Activity of third generation cephalosporins against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in high risk hospital units.
Indian J Med Sci
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1996 Jul; 50(7): 239-43
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in English
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| ID: sea-67713
ABSTRACT
Ceftazidime and Cefoperazone are the two third generation cephalosporins with anti-pseudomonal activity. They have been frequently used in the I.C.U.s. in the developed countries but their use in the Indian hospitals has begun relatively recently. We studied the in-vitro susceptibility of 139 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates that were multiple drug resistant from the Resuscitation Unit/I.C.U. (61 strains), Burns Unit (48 strains), Surgical Post-operative unit (24 strains), Nephrology unit (6 strains) of our hospital to these two cephalosporine over a period of about 18 months. Antibiotic susceptibility was studied using Kirby Bauer's disc dibusion method. Out of a total of 139 strains of multiple drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa tested, 17.9% were found resistant each to Ceftazidime and Cefoperazone separately and 10% were found resistant to both antibiotics.
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Main subject:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Humans
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Cephalosporins
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Cross Infection
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Risk Factors
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Hospital Units
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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