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Hot tub culture. (Indications).(man acquires necrotizing pneumonia from bacteria in hot tub)

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| March 01, 2003 | Berger, Joanne M. | COPYRIGHT 2003 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A case of community-acquired necrotizing pneumonia in an otherwise healthy 40-year-old man puzzled physicians--until they found a clue in his hot tub. The man had fever and chills, and he coughed up blood and rust-colored sputum, so emergency physicians initially isolated him for possible tuberculosis. A sputum culture showed a high level of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with some Escherichia coli. The man said he owned a hot tub, and he recalled choking on the water. A culture of fluid ...

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