Pseudomonas aeruginosa and cystic fibrosis (CF) If you have CF, you may be prone to recurring lung infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Once you get infected, it can be hard to get rid of this ...

Adaptive responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to treatment with antibiotics. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy , 2021; DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00878-21 Cite This Page : ...

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain in the outbreak is exceedingly rare and had never before been seen in the U.S. It is especially challenging for doctors to treat given it has developed resistance ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa tends to cause problems in places where “immune responses are blunted,” Robert T. Schooley, distinguished professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases ...

A potentially deadly hospital superbug is able to feast on and break down medical-grade plastics—including those used to make implants, sutures and wound dressings.. This is the conclusion of a ...

Finding the right balance. The study found that P. aeruginosa adapts to the lung's mucus by relying on sugars and lactate, nutrients that are abundant in infected lungs. However, to survive on the ...

Federal health officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of a drug-resistant strain of bacteria that has been tied to eye drops. There have already been 68 infections across 16 states ...

The CDC is investigating a nationwide outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria — Pseudomonas aeruginosa — which has infected 68 people in 16 states.

More information: Eleri A. Ashworth et al, Exploiting lung adaptation and phage steering to clear pan-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in vivo, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10. ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a well-recognized cause of outbreaks of folliculitis associated with the use of whirlpools, hot tubs, swimming pools, saunas, and hydrotherapy pools. Patients can present ...

Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a human pathogen which can cause life-threatening illness, especially in people who have a depleted immune system. One of the ways P ...