title: [Epidemiologic surveillance of multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Mantova Hospital (Italy)].
abstract: For the period 2002-2005 we verified and compared the data of the prevalence and resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) isolated in Mantova Hospital (Italy) with the data from the international database. From the first six-month period of 2004 a significant increase was found (9% vs 28.8%) in the prevalence of multi-drug resistant PA (MDR-PA). The principal wards involved were the Intensive Care Unit and the Department of Respiratory Diseases. A significant increase in resistance rates was observed for all antimicrobials tested, in particular for aztreonam, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, gentamycin and imipenem. The lowest dual resistance rates were observed between amikacina with piperacillin/tazobactam, while the highest were for those that included ciprofloxacin and beta-lactams (aztreonam, cefepime). In this study we confirm the importance of continuous surveillance of laboratory data and tightening local control measures for nosocomial infections in order to prevent the spread and selection of MDR-PA.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Malattie Infettive, Ospedale "C. Poma" di Mantova, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tomasoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gattuso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiarelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palvarini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ceruti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stradoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scalzini
mesh_terms: D001826:Body Fluids / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification