Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 101-111 , 2009

Urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A minireview

  • Rahul Mittal

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Infectious Diseases, MS#51, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA. Tel.: +1 323 361 5809.
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  • Sudhir Aggarwal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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  • Saroj Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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  • Sanjay Chhibber

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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  • Kusum Harjai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Received 1 July 2009 ,Revised 12 August 2009 ,Accepted 13 August 2009.

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    Photograph showing complete encrustation of urinary catheter by biofilms of P. aeruginosa (A) and a higher magnification showing rod shaped bacteria on the surface of catheter (B).

    Photograph showing complete encrustation of urinary catheter by biofilms of P. aeruginosa (A) and a higher magnification showing rod shaped bacteria on the surface of catheter (B).

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    (A) Photograph showing abscess (yellow arrow) and casts (white arrows) along with necrotic changes in renal tissue of mice infected with biofilm cells of P. aeruginosa. (B) Photograph showing mild inf

    (A) Photograph showing abscess (yellow arrow) and casts (white arrows) along with necrotic changes in renal tissue of mice infected with biofilm cells of P. aeruginosa. (B) Photograph showing mild inflammation in renal tissue (white arrow) of mice infected with planktonic cells of P. aeruginosa. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of the article.)

PII: S1876-0341(09)00058-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.08.003

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 101-111 , 2009

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