Pseudomonas aeruginosa - a bacterium that is a very insidious enemy. As a rule, it causes opportunistic infections - that is, the disease affects the most vulnerable people, mainly suffering from immunodeficiency. In healthy people, it rarely leads to the development of infections. Depending on where penetrated Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the symptoms caused by an infection it can be very different.
Often Pseudomonas aeruginosa lives in hospitals and infects patients with burns, as well as those installed catheters. This bacterium is able to survive in conditions which are suitable for the life of the very few microorganisms. For example, it may propagate in some fuels, soaps, in anesthetic eye-drops or even distilled water, stored in enclosed containers. There are cases when Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected in the hemodialysis machine, the purity that should be very carefully. Moreover, there is a kind of sticks pseudomonas social behavior. By exchanging signals, which are transmitted by means of special chemicals, bacteria can establish colonies for effective protection, which prevents the effect on her of various chemicals, including antibiotics.
Swimmer's ear
Water is a natural habitat for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and if it gets in the ear, a person may develop external otitis, a disease which is also called swimmer's ear. Symptoms of the infection may be itching and pain in the ear hole, white or yellowish discharge from the ear, often - with an unpleasant odor. Sometimes the ear canal swells, and in severe cases the swelling is so strong that it is completely blocked, because of what is much worse hearing.
Bath folliculitis
Bath folliculitis - is the informal name of infections that occur in people attending the public baths
Sauna and health: the benefits and harms of bath procedures
and / or Jacuzzi. The chance of infection is especially great in the hot tub and Japanese baths, where the water is not well chlorinated. If the person is a long time in the hot water, holes follicles disclosed and bacteria easily infiltrate into them. Symptoms such folliculitis may be small reddish spots that appear on the surface of the skin in the hair follicles, pimples with white or yellowish head, redness, itching and burning. Sometimes acne can be very large and painful, causing considerable discomfort to the patient. Note that the bathhouse folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with normal immunity is very rare.
Malignant otitis externa
Malignant otitis externa
Otitis externa - all the dangers of the disease
- Is an ear infection, which can spread to the bone. In most cases, it occurs in diabetic patients. Its symptoms may be discharge from the ears or greenish yellow, with an unpleasant odor, pain in the ear, worse when moving head, hearing loss, fever, itching in the ear canal, loss of voice, difficulty swallowing, facial weakness.
Eye infections
Eye infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, may cause damage to the cornea, which is sometimes irreversible. Contamination can occur, for example, if the bacteria are present in the liquid, which was used for cleaning of contact lenses. The first signs of such an infection can be redness, itching, pain in the eyes, severe watery. If untreated, the infection can lead to vision loss.
Soft tissue infection
Soft tissue infections, caused by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa, can affect muscle tissue, tendons, ligaments, fat tissue and skin. Most often the bacteria begin to multiply in the deep wounds and burns; Pseudomonas infections can develop after surgery, although in today's well-equipped hospitals, the probability of this is very small.
Severe pneumonia
Severe pneumonia can develop in hospitalized patients, especially those who need a device for ventilation. The greatest likelihood of developing pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, there are elderly people suffering from chronic lung disease, people with alcohol dependence
Alcohol addiction - for no reason, no reason not arise
, Patients with a weak immune system (for example, those who underwent chemotherapy, who have very deep wounds, as well as HIV-infected).
The most common symptoms of a pneumonia - a sharp increase in body temperature, chills, cough with expectoration of greenish mucus, loss of appetite, malaise, nausea, vomiting, severe pain in the chest
Chest pain is one symptom - a lot of diseases
That increases with deep breathing or coughing, shortness of breath, lower blood pressure and decrease heart rate. In elderly people the first sign of pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria (as well as other types of hospital pneumonia) may be a change in mental status.
Infections of the urinary system
Urinary tract infection usually develops in people who have long-term use of a catheter. Symptoms of this disorder can be difficult urination, pain when urinating, general malaise.
Pseudomonas sepsis
Pseudomonas sepsis - one of the most dangerous infections that can cause Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The bacteria can enter the blood from an infected organ before, or by injection (a infection most often occurs in people who use drugs). Mortality from this disease is approximately 10%. Among the symptoms of a blood infection - fever, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, in some cases - jaundice.
