Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

The eye is well adept at protecting itself against pathogens. There are antimicrobial proteins in tears, and the intact epithelium on the surface of the eye shields it efficiently from external assaults.

Adults with bronchiectasis and a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection had lower bacterial density and better quality of life when treated with tobramycin inhalation solution, according to study results published in CHEST.

A 12-year-old girl presents to the guest columnist’s office with a red, painful right auricle. The onset was yesterday, and it is worse today.

A trial to assess bacteriophage, or “phage,” therapy, which utilizes a virus to target specific bacteria and leave behind other bacteria and human cells, is underway among patients with cystic fibrosis, according to an NIH press release.

A 4-year-old boy comes to your office with a sore right ear. The problem was first noted about 3 days ago with the onset of some minor discomfort.

Higher inhaled corticosteroid dose may be a risk factor for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with severe COPD, according to data published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

High-tech toilets at a Japanese hospital may be harboring and spreading multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, according to a study.

Use of two IV antipseudomonal antibiotics was not associated with improvement in clinical outcomes compared with one IV and one inhaled antibiotic in young patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

A small study of patients infected with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa demonstrated the potential emergence of resistance to ceftolozane-tazobactam during treatment, researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Antimicrobial cold spray surface coatings performed well in lab experiments, reducing contamination, and could supplement current infection prevention and control measures, researchers said.