Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Record number: 
61
Adverse Occurrence type: 
MPHO Type: 
Time to detection: 
1 day
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence: 
Life-threatening eye infection with Pseudomonas one day after transplant. Antibiotics commenced. Cornea was imported from another EU state with a negative microbiological control.
Demonstration of imputability or root cause: 
Imputability classified as certain. Control taken on day of transplant from cornea grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Imputability grade: 
3 Definite/Certain/Proven
Suggest references: 
AAA