Application of pulsed field gel electrophoresis and ribotyping as genotypic methods versus phenotypic methods for typing of nosocomial infections caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from surgical wards in suez canal university hospital

ABSTRACT

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen causing nosocomial infections in many hospitals. The aim of this study was to compare the different epidemiological typing techniques and their effectiveness in typing and discrimination of nosocomial Pseudomonas aeroginosa isolates