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Is Pseudomonas Infection Contagious During Pregnancy?

Hi. I am a 33 year old social worker from denmark and i am 9 weeks pregnant. Currently I work whith a disabled young man who has an untreaded pseudomonas infection in his lungs. My question is: can I get pseudomonas by handeling him and would this have an affect on my pregnancy? Caroline
Mon, 4 May 2015
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Hello Caroline,

every pathogen is contagious. Pseudomonas is no exception. The infectivity and transmission mode may differ between pathogens though. Pseudomonas in particular can be transmitted by touching surfaces exposed to it, like the patient's body or objects the patient handled.

What you can do is to make sure there is clean air in the room, use gloves and avoide unnecessary contact with the patient and any object. Washing your hands afterwards is very important.

Pseudomonas infections can be difficult to treat so you've got to take the aforementioned measures. I don't mean to scare you though, because in most cases - even if pseudomonas colonizes your body - you won't get sick.

I hope I've helped!
You can contact me again, if you'd like more information or clarifications.

Kind Regards!
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Is Pseudomonas Infection Contagious During Pregnancy?

Hello Caroline, every pathogen is contagious. Pseudomonas is no exception. The infectivity and transmission mode may differ between pathogens though. Pseudomonas in particular can be transmitted by touching surfaces exposed to it, like the patient s body or objects the patient handled. What you can do is to make sure there is clean air in the room, use gloves and avoide unnecessary contact with the patient and any object. Washing your hands afterwards is very important. Pseudomonas infections can be difficult to treat so you ve got to take the aforementioned measures. I don t mean to scare you though, because in most cases - even if pseudomonas colonizes your body - you won t get sick. I hope I ve helped! You can contact me again, if you d like more information or clarifications. Kind Regards!