Pseudomonas in the Sputum Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Pseudomonas Infection

Diagnosis is made using repeat sputum samples, but in contrast to some other diseases in which Pseudomonas is common, sputum sampling is not done on a routine basis in bronchiectasis [bronchiectasisnewstoday.com]

How is a Pseudomonas infection diagnosed? A sample will be taken from your lungs to see if Pseudomonas is present. This is usually through a sputum sample. [blf.org.uk]

MICs of Pseudomonas species isolated from the sputum at the start of the trial were in the range 0.25-4 mg/l. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Pseudomonas Pneumonia

Abstract A previously healthy man developed fulminating pneumonia and bacteraemia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, isolating Pseudomonas from tracheal secretions and sputum may reveal airway colonization. [symptoma.com]

He is stable but still has copious purulent sputum production and his sputum samples remain positive for Pseudomonas. [pulmonaryroundtable.blogspot.com]

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Pseudomonas

How is a Pseudomonas infection diagnosed? A sample will be taken from your lungs to see if Pseudomonas is present. This is usually through a sputum sample. [blf.org.uk]

Clinical improvement in cystic fibrosis following antibiotics is often associated with only a small decrease in the viable count of pseudomonas in the sputum or no change [thorax.bmj.com]

Abstract Pyocyanin (PCN) is a blue redox-active secondary metabolite that is produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Sinusitis

Experimental antibiotic therapy should always consider the array of CF specific pathogens, especially Pseudomonas spp. [med.stanford.edu]

Nasal swabs and transantral aspirations can give specific information about sinus infections. 4 Sputum samples are also quite useful, and it is typical that patients are infected [web.stanford.edu]

Sputum samples are also quite useful, and it is typical that patients are infected with the same organism throughout the respiratory tract. [med.stanford.edu]

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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Blood culture results from the day of hospital presentation grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sputum sample and pleural fluid grew P. aeruginosa and were negative for acid-fast [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

How is a Pseudomonas infection diagnosed? A sample will be taken from your lungs to see if Pseudomonas is present. This is usually through a sputum sample. [blf.org.uk]

Clinical improvement in cystic fibrosis following antibiotics is often associated with only a small decrease in the viable count of pseudomonas in the sputum or no change [thorax.bmj.com]

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Psychogenic Hyperventilation

How is a Pseudomonas infection diagnosed? A sample will be taken from your lungs to see if Pseudomonas is present. This is usually through a sputum sample. [blf.org.uk]

Diagnosing Pseudomonas After a doctor or nurse gets a throat or sputum culture from a person with CF, the laboratory tests the culture in a specific way to help find any Pseudomonas [cff.org]

[…] in your sputum. [blf.org.uk]

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Moraxella Catarrhalis

Patients were divided into Pseudomonas and non-Pseudomonas based on sputum microbiology. [cureus.com]

12 (5.7%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from 10 sputum samples (4.8%). [atsjournals.org]

Pseudomonas and non-Pseudomonas group based on the presence or absence of Pseudomonas in sputum in order to find differences in presentation and clinical outcomes between [cureus.com]

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Mounier-Kühn Syndrome

Her sputum grew a pan-sensitive Pseudomonas and methicillin-resistant Staphylococc aureus (MRSA). [ageing.oxfordjournals.org]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from the sputum of the patient. [tandfonline.com]

We describe a case of an older lady labelled for many years as COAD but who was a lifelong non-smoker and had Pseudomonas in her sputum. [ageing.oxfordjournals.org]

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Atelectasis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from the sputum of the patient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Staphylococcus Aureus

Analysis of Lung Microbiota in Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Protected Brush and Sputum Samples from Subjects with Mild-To-Moderate Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease. [nature.com]

The innate immune protein calprotectin promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus interaction. Nat. Commun. 7 (2016). 15. Hogan, D. A. et al. [nature.com]

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Lung Abscess

High blood sugar levels and detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on sputum cultures were also implicated. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sputum cultures showed Pseudomonas aeruginosa was present in 29.3%. No growth on blood cultures was seen in 86.6% and only 9.8% exhibited growth of E. coli. [erj.ersjournals.com]

Cultures from sputum samples grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, A. fumigatus, Serratia, Acinetobacter and Enterobacter cloacae. [aspergillus.org.uk]

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Klebsiella

[…] based identification Can distinguish with fermentation / metabolic test strips but use of these is rapidly vanishing Non-Enterobacteriales nosocomial infections Example: Pseudomonas [pathologyoutlines.com]

[…] morphology Nonlactose fermenting Also have mucoid colony appearance Board review style question #1 The clinical microbiology laboratory has isolated a gram negative rod from the sputum [pathologyoutlines.com]

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Gram-Negative Pneumonia

One patient had Enterobacter cloacae (sputum, blood), 1 patient had Klebseilla pneumoniae (sputum, pleural fluid), 2 patients had Pseudomonas aeruginosa and E. cloacae (sputum [aspergillus.org.uk]

Sputum cultures in four patients grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa and, in the fifth, Enterobacter cloacae. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Cerebral Thrombosis

12 (5.7%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from 10 sputum samples (4.8%). [atsjournals.org]

Concomitant Pathogens Of the 210 clinic visits with positive sputum cultures for M. catarrhalis, H. influenzae was isolated from 56 (26.7%), S. pneumoniae was isolated from [atsjournals.org]

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Cystic Fibrosis

Tobramycin, nebulized at 600 mg three times daily, significantly improved clinical and pulmonary functions and reduced the density of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the sputum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Medial Sclerosis

Sputum culture revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii, so antibiotics were adjusted accordingly. However, her condition did not improve. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Bronchitis

[…] risk factors: use antipseudomonal agent (e.g., ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, piperacillin/tazobactam, cefepime ) Severe COPD History of Pseudomonas in sputum Significant bronchiectasis [hopkinsguides.com]

FEV 1 50% of predicted, 2 exacerbations/year, cardiac disease Moxifloxacin 400 mg IV/PO daily Levofloxacin 500 mg IV/PO daily Amoxicillin/clavulanate 875 mg PO twice daily Pseudomonas [hopkinsguides.com]

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Bronchiectasis

Pseudomonas isolated from sputum for the first time. [oncologynurseadvisor.com]

In nine patients (22.5%) pathogens were cultured in sputum (mainly Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus influenzae). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] in sputum from NCFB and healthy individuals, (3) antibacterial efficacy in the presence of sputum against clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains (planktonic and biofilm) [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Pleuropulmonary Blastoma

[…] of patients with bronchiectasis are: Haemophilus Influenzae,Streptococus,Pseudomonas aeruginosa Arterial blood gas in a severe bronchiectasis is most likely: Chronic ventilatory [studystack.com]

Haemophilus, Klebsiella, Legionella Klebsiella pneumonia features -alcoholics -encapsulated gram neg bacillus -upper lobe pneumonia, currant jelly-like sputum -grows as [quizlet.com]

Repeated and prologed respiratory tract infections,Bronchial obstruction caused by foreign bodies,Respiratory complications of chickemnpox Commonly cultured organisms from the sputum [studystack.com]

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Necrotizing Alveolitis

[…] positive sputum culture commonly only represents colonization What is the treatment for pseudomonas? [brainscape.com]

[…] cough productive of purulent sputum, dyspnea, fever, chills, confusion What are the signs of pseudomonas? [brainscape.com]

[…] acute necrotizing alveolitis with groups of long thin, almost filamentous bacilli invading blood vessels (pseudomonas vasculitis) What are the symptoms of pseudomonas vasculitis [brainscape.com]

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Nosocomial Pneumonia

Source and significance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum. JAMA 1966 ; 197 : 854 – 856. 692. Bernard, M, Braunstein, N, Stevens, R. et al. [journals.cambridge.org]

[…] guidelines suggesting antibiotics specifically for HCAP.[23] The guidelines recommend combination therapy with an agent from each of the following groups to cover for both Pseudomonas [en.wikipedia.org]

Unusual aerobic gram-negative bacilli (for example, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter) rarely cause CAP. [academickids.com]

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Lingular Pneumonia

Sputum culture grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; he was treated with IV ceftazidime for 4 weeks and improved. [lungindia.com]

Klebsiella Currant jelly sputum Alcoholics COPD Pneumonia features of Pseudomonas Pneumonia features of Legionella Legionella - water tanks, deranged LFTs Pneumonia features [brainscape.com]

Describe features of Pseudomonas aeriginosa •Gram –ve •Chronically ill •Structural lung disease •Gradual onset •Copious very green sputum Describe features of Legionella pneumophilia [brainscape.com]

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Uremic Pneumonitis

Check MRSA swab and de-escalate if negative ( ) Assess Pseudomonas risk factors and treat if: GNR on sputum gram stain, COPD with frequent exposure to steroids/antibiotics [thecurbsiders.com]

Treat these patients as CAP and assess/treat if multidrug resistance risk factors present (see below for MRSA and Pseudomonas). [thecurbsiders.com]

Assess MRSA risk factors and treat for MRSA if: GPCs in clusters on sputum gram stain, ESRD, IVDU, recent influenza, necrotizing or cavitary pneumonia ( IDSA CAP g/l 2007 [thecurbsiders.com]

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Atypical Pneumonia

[…] as follows: Streptococcus pneumoniae: Rust-colored sputum Pseudomonas, Haemophilus, and pneumococcal species: May produce green sputum Klebsiella species pneumonia: Red currant-jelly [emedicine.com]

Signs and symptoms Cough, particularly cough productive of sputum, is the most consistent presenting symptom of bacterial pneumonia and may suggest a particular pathogen, [emedicine.com]

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Lobar Pneumonia

• Sputum culture: Pseudomonas aeuruginosa, H.influenzae. 43 44. 44 45. 45 46. 46 47. 47 48. 48 [slideshare.net]

Bronchopneumonia is caused by Staphylococci, Streptococci, H. influenzae, Proteus and Pseudomonas 2. [tipdisease.com]

Tobramycin therapy of infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis: Effect of dosage and concentration of antibiotic in sputum. [journals.sagepub.com]

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Pseudomonas Septicemia

Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from the sputum, blood and tracheal aspirate cultures. [go.gale.com]

Although there are over 200 species of Pseudomonas only three are known to be pathogenic for man: P. aeruginosa - sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis, burns, urinary tract [atsu.edu]

In this case, although anaerobes were not detected in blood and sputum, cavitary pneumonia was seen on follow-up CT scan. [scirp.org]

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Bacterial Pneumonia

[…] the infection is caused by Pseudomonas, Haemophilus, and pneumococcal species, the color of sputum is green. [symptoma.com]

Multiplex PCR is a useful technique for rapid diagnosis of bacterial causes of pneumonia directly from sputum and blood. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] aeruginosa Typical pneumonia aspiration or inhalation green sputum, abscess formation, Common cause of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis patients and those with severely compromised [atsu.edu]

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Pneumococcal Pneumonia

At least one copathogen was also isolated in seven of the 16 sputum samples ( Pseudomonas aeruginosa, n 1; Moraxella catarrhalis, n 1; Haemophilus influenzae, n 3; Enterobacter [erj.ersjournals.com]

In the 16 patients, who were ICT-negative, S. pneumoniae was isolated from the sputum but not from blood cultures. [erj.ersjournals.com]

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Pulmonary Infarction

Sputum cultures were obtained in eight patients, revealing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli in three each and Proteus species in two. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In nine patients the cavitation appeared rapidly (mean, 5 days) and was associated with fever, purulent sputum, and leukocytosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Unresolved Pneumonia

pneumococcus bloody or rust colored sputum and severe shaking chills, pleuritic chest pain Pseudomonas, Haemphilus and pneumococcal spp green sputum -anaerobic infections [quizlet.com]

Influence of sputum IgA and elastase on tracheal cell bacterial adherence. Am Rev Respir Dis 1986;133:255-60. [cdc.gov]

[…] hours after endotrachial intubation -healthcare-associated pneumonia: occurs after extensive healthcare contact -most common organisms: E coli, klebsiella, enterobacter spp, Pseudomonas [quizlet.com]

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