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Multi Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Health Care Setting in Alexandria

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Background: The emergence of Multi drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPA) among intensive care unit (ICU) patients is increasingly recognized as a public health threat worldwide. Objective: This work aimed to study the occurrence of MDRPA among critically ill patients in a health care setting in Alexandria. Methods: During a 12 months period, different clinical samples (sputum, endotracheal aspirates, blood, urine, and pus) obtained from ICU patients were tested for the isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) strains; that were screened for their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns using single disc diffusion method. Identified MDRPA strains were further tested for their susceptibility to polymyxin E (colistin), polymyxin B, and tigecycline. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was performed to detect VIM and IMP MBL genes. Results: Of the 105 P. aeruginosa strains isolated from various clinical samples, 20 (19%) were found to be MDRPA, of which 16 (80%) were sensitive to each of colistin and polymyxin B, while only 5 (25%) strains were sensitive to tigecycline. PCR assay revealed that 9 (45%) strains possessed VIM MBL gene and none (0%) harbored IMP MBL gene. Conclusion: The occurrence of MDRPA strains among critically ill patients in this study was noticeable; with colistin and polymyxin B being effective upon the majority of identified MDRPA strains, and VIM MBL gene was found to be significantly harbored.

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10.21608/jhiph.2010.20608

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Multidrug Resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Metallo Beta Lactamases, Polymyxins, Colistin, Tigecycline, VIM gene, IMP gene, MBL gene

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Amany

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Abaza

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Microbiology Department, Alexandria University Students' Hospital, Egypt

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40

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2

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4123

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2010-04-01

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2018-12-06

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2010-04-01

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333

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347

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2357-0601

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2357-061X

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Journal of High Institute of Public Health

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22 Jan 2023