Cell-to-Cell Signaling and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium responsible for severe nosocomial infections, life-threatening infections in immunocompromised persons, and chronic infections in cystic fibrosis patients.
Christian Van Delden +1 more
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Intravenous Fosfomycin for Systemic Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections
Antibiotics, 2023 Human Pseudomonas infections have high morbidity and mortality rates. Pseudomonas bacteria can cause sepsis or septic shock; they produce biofilm and commonly exhibit a multidrug-resistant phenotype.
Giuseppe Pipitone +10 more
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The transmission of nosocomial pathogens in an intensive care unit: a space–time clustering and structural equation modelling approach [PDF]
, 2010 We investigated the incidence of cases of nosocomial pathogens and risk factors in an intensive treatment unit ward to determine if the number of cases is dependent on location of patients and the colonization/infection history of the ward.
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019 Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an ubiquitous bacterium causes various community-acquired and nosocomial infections. In this investigation, we aimed to screen the antibiotic susceptibility patterns and the prevalence of virulence factor genes in
Chaimae Elmouaden +4 more
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The role of bacterial secretion systems in the virulence of Gram-negative airway pathogens associated with cystic fibrosis [PDF]
, 2016 Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal inherited disorder in Caucasians. It is caused by mutation of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.
Depluverez, Sofie +2 more
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Pseudomonas xanthomarina causing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection: a case report
Frontiers in MedicineInfection following ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is a serious complication. Among severe infections caused by Pseudomonas, non-Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are relatively rare, and there are currently no case reports of central nervous system ...
Chenglin Wang, Ning Su, Shuai Dang
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H2O2 Kill Assays of Biofilm Bacteria
Bio-Protocol, 2013 Ubiquitous in nature and often surface associated, biofilms cause numerous chronic human infections. Biofilms are structured multicellular bacterial communities where cells are entrapped in a polymer matrix. Bacteria growing as biofilms are characterized
Malika Khakimova, Dao Nguyen
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Are liquids an efficient vehicle of healthcare associated infections? A review of reported cases in Italy (2000- 2014) [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: In the field of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), one of the most reported, studied and discussed sources of infections is water, partly due to its controllability, but also because healthcare facilities, especially hospitals ...
D'Alessandro, Daniela +2 more
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Use of topical meropenem in management of hospital acquired Pseudomonas ocular infections
Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2014 We report a case series of four eyes of four patients where resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in nosocomial ocular infections were treated with topical meropenem with a successful outcome.
Ranjana A Pande, Prajakta V Bhailume
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Investigation the Frequency of Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Microbial Resistance Genes in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolates in Zare Burn and Psychiatric Hospital, Sari [PDF]
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background and purpose: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant contributor to hospital-acquired infections, including urinary infections, bacteremia, pneumonia, and burn wound infections. Due to the significant role of carbapenems in treating infections
Golnar Rahimzadeh +3 more
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