title: [Susceptibility patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in the Monastir region, Tunisia].
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibility rates and patterns in P. aeruginosa strains isolated from 2002 to 2005 in a teaching Hospital of Tunisia. Susceptibility to antibiotics was assessed according to CA-SFM guidelines. During this period, 1368 strains of P. aeruginosa were identified, they were isolated mainly from pus (52.9%), respiratory samples (19.5 %), urine (10.6%), and blood cultures (5%). The percentages of resistant isolates were as follows: ticarcilline: 26.2%; ceftazidime: 21.8%; imipenem: 19.6%; gentamicin: 39.3%; amikacin: 19.2%, and ciprofloxacin: 21.6%. Nosocomial infections in P. aeruginosa are responsible for important morbidity and mortality rates, the survey of resistance to antibiotics is necessary for an efficient treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de microbiologie, l'hôpital Fattouma-Bourguiba, Monastir Tunisie. hba9903@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: H Ben
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noomen
authors.forename: A Ben Elhadj
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Khélifa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sahnoun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elargoubi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mastouri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents