Occurrence of the aacA4 gene among multidrug resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from bronchial secretions obtained from the Intensive Therapy Unit at University Hospital in Bialystok, Poland
| Autor: | Paweł Sacha, Jadwiga Jaworowska, Dominika Ojdana, Piotr Wieczorek, Sławomir Czaban, Elżbieta Tryniszewska |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, Vol 50, Iss 2 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0239-8508 1897-5631 |
| DOI: | 10.5603/FHC.2012.0043 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the aacA4 gene in a population of multidrug resistant strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from bronchial secretions obtained from the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU). Twelve MDR isolates were tested for antibiotic susceptibility and the presence of the aacA4 gene. In this study, 58.3% of the strains contained (6’)-Ib’ aminoglycoside acetyltransferase gene. All of the studied strains (aacA4-positive and aacA4-negative) were susceptible only to colistine (100%). Among other antibiotics, the lowest resistance rates were those shown against ceftazidime (14.3% to 20%) and imipenem (28.6% to 40%). Our studies frequently revealed the presence of the aacA4 gene as a factor responsible for resistance; it is probable that other mechanisms of resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics also occurred. |
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