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Katy_7

Posts: 8
From: cambridgeshire
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Anyone know anything about Pseudomonas Putida?
Posted: 16-Nov-2006 11:20

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Ben has grown this and is on 3 weeks of Cipro. We do know it is a relative of PA and not as bad but thats all we know.

Cant find much about it on the net so wondered if any of you knowledgeable peeps knew anything.

Thanks

Katy

M&J

Posts: 7
Registered: 16-Nov-2006

Re: Anyone know anything about Pseudomonas Putida?
Posted: 16-Nov-2006 20:49

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Short answer is no. Our boy grew Pseudomonas Fluorescens once which they said wasn't anything to worry about- local hosp weren't sure and started him on inhalers etc, but St James at Leeds has a microbiologist who is really interested and knowledgeable about Cf bugs and said it was Ok and he hasn't had it since (with no treatment). Might be worth contacting him (sorry, don't know name, just department, Microbiology , main switch is 01132433144)and asking.

Best wishes

Sue

dyza

Posts: 24
From: Port glasgow
Registered: 08-Nov-2006

Re: Anyone know anything about Pseudomonas Putida?
Posted: 17-Nov-2006 08:25

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The only thing that I could find on it is that ''putida'' is non-pathogenic, and that it is other types of pseudonomas that can cause problems.

seth

Posts: 14
Registered: 07-Nov-2006

Re: Anyone know anything about Pseudomonas Putida?
Posted: 17-Nov-2006 11:44

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Hi Katy,
I hope this is right, I understand that Pseudomonas Aeroginosa is the dodgy one because it can become mucoid and therefore becomes mucusy (sp) in the lungs. Most of the other forms of Pseudomonas don't generally become mucoid but could become mucoid. I don't know enough about Pseudomonas Putida either way, but your team may have decided to treat it aggressively as a precaution. Better to be safe than sorry.

I may have got all that totally wrong. Isabel grew Pseudomonas Fluoresens last year (and again this year but that's a different story) and our team explained that whilst it wasn't known to become mucoid they weren't taking any chances in a 7 month old.

Hope that may vaguely have helped.

Katie

PS Just done a spell check. There seem to be one or two words in this post that aren't in the dictionary

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