A multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (r-Pa) was isolated from a lethal case of sepsis in a bone marrow transplant recipient. Genotypic analysis of P. aeruginosa isolates demonstrated that sepsis was secondary to gut colonization. The interactions between r-Pa and patient's neutrophils were studied. The results indicate that: (1) the patient's neutrophil killing activity and nitric oxide production against r-Pa or drug sensitive P. aeruginosa (s-Pa) were profoundly impaired; (2) r-Pa cells, but not s-Pa cells or their filtered culture supernatants, induced necrosis of healthy donor neutrophils. Neutrophil necrosis emerges as a remarkable event in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa sepsis.

A multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate from a lethal case of sepsis induces necrosis of human neutrophils / A., Mencacci; E., Cenci; A., Repetto; R., Mazzolla; F., Bistoni; Aversa, Franco; T., Aloisi; A., Vecchiarelli. - In: JOURNAL OF INFECTION. - ISSN 0163-4453. - 53:(2006), pp. e259-e264.

A multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate from a lethal case of sepsis induces necrosis of human neutrophils.

AVERSA, Franco;
2006-01-01

Abstract

A multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (r-Pa) was isolated from a lethal case of sepsis in a bone marrow transplant recipient. Genotypic analysis of P. aeruginosa isolates demonstrated that sepsis was secondary to gut colonization. The interactions between r-Pa and patient's neutrophils were studied. The results indicate that: (1) the patient's neutrophil killing activity and nitric oxide production against r-Pa or drug sensitive P. aeruginosa (s-Pa) were profoundly impaired; (2) r-Pa cells, but not s-Pa cells or their filtered culture supernatants, induced necrosis of healthy donor neutrophils. Neutrophil necrosis emerges as a remarkable event in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa sepsis.
2006
A multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate from a lethal case of sepsis induces necrosis of human neutrophils / A., Mencacci; E., Cenci; A., Repetto; R., Mazzolla; F., Bistoni; Aversa, Franco; T., Aloisi; A., Vecchiarelli. - In: JOURNAL OF INFECTION. - ISSN 0163-4453. - 53:(2006), pp. e259-e264.
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