Role of pseudomonas aeruginosa in nosocomial urinary tract infections
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Dentistry - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Nosocomial urinary tract infections accounts for 40% of nosocomial infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa as the causative agent of nosocomial UTIs is 10.3% in previous studies. In the present study the role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in nosocomial UTIs is studied in a rural medical college hospital. The result shows that the incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as causative agent of nosocomial UTI is 12.96%.Of the isolates 25% are resistant to fluoroquinolones norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin. 20% are resistant to aminoglycosides gentamycin,12% are resistant to amikacin and 8% are resistant to tobramicin.the resistance to carbapenems imipenem is 2% and meropenem is 5%.Multi drug resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is more compared to accepted studies.
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Jose P. Augustine
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