Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium, is a common cause ofhospital-acquired infections.1 Although typically not affecting healthy individuals, it can colonizebasically any part of the human body that holds sufficient humidity to provide a niche.2 In thehealthcare setting, P. aeruginosa is involved in around 8-10% (51’000 reported cases in the US in2013) of all healthcare-associated infections.3,4 Alarmingly, in about 13% of these cases multidrugresistant strains were observed and an increasing number of pan-drug-resistant specimen havebeen reported which cannot be treated with any of the anti-pseudomonal antibiotics available in theclinic.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium, is a common cause of<br>hospital-acquired infections.1<br> Although typically not affecting healthy individuals, it can colonize<br>basically any part of the human body that holds sufficient humidity to provide a niche.2<br> In the<br>healthcare setting, P. aeruginosa is involved in around 8-10% (51’000 reported cases in the US in<br>2013) of all healthcare-associated infections.3,4 Alarmingly, in about 13% of these cases multidrugresistant strains were observed and an increasing number of pan-drug-resistant specimen have<br>been reported which cannot be treated with any of the anti-pseudomonal antibiotics available in the<br>clinic.
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