National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is primarily an opportunistic pathogen that causes infections in hospitalized patients particularly in burn patients where the skin host defences are destroyed, orthopaedic related infections, respiratory diseases, immunosuppressed and catheterised patients. Clinical samples i.e., pus, urine, blood, sputum, CSF, throat swab, pleural fluid were collected from inpatients and out patients attending SVS Hospital Mahabubnagar during the period of 1-6-2009 to 31-01-2010. The specimens were inoculated on Nutrient agar, Blood agar, and MacConkey agar and selective medium as cetrimide agar and incubated aerobically overnight at 37degree Centigrade for 24 hours and then examined next day for growth. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from the following samples: - 24 samples from pus (48%), 11 samples from urine (22%), 5 samples from blood (10%), 4 samples from sputum (8%), 3 samples from pleural fluid (6%), 2 samples from throat swab (4%) and 1 sample from CSF (2%). Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was highest in pus (48%). Maximum resistance (94%) was observed with piperacillin followed by amoxyclav and carbencillin. High resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa against various commonly used antibiotics showed the alarming situation. The control of drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa required rational prescribing and proper use of antibiotics.
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