Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mucoid and non-mucoid type.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2004 Dec; 35(4): 893-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31182
ABSTRACT
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nosocomial infections. One thousand two hundred and twenty strains of mucoid and non-mucoid types of P. aeruginosa isolated from different patients were examined at Siriraj Hospital from January 2001-October 2003. The prevalences of P. aeruginosa mucoid type and non-mucoid type were 3.6% and 96.4%, respectively. Susceptibility testing was performed by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method as recommended by NCCLS. The isolates with mucoid phenotypes were more susceptible than the non-mucoid isolates. The antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of both types should provide guidelines for the selection of appropriate drugs for treatment.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Pseudomonas Infections
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Thailand
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Child
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Child, Preschool
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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