Ps. Pyocyaneus Eye Infection

Ps. pyocyaneus eye infection.

FEW cases of corneal ulceration, proved to be of Ps. pyocyaneus origin, have been described. The case described below is similar to two reported by Ainslie and Smith (1952), and to ten reported by Bignell (1951), all of which were seen in London. The clinical history and appearance of the ulcer were so typical, and the response to Polymyxin B was so prompt that this case is considered worthy of...

Pyrexia Simulating That of Enteric Fever Caused by Ps. Pyocyaneus in Children

An Unusual Infection with Bacillus Pyocyaneus Simulating Leprosy

He had two perforating ulcers, one on the right heel about one-and-a-half inches in depth and the other on the second toe about half-an-inch in depth on the same foot. He had also white discoloured patches over the left cheek and on the outer surface of the left arm, on the outer side of the left leg and on the dorsal surface of the left foot. These patches were not anaesthetic. He also suffere...

Polymyxin E, penetration into the eye and therapeutic value in experimental infection due to Ps. pyocyanea.

THE polymyxins are a group of five closely allied antibiotics extracted from the Bacillus polymyxa. In vitro and in the field of general medicine they have been found bactericidal to nearly all Gram-negative bacilli, and the good results obtained in combating Ps. pyocyanea infection of burns by the local application of polymyxin (Jackson and others, 1951) suggested the possibility of using them...

Bacillus Pyocyaneus and Its Pigments

THE PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS THAT SEEM TO ME JUSTIFIED ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. The fluorescent pigment formed by some varieties of B. pyocyaneus is produced under conditions identical with those governing the production of the pigment by other "fluorescent bacteria." 2. The production of pyocyanin is not dependent upon the presence of either phosphate or sulfate in the culture medium. It is formed in n...