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Pseudomonas
- Question
- Dear Expert team!
If a drop of water contains Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is it possible that the bacterium survives if the drop dries out? - Answer
- Dear questioner,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa dies more or less rapidly when the drop dries out. It depends on light, temperature and the specific bacterial strain. I recommend the following literature:
1. Döring G, Ulrich M, Müller W, Bitzer J, Schmidt-Koenig L, Münst L, Grupp H, Wolz C, Stern M, Botzenhart K. Generation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa aerosols during hand¬washing from contaminated sink drains, transmission to hands of hospital person¬nel, and its prevention by use of a new heating device. Zbl Hyg 1991;191:494-505.
2. Döring G, Jansen S, Noll J, Grupp H, Frank F, Botzenhart K, Magdorf K, Wahn U. Distribution and transmission of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia in a hospital ward. Pediatr Pulmonol 1996;21: 90-100.
Sincerely yours,
Prof. Dr. Gerd Döring - 05.01.2009
