The emergence of multidrug-resistant clone ST664 Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a referral burn hospital, Isfahan, Iran

Dear editor, Treatment of infection caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) strains due to simultaneously resistance to different class of antibiotics is a major burn unit concern worldwide [1]. Multidrug-resistant isolates of P. aeruginosa (MDR-P. aeruginosa) are...

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Published in:Burns and trauma 2017-12, Vol.5 (1), p.27-27
Main Authors: Vaez, Hamid, Safaei, Hajieh Ghasemian, Faghri, Jamshid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Drug resistance
Epidemiology
Infections
Letter to the Editor
Medical referrals
Multidrug resistant organisms
Pathogens
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Summary:Dear editor, Treatment of infection caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) strains due to simultaneously resistance to different class of antibiotics is a major burn unit concern worldwide [1]. Multidrug-resistant isolates of P. aeruginosa (MDR-P. aeruginosa) are non-susceptible to at least three antibiotics belonged to different classes especially carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides [2]. Since determination of clonal relatedness among bacterial infectious agents is an essential pre-requisite to take appropriate infection control practices, the aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity and document the presence of high-risk clone of MDR-P. aeruginosa in burn wound infections. [...]MDR-clone of identified P. aeruginosa was subjected to multi locus sequence typing (MLST), according to previously described procedures [3].
ISSN:2321-3868
2321-3876
2321-3876
DOI:10.1186/s41038-017-0092-x