title: Multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from nosocomial respiratory and urinary infections in Aleppo, Syria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pseudomonas aeruginosa represents a serious clinical challenge due to its frequent involvement in nosocomial infections and its tendency towards multidrug resistance.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study uncovered antibiotic susceptibility patterns in 177 isolates from inpatients in three key hospitals in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exceptionally low susceptibility to most routinely used antibiotics was uncovered; resistance to ciprofloxacin and gentamicin was 64.9% and 70.3%, respectively. Contrarily, susceptibility to colistin was the highest (89.1%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Multidrug resistance was rife, found at a rate of 53.67% among studied P. aeruginosa isolates.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria. maysa.mahfoud@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maysa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahfoud
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Najjar
authors.forename: Abdul Rezzak
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hamzeh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013593:Syria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents