Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Acute vs chronic infections

These terms can be understood by taking the example of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as model organism.

ACUTE INFECTION

Acute infections are characterised by bacteria which can flow or motile. They have overexpression of virulence factors e.g. Type 3 secretion. During acute infection, bacteria can move in blood or through mucin layers.

CHRONIC INFECTIONS

Chronic infection is characterised by sessile bacterial colonies called biofilms. 

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 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34332222/