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Presence of alginate among multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples in Qazvin and Tehran hospitals

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avatar Narges Pourzereshki 1 , avatar Taghi‏ ‏ Naserpour Farivar 2 , avatar Amir‏ ‏ Peymani‎ 2 , *

1 The Islamic Azad UniversityZanjan Branch, Zanjan‎, Iran

2 Cellular and Molecular‏ ‏Research Center, Qazvin‏ ‏University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin‎, Iran

How to Cite: Pourzereshki N , Naserpour Farivar T ‏, Peymani‎ A ‏. Presence of alginate among multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples in Qazvin and Tehran hospitals. J Clin Res Paramed Sci. 2015;3(4):e82128.

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Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences: 3 (4); e82128
Published Online: February 20, 2015
Article Type: Research Article
Received: July 19, 2014
Accepted: January 20, 2015
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Abstract

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic infection that can occur in burn and immunocompromised patients causing several clinical problems for specialists. Most of
infection caused by this organism are associated with production of alginate exopolysaccharide and biofilm formation in targets which can increase drug resistance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of alginate among multidrug resistant P.
aeruginosa isolated from Qazvin and Tehran hospitals.
Methods: In total, 115 clinical P. aeruginosa isolates were collected from educational hospitals of Qazvin and Tehran hospitals during 2012 to 2014. Antimicrobial susceptibility was further determined by disk agar diffusion method. PCR and sequencing assays were performed for detection of algD gene among MDR isolates.
Results: Results of this study showed 94(81.7%) of MDR isolates were positive for the presence of algD gene. The positive isolates were mostly obtained from blood samples (28.7%) and patients admitted in ICUs (36.5%).
Conclusion: These findings showed the high prevalence of algD among MDR P. aeruginosa isolated from admitted patients in studied hospitals. According to clinical importance of these isolates, using an appropriate infection control policy and therapeutic strategy is necessary
 

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