Pseudomonas in augmented care: Should we worry?

Abstract

The problem of Pseudomonas as a nosocomial pathogen is not new, withsome authors dating its onset to the start of the antimicrobial era, although other factors, such as the growth of intensive or augmented care, have a part to play. This paperoutlines the historicalandenvironmental issues thatmaybe associatedwitha potential increase in the incidence of this difficult-to-treat pathogen. © Crown copyright 2013.