She died on January 3, 2009 of a septicemia (Bacille Pyocyanique).

She died on January 3, 2009 of a septicemia (Bacille Pyocyanique).

Such infections include Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infects more than 80 per cent of CF patients and contributes to the decline in pulmonary function - the ability of the body to pump blood between the heart and the lungs.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infects more than 80 per cent of CF patients and contributes to the decline in pulmonary function - the ability of the body to pump blood between the heart and the lungs.

The surface finish of these pipes is critical when one considers that a common bacteria cell like pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is rod shape can be approximately 0.3 to 0.81¼m wide and 1 to 1.21¼m microns long.