Infection Control Today - Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Exposure to Common Environmental Bacteria May be Source of Some Allergic Inflammation

New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that certain strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cause white blood cells to produce high levels of histamine, which worsens the severity of inflammation and infection. Could some cases of asthma actually be ...More

2 weeks ago

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Patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serve as Reservoirs for Environmental Contamination

Studies of recent hospital outbreaks caused by multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa (MRPA) have often failed to identify a specific environmental reservoir. Cristina Suarez, of the Infectious Diseases Service at Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, ...More

December 22, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Infections & Pathogens

New Treatment Zaps Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Pneumonia, Early Research Shows

A pioneering therapy that attacks the Achilles heel of a common and deadly bug may be a promising treatment for multidrug-resistant infections, suggests preliminary research. The new therapy, a monoclonal antibody, appears to be very effective in treating a strain of ...More

October 20, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Bacterial Attack Strategy Uses Special Delivery of Toxic Proteins

Research led by Joseph Mougous, assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Washington in Seattle, provides new insight into how P. aeruginosa acts as a master colonizer and maintains a competitive advantage over other bacteria. ...More

July 21, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Alcohol Handrub Use Associated with Reduction in Carbapenem-Resistant P. aeruginosa Infection

Rodrigo Pires dos Santos, MD, PhD, of the Hospital Infection Control Committee at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and colleagues, sought to evaluate the impact of ertapenem use in Pseudomonas aeruginosa carbapenem resistance, taking into ...More

June 3, 2011

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene

Bacterial Infection Alone Not an Indicator of Poor Lung Function in Adolescents with CF

Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have poor lung function early in life are more likely also to have poor lung function in adolescence, regardless of whether they are exposed to a common infection caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa in early childhood. ...More

May 16, 2011

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P. aeruginosa Acquisition in ICU Affected by Colonization, Selective Antibiotic Pressure

Alexandre Boyer of the Service de Réanimation Médicale, at the Hôpital Pellegrin-Tripode in Cedex, France, and colleagues, report in Critical Care that specific interaction between both patient colonization pressure and selective antibiotic pressure is the most relevant ...More

February 14, 2011

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New Method Attacks Bacterial Infections Associated With Contact Lenses

Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a new method to fight bacterial infections associated with contact lenses. The method may also have applications for bacterial infections associated with severe ...More

January 25, 2011

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Found in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

A common transmissible strain of the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been identified among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in Canada, suggesting that cross-infection has occurred widely between CF centers in the United Kingdom and Canada, according to a study in the Nov. ...More

November 17, 2010

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Researcher Helps Discover 'Walking' Properties of Bacteria

Talk about a walk on the wild side: University of Notre Dame researcher Joshua Shrout is co-author of a new paper that shows that bacteria are capable of "standing up" and moving while vertical. Shrout, assistant professor of civil engineering and geological sciences and a ...More

October 7, 2010

Posted in News

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