Pseudomonas aeruginosa serogroup 11 and pool-associated skin rash.
The isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, serogroup 11, from the skin lesions of bathers and from public whirlpools during outbreaks of pool-associated rash illness raises the question of whether the association is an etiologic one and if so what accounts for it. We suggest that a particular environmental adaptation of some strains of Pseudomonas and certain virulence factors they possess may enhance their pathogenic potential.
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012703:Serotyping; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013551:Swimming Pools; D014481:United States; D014871:Water Microbiology