The increasing threat of Pseudomonas aeruginosa high-risk clones

A Oliver, X Mulet, C López-Causapé, C Juan - Drug Resistance Updates, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of chronic and hospital-acquired infections produced by
multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Epidemiology, biology, and impact of clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis

MD Parkins, R Somayaji, VJ Waters - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chronic lower airway infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major contributor to
morbidity and mortality in individuals suffering from the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF) …

Infection prevention and control guideline for cystic fibrosis: 2013 update

L Saiman, JD Siegel, JJ LiPuma, RF Brown… - Infection Control & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The 2013 Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was
commissioned by the CF Foundation as an update of the 2003 Infection Control Guideline …

Clinical significance of microbial infection and adaptation in cystic fibrosis

AR Hauser, M Jain, M Bar-Meir… - Clinical microbiology …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY A select group of microorganisms inhabit the airways of individuals with cystic
fibrosis. Once established within the pulmonary environment in these patients, many of …

Transmissible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis lung infections

JL Fothergill, MJ Walshaw… - European Respiratory …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronic lung infections are the major cause of morbidity and
mortality associated with cystic fibrosis. For many years, the consensus was that cystic …

Mechanisms of resistance to ceftolozane/tazobactam in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: results of the GERPA multicenter study

D Fournier, R Carrière, M Bour, E Grisot… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Resistance mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) were
assessed on a collection of 420 nonredundant strains nonsusceptible to ceftazidime (MIC> 8 …

Population Structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Five Mediterranean Countries: Evidence for Frequent Recombination and Epidemic Occurrence of CC235

M Maatallah, J Cheriaa, A Backhrouf, A Iversen… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Several studies in recent years have provided evidence that Pseudomonas aeruginosa has
a non-clonal population structure punctuated by highly successful epidemic clones or clonal …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exhibits Frequent Recombination, but Only a Limited Association between Genotype and Ecological Setting

TJ Kidd, SR Ritchie, KA Ramsay, K Grimwood, SC Bell… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen and an important cause of infection,
particularly amongst cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. While specific strains capable of patient-to …

Tracking Down Antibiotic-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates in a Wastewater Network

C Slekovec, J Plantin, P Cholley, M Thouverez… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa-containing wastewater released by hospitals is treated by
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), generating sludge, which is used as a fertilizer, and …

Genomic characterization of Pseudomonas spp. on food: implications for spoilage, antimicrobial resistance and human infection

SJ Bloomfield, R Palau, ER Holden, MA Webber… - BMC microbiology, 2024 - Springer
Background Pseudomonas species are common on food, but their contribution to the
antimicrobial resistance gene (ARG) burden within food or as a source of clinical infection is …