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Pseudomonas in soap water and toilet spray?
Dear experts, I would like to know, whether commercial soap water and toilet sprays as for instance "brise one touch" contain Pseudomonas cells. Best regards
29.12.2009
Visiting a saline grotto
Hello, Are there any experiences with germ loads at saline grottos? There is one around here and I think it sounds quite interesting. Unfortunately, I cannot evaluate the germ situation at all. The manager, whom I had the chance to talk to during a trade show, has never heard of Pseudomonas and ...
23.11.2009
Pseudomonas
Dear expert team, I have just a few general questions: 1.) Does an infection with Pseudmonas inevitably lead to a worsening of the lung function? 2.) Or can the Pseudmonas be suppressed in such a way that he can not cause big damage? 3.) Are there in the near future therapies, which can ...
23.11.2009
Elimination of Pseudomonas in the pool by adding chlorine?
Hello, My sister in law has her own pool. It is hardly chlorinated or rather unchlorinated. Now I am thinking that probably Pseudomonas can be found in the pool. Is it possible to eliminate it by adding chlorine only once? Or does it stay in the pool and my son, 7 cf, should therefore stay ...
05.11.2009
Coffee machine
Dear expert team, how is it with coffee machines, that have a water tank, e.g. Senseo, Dolce Gusto...? Is the coffee in spite of heating contaminated with bacteria, e.g. Pseudomonas or is it drinkable without problems for patients with CF? We have such a machine in the company and sometimes the ...
05.11.2009
Prophylaxis of Pseudomonas
Our grand-daughter is nearly one year old. Which general precautions have to be taken esp. in the household in which time-interval in order to avoid a colonization with Pseudmonas? And as a special question: is Pseudomonas also in the condensating water of the tea bottles, which is collected in ...
02.11.2009
Risk of Pseudomonas in natural swimming pools
Hello, It is surely not exactly without danger for a CF person to visit one of the natural swimming pools that are becoming more and more modern recently. Is there also a risk staying in the sunbathing area next to such a natural pool? And is it exaggerated to ask my partner to use a nasal ...
29.10.2009
Throat swab, how often????
I asked the doctor of our outpatient clinic if it is possible to have a throat swab done every 4 – 6 weeks instead of every 3 months. She is of the opinion that one would end up driving himself/herself crazy [if the test was done too often; remark of translator] and that if the child had no ...
20.10.2009
Prevention Pseudomonas
Dear members of the expert team, some CF patients already have pseudomonas infection at the age of 2 where others are only infected at the age of 18 years. Is anything known about risk factors or in other words what can you do to prevent infection (of course I know the guidelines on hygiene and ...
19.10.2009
Different laboratories - different results of sputum investigations
Dear expert team, I have a question concerning germs in the sputum. About one time a year there is an investigation of the sputum in the CF-center, where in the last years Pseudmonas (different types) have been detected each time, in the sputum as well as in the nasal secretions. Furthermore, ...
03.08.2009
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