PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

Course overview

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA IS A GRAM-NEGATIVE, AEROBIC, NON-SPORE FORMING ROD THAT IS CAPABLE OF CAUSING A VARIETY OF INFECTIONS IN BOTH IMMUNOCOMPETENT AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOSTS. ITS PREDILECTION TO CAUSE INFECTIONS AMONG IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOSTS, EXTREME VERSATILITY, ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE, AND A WIDE RANGE OF DYNAMIC DEFENSES MAKES IT AN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING ORGANISM TO TREAT IN MODERN-DAY MEDICINE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA INFECTIONS.