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Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Hospital Environment in South...
ISSN: 0976 - 7614
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Hospital Environment in South...
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Publisher: Journal Of Advanced Laboratory Research In Biology Society..
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Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been emerged as a significant pathogen and is the most common dreadful gram-negative bacilli found in various health care-associated infections all over the world due to its virulence, well-known ability to resist killing by various antibiotics and disinfectants. The aim of this study was isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the hospital environment and determining the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates to four antibiotics (Ciprofloxacin, Amikacin, Imipenem, and Piperacillin). A total of 200 sterile cotton swab samples were collected from hospital environment including ground, walls, beds, bed sheets, blankets, doors, doors handle, nurse tables, trays, chairs, electronic equipment's, medicine cabinet, windows and (operation theater) (Sabha medical center and Brack general hospital were enrolled in this cross-sectional study). Bacterial isolates were identified by standard microbio...
