That's what the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa faces when it infects the lungs, and it can't both spread and protect itself from antibiotics at the same time.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is known to cause antibiotic-recalcitrant pneumonia and it is notoriously dangerous in people with lung diseases like cystic fibrosis, COPD, or bronchiectasis. P. aeruginosa ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic susceptibility profiles, genomic epidemiology and resistance mechanisms: a nation-wide five-year time lapse analysis. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2023 Sep 19; 34: ...

Pseudomonas is a genus of gram-negative bacteria. It belongs to the family Pseudomonadaceae and is in the class Gammaproteobacteria. Not all strains of this type of bacteria cause infection, but ...

The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa often causes a so-called "nosocomial infection" in humans. It is therefore one of the dangerous hospital bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics.

Before the treatment began, all Pseudomonas aeruginosa samples from patients were tested, and treatment was personalized in those who were found to be sensitive to the PASA16 phage.

Nonetheless, it's one of the top culprits in hospital-acquired infections and it's notorious for causing long-lasting, antibiotic-resistant infections, causing damage especially in people with ...