Infections - pathology Skin - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Routine fingersticks for blood glucose monitoring are essential for the management of diabetic patients. However, the development of infections following fingersticks is a potential complication of blood glucose monitoring that has been reported in the literature. We describe a case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia introduced during a routine fingerstick for blood glucose monitoring in a febrile neutropenic patient.
ISSN:	0163-4453 1532-2742
DOI:	10.1016/j.jinf.2009.12.011