Clinical Syndromes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Prerequisites for infection Presence of organism in moist reservoir Circumvention or absence of host defenses ● Cutaneous trauma Elimination of normal flora Neutropenia BIOL 533 Lecture 13BIOL 533 15 Lecture 13 Clinical Syndromes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa • Prerequisites for infection – Presence of organism in moist reservoir – Circumvention or absence of host defenses • Cutaneous trauma • Elimination of normal flora • Neutropenia