Clinical Syndromes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Burn infections--severe burns Colonization of wound followed by local vascular damage and tissue necrosis ● Leading to bacteremia Predisposition Moist tissue surface and absence of neutrophils Topical creams and wound management has had only limited success BIOL 533 Lecture 13BIOL 533 13 Lecture 13 Clinical Syndromes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa • Burn infections—severe burns – Colonization of wound followed by local vascular damage and tissue necrosis • Leading to bacteremia – Predisposition • Moist tissue surface and absence of neutrophils – Topical creams and wound management has had only limited success