Antibiotic Resistance of Uropathogenic Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | ||||
| Scientific Journal for Damietta Faculty of Science | ||||
| Volume 8, Issue 1, 2018, Page 49-56 PDF (234.16 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/sjdfs.2018.194805 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mohsen E. Ibrahim1; Naglaa Abdel Moneim Radi2; Ahmed Hassan Al Azab3 | ||||
| 1Faculty of Science, Port Said University | ||||
| 2Faculty of medicine, Beni Suef University Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology | ||||
| 3Faculty of Science, Mansoura University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Virulent and resistant strains Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important causes of UTIs in women. The present study was carried to investigate the frequency of virulence factors in the multi-drug resistant strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from women hospitalized due to the UTIs. One - hundred urine samples were collected from women patients suffered from UTIs. Samples were cultured and those that were P. aeruginosa positive were analyzed for the presence of putative virulence genes. Sixty two of 100 samples (62/100%) were positive for P. aeruginosa. Monthly, sex and age-dependent prevalence were seen for P. aeruginosa. Bacterial strains had the highest levels of resistance against penicillin (26.6%), imipenem (26.6%) and Trimethoprim (26.6%). Of 62 P. aeruginosa isolates, 25 strains were resistant to more than 10 antibiotics (40.3%). Our findings should raise awareness about antibiotic resistance in hospitalized women with UTIs. Clinicians should exercise caution in prescribing antibiotics, especially in cases of UTIs. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa; urinary tract infections; antibiotic disc; women | ||||
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