Early cutaneous alterations in experimental sepsis by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Background: To evaluate whether histopathologic findings of skin in sepsis by Pseudomonas aeruginosa correlate with the clinical course.

Methods: Histological alterations after bacterial challenge by one susceptible (A) and two multidrug-resistant isolates (B and C) of P. aeruginosa were studied in 18 rabbits.