PEDIATRICS Vol. 77 No. 6 June 1986, pp. 920-921
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Otitis Externa in an Infant Associated With a Contaminated Infant Bath Sponge

KUMUDCHANDRA J. SHETH MD1, ROBERT J. MILLER MD1, NEELA K. SHETH MD2, EUDOKIA REMENUIK MD2, and R. MICHAEL MASSANARI MD3

1 Department of Pediatrics, Milwaukee Children's Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
2 Laboratory Service, Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center, Veterans Administration and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
3 Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City

Pseudomonas is a Gram-negative bacterium frequently recovered from environmental sources, particularly an aquatic environment. Epidemics of skin rash,1 otitis externa,2 isolated cases of urinary tract infections,3 and pneumonia4 have been associated with whirlpools contaminated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This report describes P aeruginosa otitis externa in an infant associated with a contaminated infant bath sponge.

CASE REPORT

K.E., a 3-month-old, first born, healthy girl was seen for drainage from the left ear. She was listless and febrile and had a moderate amount of whitish drainage from the left ear canal. There was no discharge from the right ear canal, but on examination there was right otitis media.