Infection Control Today - Pseudomonas Infections

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Turns Protein Into a Virulence Factor in One Easy Step

To infect its host, the respiratory pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa takes an ordinary protein usually involved in making other proteins and adds three small molecules to turn it into a key for gaining access to human cells. In a study published May 7 in mBio®, the online ...More

3 weeks ago

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Bacterium That Causes Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Succumbs to Blue Light

Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led by Michael R. Hamblin of the Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Harvard ...More

January 28, 2013

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Antibodies to Immune Cells Protect Eyes in Pseudomonas Infection

Contact lenses, particularly the extended wear variety, render wearers vulnerable to eye infections from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These infections can cause severe damage, including blindness. Treating the eye with antibodies to the inflammatory immune compound ...More

October 22, 2012

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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