Table 1.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, causes and complications.

Infections	Causes	Complications
Bacterial keratitis	Ocular disease, postocular surgery, contamination of the lens or extended lens use [75]	Loss of vision, blindness [76]
Ear infection: otitis externa (Swimmers ear)	Contamination of water, prolonged exposure to moisture, insertion of foreign objects [75], ear plugs, ear phones [77].	Hearing loss [78]
Ear infection: chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM)	Acute otitis media	Lateral sinus thrombosis, meningitis,cerebral abscess, otic hydrocephalus, extradural abscess, encephalitis [79]
Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)	Contaminated hot tubs or spa pools [80], whirlpools and swimming pools [81,82], leg waxing [81]	Ecthyma gangrenosum, subcutaneous nodules or progressive folliculitis with cellulitis [81]
SSTI – Gangrenous cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis	Trauma or surgery, diabetes, vascular insufficiency [83]	Fulminant skin necrosis [82]
Green nail syndrome	Onycholysis, onychotillomania, microtrauma to the nail-fold, chronic paronychia, and associated nail disorders, such as psoriasis [84], diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression [85], frequent exposure to water or moist conditions [86]	Green-black discoloration of the nail bed [86]
Burn wound infection	Endogenous flora of the gastrointestinal and or upper respiratory tract [87,88]	Septicaemia [46]
Blood stream infections	Nosocomial [89]	Subcutaneous nodules, ecthyma gangrenosum and gangrenous cellulitis [82]
Urinary tract infections	Catheterization or surgery [75]	Sepsis in older patients, immunocompromised patients and individuals with diabetes [19]
Respiratory tract infections	Cystic fibrosis [90], mechanical ventilation [91], bronchiectasis [92]	Mortality [65,93]
Bone and joint infections	Osteomyelitis [94], haematogenous spread or exogenous and endogenous contiguous focus of infection [95]	Persistent infection [96]