Breakthrough in the fight against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Research team led by University of Sunderland has discovered a novel technique for the early detection of pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is the major breakthrough in the fight against this superbug which kills thousands of patients every year. #img_996#.> *Scanning Electron Micrograph of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Credit: Janice Haney Carr, Prevention's Public Health Image Library)* Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacteria which infects especially **immunocompromised people** (e.g. patients with burns, AIDS, cancer and cystic fibrosis) and every year kills tens of thousands of them. The novel assay uses the **enzymatic reaction** which produces distinctive purple colour. This method is able to identify 99 per cent of pseudomonas strains within 24-48 hours. This speed highly increases a patient’s chances of survival. Source: "http://www.sunderland.ac.uk":[ http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/newsevents/news/news/index.php?nid=158]

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