Pseudomonas mendocina

[blindhearted]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Momtana</b></i>

Pseudomonas from Mendocino?</end quote></div>

No. The name of the bug that I cultured is Pseudomonas Mendocina. From what I have read it is in the PA family but not the same thing. That's really all I have really found on it.

 

[blindhearted]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Momtana</b></i>

Pseudomonas from Mendocino?</end quote></div>

No. The name of the bug that I cultured is Pseudomonas Mendocina. From what I have read it is in the PA family but not the same thing. That's really all I have really found on it.

 

[blindhearted]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Momtana</b></i>

Pseudomonas from Mendocino?</end quote></div>

No. The name of the bug that I cultured is Pseudomonas Mendocina. From what I have read it is in the PA family but not the same thing. That's really all I have really found on it.

 

[blindhearted]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Momtana</b></i>

Pseudomonas from Mendocino?</end quote>

No. The name of the bug that I cultured is Pseudomonas Mendocina. From what I have read it is in the PA family but not the same thing. That's really all I have really found on it.

 

[blindhearted]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Momtana</b></i>

Pseudomonas from Mendocino?</end quote>

No. The name of the bug that I cultured is Pseudomonas Mendocina. From what I have read it is in the PA family but not the same thing. That's really all I have really found on it.

 

[JustDucky]

After looking that bug up in my trusty rusty micro book, I came up with this:
P. mendocina is usually found in soil and water (just like our friend PA even B. cepacia). It is so named because it was first isolated in water and soil samples from Mendoza, Argentina. It is similar to P. aeruginosa...I have read a some cases where it has been cultured in CF sputum. Hou are right, it isn't too common.

Colonization means that the bacteria is present in your body but doesn't cause illness. Many of us are colonized with PA and other bugs.

An explaination of you labs might be this...sometimes the lab will give the doc an incomplete report as they try to identify other bacteria that might be present. This has happened to me actually. When I was first admitted here, my culture results only read Steno, a day or two later, Cepacia was added to the mix. Cepacia is harder to identify in some labs from what I heard and takes more time, so when they finally get the results, they give the docs an updated version.
I hope this helps..hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[JustDucky]

After looking that bug up in my trusty rusty micro book, I came up with this:
P. mendocina is usually found in soil and water (just like our friend PA even B. cepacia). It is so named because it was first isolated in water and soil samples from Mendoza, Argentina. It is similar to P. aeruginosa...I have read a some cases where it has been cultured in CF sputum. Hou are right, it isn't too common.

Colonization means that the bacteria is present in your body but doesn't cause illness. Many of us are colonized with PA and other bugs.

An explaination of you labs might be this...sometimes the lab will give the doc an incomplete report as they try to identify other bacteria that might be present. This has happened to me actually. When I was first admitted here, my culture results only read Steno, a day or two later, Cepacia was added to the mix. Cepacia is harder to identify in some labs from what I heard and takes more time, so when they finally get the results, they give the docs an updated version.
I hope this helps..hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[JustDucky]

After looking that bug up in my trusty rusty micro book, I came up with this:
P. mendocina is usually found in soil and water (just like our friend PA even B. cepacia). It is so named because it was first isolated in water and soil samples from Mendoza, Argentina. It is similar to P. aeruginosa...I have read a some cases where it has been cultured in CF sputum. Hou are right, it isn't too common.

Colonization means that the bacteria is present in your body but doesn't cause illness. Many of us are colonized with PA and other bugs.

An explaination of you labs might be this...sometimes the lab will give the doc an incomplete report as they try to identify other bacteria that might be present. This has happened to me actually. When I was first admitted here, my culture results only read Steno, a day or two later, Cepacia was added to the mix. Cepacia is harder to identify in some labs from what I heard and takes more time, so when they finally get the results, they give the docs an updated version.
I hope this helps..hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[JustDucky]

After looking that bug up in my trusty rusty micro book, I came up with this:
P. mendocina is usually found in soil and water (just like our friend PA even B. cepacia). It is so named because it was first isolated in water and soil samples from Mendoza, Argentina. It is similar to P. aeruginosa...I have read a some cases where it has been cultured in CF sputum. Hou are right, it isn't too common.

Colonization means that the bacteria is present in your body but doesn't cause illness. Many of us are colonized with PA and other bugs.

An explaination of you labs might be this...sometimes the lab will give the doc an incomplete report as they try to identify other bacteria that might be present. This has happened to me actually. When I was first admitted here, my culture results only read Steno, a day or two later, Cepacia was added to the mix. Cepacia is harder to identify in some labs from what I heard and takes more time, so when they finally get the results, they give the docs an updated version.
I hope this helps..hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[JustDucky]

After looking that bug up in my trusty rusty micro book, I came up with this:
P. mendocina is usually found in soil and water (just like our friend PA even B. cepacia). It is so named because it was first isolated in water and soil samples from Mendoza, Argentina. It is similar to P. aeruginosa...I have read a some cases where it has been cultured in CF sputum. Hou are right, it isn't too common.

Colonization means that the bacteria is present in your body but doesn't cause illness. Many of us are colonized with PA and other bugs.

An explaination of you labs might be this...sometimes the lab will give the doc an incomplete report as they try to identify other bacteria that might be present. This has happened to me actually. When I was first admitted here, my culture results only read Steno, a day or two later, Cepacia was added to the mix. Cepacia is harder to identify in some labs from what I heard and takes more time, so when they finally get the results, they give the docs an updated version.
I hope this helps..hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[blindhearted]

Thanks Jenn. Where did u read where it was present in CF sputum? Everything I have found is based on leg ulcers, urine, and endocarditis. I have seen where it said that it is rare as far as a human pathogen. I have no idea why I would be culturing it. Not sure where I would pick it up from. I'm careful and try to stay as germ-free as possible. The nurse told me the only things that can treat it is IVs, so naturally, that has me a little scared. My local Pulmo is treating the Staph with oral abx for 14 days and then doing another culture to see if the P. Mendocina is still there. If so, then we will do IVs. Honestly, I'm not to sure if that is a good game plan or not. I hate when I culture something new. It makes me nervous. I like to "know" my "enemy". Hopefully it is a one time thing. Do u know if it is something that continues to come back? I guess the good thing is I'm not really, really sick. I'm just slightly SOB (past 4hrs, but that is when I need a treatment anyway), increase fatigue, slight increase in cough/sputum production and decrease in my appetite (sp?). So far, no fever or loss of sleep due to coughing.

 

[blindhearted]

Thanks Jenn. Where did u read where it was present in CF sputum? Everything I have found is based on leg ulcers, urine, and endocarditis. I have seen where it said that it is rare as far as a human pathogen. I have no idea why I would be culturing it. Not sure where I would pick it up from. I'm careful and try to stay as germ-free as possible. The nurse told me the only things that can treat it is IVs, so naturally, that has me a little scared. My local Pulmo is treating the Staph with oral abx for 14 days and then doing another culture to see if the P. Mendocina is still there. If so, then we will do IVs. Honestly, I'm not to sure if that is a good game plan or not. I hate when I culture something new. It makes me nervous. I like to "know" my "enemy". Hopefully it is a one time thing. Do u know if it is something that continues to come back? I guess the good thing is I'm not really, really sick. I'm just slightly SOB (past 4hrs, but that is when I need a treatment anyway), increase fatigue, slight increase in cough/sputum production and decrease in my appetite (sp?). So far, no fever or loss of sleep due to coughing.

 

[blindhearted]

Thanks Jenn. Where did u read where it was present in CF sputum? Everything I have found is based on leg ulcers, urine, and endocarditis. I have seen where it said that it is rare as far as a human pathogen. I have no idea why I would be culturing it. Not sure where I would pick it up from. I'm careful and try to stay as germ-free as possible. The nurse told me the only things that can treat it is IVs, so naturally, that has me a little scared. My local Pulmo is treating the Staph with oral abx for 14 days and then doing another culture to see if the P. Mendocina is still there. If so, then we will do IVs. Honestly, I'm not to sure if that is a good game plan or not. I hate when I culture something new. It makes me nervous. I like to "know" my "enemy". Hopefully it is a one time thing. Do u know if it is something that continues to come back? I guess the good thing is I'm not really, really sick. I'm just slightly SOB (past 4hrs, but that is when I need a treatment anyway), increase fatigue, slight increase in cough/sputum production and decrease in my appetite (sp?). So far, no fever or loss of sleep due to coughing.

 

[blindhearted]

Thanks Jenn. Where did u read where it was present in CF sputum? Everything I have found is based on leg ulcers, urine, and endocarditis. I have seen where it said that it is rare as far as a human pathogen. I have no idea why I would be culturing it. Not sure where I would pick it up from. I'm careful and try to stay as germ-free as possible. The nurse told me the only things that can treat it is IVs, so naturally, that has me a little scared. My local Pulmo is treating the Staph with oral abx for 14 days and then doing another culture to see if the P. Mendocina is still there. If so, then we will do IVs. Honestly, I'm not to sure if that is a good game plan or not. I hate when I culture something new. It makes me nervous. I like to "know" my "enemy". Hopefully it is a one time thing. Do u know if it is something that continues to come back? I guess the good thing is I'm not really, really sick. I'm just slightly SOB (past 4hrs, but that is when I need a treatment anyway), increase fatigue, slight increase in cough/sputum production and decrease in my appetite (sp?). So far, no fever or loss of sleep due to coughing.

 

[blindhearted]

Thanks Jenn. Where did u read where it was present in CF sputum? Everything I have found is based on leg ulcers, urine, and endocarditis. I have seen where it said that it is rare as far as a human pathogen. I have no idea why I would be culturing it. Not sure where I would pick it up from. I'm careful and try to stay as germ-free as possible. The nurse told me the only things that can treat it is IVs, so naturally, that has me a little scared. My local Pulmo is treating the Staph with oral abx for 14 days and then doing another culture to see if the P. Mendocina is still there. If so, then we will do IVs. Honestly, I'm not to sure if that is a good game plan or not. I hate when I culture something new. It makes me nervous. I like to "know" my "enemy". Hopefully it is a one time thing. Do u know if it is something that continues to come back? I guess the good thing is I'm not really, really sick. I'm just slightly SOB (past 4hrs, but that is when I need a treatment anyway), increase fatigue, slight increase in cough/sputum production and decrease in my appetite (sp?). So far, no fever or loss of sleep due to coughing.

 

[JustDucky]

I found this article describing unusual bacteria that were isolated from CF sputum...look specifically at "materials and methods" Here is the link : <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
">http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
</a>Granted, it is a pretty uncommon bug. I saw a case study how this bacteria caused an infective endocarditis in a male (non CF). For the most part, I too saw that this bug was responsible for leg ulcers and urine mostly. I am not sure how well this bug "colonizes" though...hopefully your next culture comes clean. I once cultured Staph. intermedius in my sputum, now that is a bug normally found in dog saliva. I have a dog, so it kind of freaked me out. The repeat culture was clean though. Wierd. Other wierd bugs I cultured only one time were Flavobacterium and Citrobacter...subsequent cultures were clean too. Maybe your bacteria will behave the same. I searched and searched regarding P. mendocina as far as CF'ers holding on to that bug and came up with really nothing. I will keep looking though...Hugs, Jenn

 

[JustDucky]

I found this article describing unusual bacteria that were isolated from CF sputum...look specifically at "materials and methods" Here is the link : <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
">http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
</a>Granted, it is a pretty uncommon bug. I saw a case study how this bacteria caused an infective endocarditis in a male (non CF). For the most part, I too saw that this bug was responsible for leg ulcers and urine mostly. I am not sure how well this bug "colonizes" though...hopefully your next culture comes clean. I once cultured Staph. intermedius in my sputum, now that is a bug normally found in dog saliva. I have a dog, so it kind of freaked me out. The repeat culture was clean though. Wierd. Other wierd bugs I cultured only one time were Flavobacterium and Citrobacter...subsequent cultures were clean too. Maybe your bacteria will behave the same. I searched and searched regarding P. mendocina as far as CF'ers holding on to that bug and came up with really nothing. I will keep looking though...Hugs, Jenn

 

[JustDucky]

I found this article describing unusual bacteria that were isolated from CF sputum...look specifically at "materials and methods" Here is the link : <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
">http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
</a>Granted, it is a pretty uncommon bug. I saw a case study how this bacteria caused an infective endocarditis in a male (non CF). For the most part, I too saw that this bug was responsible for leg ulcers and urine mostly. I am not sure how well this bug "colonizes" though...hopefully your next culture comes clean. I once cultured Staph. intermedius in my sputum, now that is a bug normally found in dog saliva. I have a dog, so it kind of freaked me out. The repeat culture was clean though. Wierd. Other wierd bugs I cultured only one time were Flavobacterium and Citrobacter...subsequent cultures were clean too. Maybe your bacteria will behave the same. I searched and searched regarding P. mendocina as far as CF'ers holding on to that bug and came up with really nothing. I will keep looking though...Hugs, Jenn

 

[JustDucky]

I found this article describing unusual bacteria that were isolated from CF sputum...look specifically at "materials and methods" Here is the link : <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
">http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
</a>Granted, it is a pretty uncommon bug. I saw a case study how this bacteria caused an infective endocarditis in a male (non CF). For the most part, I too saw that this bug was responsible for leg ulcers and urine mostly. I am not sure how well this bug "colonizes" though...hopefully your next culture comes clean. I once cultured Staph. intermedius in my sputum, now that is a bug normally found in dog saliva. I have a dog, so it kind of freaked me out. The repeat culture was clean though. Wierd. Other wierd bugs I cultured only one time were Flavobacterium and Citrobacter...subsequent cultures were clean too. Maybe your bacteria will behave the same. I searched and searched regarding P. mendocina as far as CF'ers holding on to that bug and came up with really nothing. I will keep looking though...Hugs, Jenn

 

[JustDucky]

I found this article describing unusual bacteria that were isolated from CF sputum...look specifically at "materials and methods" Here is the link : <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
">http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/40/6/2062
</a>Granted, it is a pretty uncommon bug. I saw a case study how this bacteria caused an infective endocarditis in a male (non CF). For the most part, I too saw that this bug was responsible for leg ulcers and urine mostly. I am not sure how well this bug "colonizes" though...hopefully your next culture comes clean. I once cultured Staph. intermedius in my sputum, now that is a bug normally found in dog saliva. I have a dog, so it kind of freaked me out. The repeat culture was clean though. Wierd. Other wierd bugs I cultured only one time were Flavobacterium and Citrobacter...subsequent cultures were clean too. Maybe your bacteria will behave the same. I searched and searched regarding P. mendocina as far as CF'ers holding on to that bug and came up with really nothing. I will keep looking though...Hugs, Jenn