Question 1

can you tell me how could you treat a heavy growth of pseudomonas species?

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Pseudomonas: More information will be needed to answer your question. Where is the "heavy growth of pseudomonas species?" Is it from the skin, wound, urine, blood, etc; from an animal (dog, cat etc) or a patient? What is the severity of the infection;  Is the person sick/admitted to the hospital?

Question 2

how to overcome "pseudomonas"?

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Antibiotics: It's a type of bacterium. Certain antibiotics kill it.

Question 3

what is pseudomonas spp and how do you treat it?

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Pseudomonas: This is a gram-negative bacillus of gamma proteobacteria.  They occur very commonly in water and some types of plant seeds, and for this reason, were observed very early on in the history of microbiology. The name Pseudomonas literally means “false unit.” When causing infection they can be treated with antibiotics to which they are sensitive in vitro.

Question 4

what type of pseudomonas gives you bladder symptoms?

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P. aeruginosa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause community-acquired or nosocomial (hospital-acquired) urinary tract infections. Community-acquired UTI usually develops in people with prostatitis, urinary tract obstruction, prolonged courses of antibiotic therapy, and recurrent infections.

Question 5

what's the inflammation that causing pseudomonas aeriginosa?

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Bacterial infection: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacteria found in the environment that can cause infection.
It is the presence of the foreign bodies ( the bacteria) that causes the body's immune system to attack and destroy the bacteria. This produces inflammation and often pain in the area of the infection. 
Treating the infection with medication destroys the bacteria and helps improve the inflammation.

Question 6

what is a pseudomonas infection?

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Bacterial infection: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative rod bacteria that can cause infection of the body, usually the lungs or skin.  It is often seen in patients with chronic medical conditions or those that have a suppressed immune function from another disease.

Question 7

meningocele, pseudomonas and hydrocephalus?

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Unsure: I'm not sure if there's a question here or if you're talking about the three of these together.  If so, it would be a very difficult situation to treat.  If you have a specific question, please re-send.

Question 8

how prevalent is pseudomonas aeruginosa in the us?

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Varies: This bacteria is a relatively common cause of hospital acquired infections. It is also an important cause of infection in patients with cystic fibrosis. To get an idea of how common in hospitalized patients it is seen in up to 4/1000 patient discharges from the hospital and is responsible for about 10% of hospital acquired infections.

Question 9

if you have pseudomonas in thee lungs will you always be infectious?

Accepted Answer

No: Pseudomonas is a very difficult bacteria to treat. You will need to be on antibiotics for an extended period of time and your condition should be monitored by a pulmonologist.If you have an underlying condition that predisposed you to get pseudomonas, that needs to be monitored also.

Question 10

what do you know about pseudomonas infections?

Accepted Answer

Vague question: Usually pseudomonas infections are seen in hospitals, or with chronic open wounds. With burns or open wounds, the initial infection may be staph or strep, but if antibiotics are given, a pseudomonas infection may develop. Appropriate antibiotics usually eradicate the infection.

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