Presentation
CASE PRESENTATION: A 1-year-old girl was presented to a hospital in the northeastern part of Ghana with a 1-week history of pustular rashes on her scalp and neck, which occasionally ruptured, along with discharge of yellowish purulent fluid. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
Cardiovascular
- Chest Pain
Initial fever, cough, shortness of breath and chest pain can progress worryingly quickly until the patient is at substantial risk of generalised organ failure. [action.org.uk]
If you or someone in your care has chest pains, difficulty breathing, or severe bleeding, it could be a life-threatening emergency. Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number immediately. [healthlinkbc.ca]
Workup
[…] procedures that may be helpful in specific scenarios include the following: Fluorescein staining and slit-lamp examination of the cornea for keratitis Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage or bronchial brushing Thoracocentesis See Workup [emedicine.medscape.com]
Extensive diagnostic workup for an infectious focus was performed with no results. Finally, an oscillating mass on the aortic valve was detected by TEE five weeks after the initial positive blood cultures. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]
Microbiology
- Pseudomonas
Taxon Concept Full Name Pseudomonas atrofaciens (McCulloch 1920) F. [nzor.org.nz]
Species Pseudomonas abietaniphila Mohn et al., 1999 Species Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong, 1926 Species Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Schröter, 1872) Migula, 1900 Species Pseudomonas agarici Young, 1970 Species Pseudomonas agarolyticus Jawaid & [irmng.org]
Pseudomonas taetrolens Haynes, 1957 Species Pseudomonas taiwanensis Wang et al., 2010 Species Pseudomonas thermotolerans Manaia and Moore, 2002 Species Pseudomonas thivervalensis Achouak et al., 2000 Species Pseudomonas tolaasii Paine, 1919 Species Pseudomonas [itis.gov]
(20 D) * ► Pseudomonas infections (31 D) A ► Pseudomonas aeruginosa (112 D) C ► Pseudomonas cannabina (1 D) F ► Pseudomonas fluorescens (20 D) M ► Pseudomonas marginalis (2 D) S ► Pseudomonas savastanoi (1 S, 7 D) ► Pseudomonas syringae [commons.wikimedia.org]
RESULTS Ecology of Pseudomonas in dairy processing plants. The genetic diversity of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from four dairy processing plants was studied. [doi.org]
- Listeria Monocytogenes
monocytogenes Metagenomics Microbiology: Definitions and Microorganisms Microbial Ecology Microbial Phylogenetics Microbiology Journals Microbiology Societies Molecular Approaches in Microbiology Myxobacteria NMR in Microbiology Probiotics Exopolysaccharide [horizonpress.com]
(reviewed in reference 1 ) reported that the same Listeria monocytogenes strain persisted in a dairy plant for at least 7 years. [doi.org]
Food or drink Bacterial and fungal species ** Literature cited Poultry Salmonella enteritidis § [ 50 ] Escherichia coli § Listeria monocytogenes § Klebsiella pneumoniae ‡ Enterobacter cloacae ‡ Pseudomonas aeruginosa ‡ Acinetobacter calcoaceticus ‡ Milk [mdpi.com]
- Human Papillomavirus
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Herpes Simplex Virus Herpesviruses Anti-HIV Chemotherapy RNAi and HIV Human Papillomavirus (HPV) HSV-1 Virology Influenza Papillomavirus Papillomavirus-like Particles and Their Applications in MolecularVirology, Human Serology [horizonpress.com]
Paracentesis
- Hemorrhagic Ascites
Similar symptoms although also very rare can be seen by infections of P. luteola.[19] P. plecoglossicida is a fish pathogenic species, causing hemorrhagic ascites in the ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis).[20] P. anguilliseptica is also a fish pathogen.[21] [wikidoc.org]
Treatment
Adoption of the treatment guideline leads to a reasonable complete cure rate of Pseudomonas peritonitis. Treatment with three antibiotics is not superior than the conventional two antibiotics regimen. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Nebulized colistin is also a potential treatment for this infection. [bronchiectasisnewstoday.com]
Three of the trials compared active treatment with placebo or no treatment. [cochrane.org]
Treatment combinations including nebulised colistimethate sodium were more effective (n=31/54, 57%) than those with systemic antibiotics alone (n=2/10, 20%) (t-test, p=0.04). [erj.ersjournals.com]
Prognosis
Compared to pneumonia caused by other pathogens, P. aeruginosa CAP exhibits rapid progression, high severity and poor prognosis. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]
The importance of this research is illustrated by the high numbers of infected people, the treatment burden posed and the resultant poor prognosis. So far... [cysticfibrosis.org.uk]
It is known to be particularly virulent, with pseudomonas keratitis being more difficult to treat and have worse prognosis than other forms of bacterial keratitis. [eyewiki.aao.org]
[…] another study, this bacterial phenotype, known as the mucoid phenotype, is associated with considerable difficulty in eradicating the pathogen, leading to a strong inflammatory response and resulting in an accelerated loss of lung function and a poorer prognosis [cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com]
Pseudomonas causes a wide spectrum of diseases; therefore, prognosis is varied. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Etiology
The purpose of this study is to compare the adhesion capabilities of the most important etiologic agents of microbial ocular infection to the recently available silicone– hydrogel lenses with those to a conventional hydrogel lens. Methods. [repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt]
The other medically important members of this genus are B. pseudomallei and B. mallei, the etiologic agents of melioidosis and glanders, respectively. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]
Smolianskaya ADmitrieva NSokolova EKhvatova Not AvailableKulaga E Etiology of infectious complications in cancer patients. [jamanetwork.com]
Infectious etiology of acute exacerbations in severe COPD patients. J. Infect. 67, 516–523 (2013). 3. Yang, L. et al. Evolutionary dynamics of bacteria in a human host environment. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108, 7481–7486 (2011). 4. [nature.com]
Epidemiology
Refining our knowledge on the ecology and epidemiology of these bacterial groups, as well as deciphering their evolutionary dynamics are keys for understanding their contrasting lifestyles and consequently improving plant disease control. [frontiersin.org]
ABSTRACT Ribotyping, a method of genotyping bacterial isolates for epidemiologic study, uses rRNA as a probe to detect chromosomal restriction fragment length polymorphisms. [jcm.asm.org]
RESULTS Table 1⇓ presents the epidemiological and sampling data of the patients included. [erj.ersjournals.com]
Pseudomonas Epidemiologic Issues Food industry and environmental issues: P. aeruginosa is a valid indicator allowing verification of recreational water disinfection efficacy. [chromagar.com]
Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas aeruginosa is primarily a nosocomial pathogen. [ehagroup.com]
Pathophysiology
Dhalla (eds), Pathophysiological Aspects of Proteases, Springer, Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6141-7_16 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6141-7_16 DOWNLOADS Since August 30, 2018 COinS [arrow.tudublin.ie]
Pseudomonas acquisition in young patients with cystic fibrosis: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2003 Nov;9(6):492-7. 6- Konstan MW, Morgan WJ, Butler SM, Pasta DJ, Craib ML, Silva SJ. [imj.ie]
[…] include erythema nodosum, a septal panniculitis that often involves the legs but rarely the soles. 15 Traumatic-pressure urticaria is characterized by tender plantar macules and papules resulting from mechanical stress such as running and dancing; its pathophysiology [nejm.org]
Pathophysiology P aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen. It rarely causes disease in healthy persons. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis: pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic approaches. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2016;10(6):685–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17476348.2016.1177460. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 8. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prevention
Author information 1 Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Japan. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Andrew Shorr, MD: More importantly, focusing on prevention. [contagionlive.com]
Prevention To prevent spreading Pseudomonas infections between patients, healthcare personnel must follow specific infection control precautions. [solutionsdesignedforhealthcare.com]
Infection Prevention and Control. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. US-CDC. Travel Notices: Drug-Resistant Infections in Mexico, Alert – Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions. Updated 28 January 2019. PHAC. [who.int]
Since the pathogen is difficult to control, effective prevention is essential. [food.r-biopharm.com]