• Title of article

    Identification of KPC-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii in a Burned Infant: A Case Report

  • Author/Authors

    Azimi، Leila نويسنده Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Alaghehbandan، Reza نويسنده Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada Alaghehbandan, Reza , Mohammadpoor، Masoud نويسنده Pediatric Medical Center, Emam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Rastegar-Lari، Abdolaziz نويسنده Antimicrobial Resistant Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Rastegar-Lari, Abdolaziz

  • Issue Information
    دوفصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2012
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    46
  • To page
    49
  • Abstract
    The objective of this study was to determine the phenotypic characteristics of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii isolates. A case report study was performed at a tertiary burn care centre in Tehran, Iran. Nine isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii from a hospitalized case were isolated. The identity of isolates was confirmed and their antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed. Eight out of nine Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were resistant to Imipenem. Three out of 8 imipenem resistant isolates were also positive for KPC test. Findings of this study highlight the importance of implementation of an effective infection control strategy in order to prevent and reduce the emergence and spread of gram negative Carbapenemaseproducing organisms in Iran.
  • Journal title
    Journal of Medical Bacteriology
  • Serial Year
    2012
  • Journal title
    Journal of Medical Bacteriology
  • Record number

    2386110