Pseudomonas is a tiny gram-negative bacillus which mainly generates nosocomial infections and an exceptionally rare disease, meliodosis. Some of the common infection associated with Pseudomonas are, urinary tract infections, skin infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, meningitis, infant epidemic diarrhea and other diarrheal infections.

Serious infections take place among patients with reduced resistance dey to some other illness or therapy. Pseudomonas occurs mostly in hospitals where its organism can be found in damp places like sinks, urine receptacles and antiseptic solutions.