Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Precautions

See 'Additional Information'
See 'Additional Information'

General Information

Alternate Treatment

Once susceptibilities available, may also use the following, if appropriate:

  • Piperacillin/Tazobactam

  • Fluoroquinolones

if ESBL producing strain

  • Meropenem or Imipenem

  • Ceftolozane/Tazobactam

if carbapenem resistant strain

  • Cetazidime/Avibactam

  • Meropenem/Vaborbactam

If beta-lactam allergy

  • Fluoroquinolones

Inhalation Options

  • Tobramycin

  • Colistin

Pathogen information

Nonfermenting, aerobic gram negative bacilli

Associated syndromes

  • May be a colonizer of diseased airways and other sites

  • Important pathogen of infections including:

    • Pneumonia, especially in cystic fibrosis, nosocomial and immunosuppressed
    • Bacteremia
    • Osteomyelitis (puncture wound)
    • UTI
    • Otitis externa
    • Tracheitis
    • Mastoiditis
    • CNS
    • Intra-abdominal
    • Vascular catheter infection
    • Burns/wound infection

Additional Information

  • May require contact precautions if carbapenemase resistance

  • Water associated pathogen