Infection Control Today - Pseudomonas Infections

Cleaning, Decontamination Help Address Environmental Reservoir of Pseudomonas

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

October 13, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, 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

Posted in News

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

Posted in News

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

How Campylobacter Rely on Pseudomonas to Infect Humans

Many a holiday is ruined by food poisoning, frequently caused by the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni. Although Campylobacter infections are rarely life-threatening they are extremely debilitating and have been linked with the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome, one of ...More

October 7, 2010

Posted in News

New Strain of Bacteria Could Aid in Oil Spill

Researchers have discovered a new strain of bacteria that can produce non-toxic, comparatively inexpensive “rhamnolipids,” and effectively help degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) – environmental pollutants that are one of the most harmful ...More

June 11, 2010

Posted in News

Fighting Fungal Infections With Bacteria

A bacterial pathogen can communicate with yeast to block the development of drug-resistant yeast infections, say Irish scientists writing in the May issue of Microbiology. The research could be a step towards new strategies to prevent hospital-acquired infections associated ...More

May 1, 2010

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Disinfectants May Promote Growth of Superbugs

Using disinfectants could cause bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics as well as the disinfectant itself, according to research published in the January issue of Microbiology.The findings could have important implications for how the spread of infection is managed in ...More

January 7, 2010

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Single Atom Controls Motility Required for Bacterial Infection

Bacteria can swim, propelling themselves through fluids using a whip-like extension called a flaggella. They can also walk, strolling along solid surfaces using little fibrous legs called pili. It is this motility that enable some pathogenic bacteria to establish the ...More

January 4, 2010

Posted in News

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