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Diagnosis

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Diagnosis is by sputum culture - note that identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is not diagnostic for the cause of the pneumonia. This organism grows readily in culture media and its presence may represent a contamination from the upper airway and not the cause of the pneumonia.

Reference

  1. Wilson M. Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In: StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing; 2024

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