Prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its antibiotic susceptibility pattern in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Renuga S. (1) , Lakshmi K. (2) , Chitralekha S. (3) , Illamani V. (4)
(1) Department of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, India ,
(2) Department of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, India ,
(3) Department of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, India ,
(4) Department of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, India

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the common infections in a hospital set up. The main objective of the present study is to analyse the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and its antibiogram in a tertiary hospital. 830 samples were included in the study. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from 100 samples using standard conventional techniques. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done by using modified – Kirby - Bauer disc diffusion method. In our study, highest resistance was observed for Cefotaxime, cefdinir and Cefuroxime (90, 88 and 83 %). Least resistance was seen for Amikacin and Gentamicin (7% and 18%) indicating them to be better drugs in treating the Pseudomonas infections.

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Renuga S.
Lakshmi K.
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Chitralekha S.
Illamani V.
Renuga S., Lakshmi K., Chitralekha S., & Illamani V. (2015). Prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its antibiotic susceptibility pattern in a Tertiary Care Hospital. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(1), 27–30. Retrieved from https://ijrps.com/home/article/view/3894

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