Clinical distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and evaluation of its sensitivity against common antimicrobial agents

2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs

November 23-24, 2012 Hyderabad International Convention Centre, India

Poonam Verma

Accepted Abstracts: Pharmaceut Reg Affairs

Abstract :

Hundred samples viz. urine, blood, wound, pus and sputum collected from different patients were found to harbour Pseudomonas aeruginosa (27%) with a maximum isolation from wound samples (33.33%) and minimum from blood samples (11.11%). The degree of resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates to different antibiotics like Ceftazidime (30μg), Amikacin (30μg), Imipenem (10μg), Ciprofloxacin (30μg), Tetracycline (30μg), Gentamicin (10μg), Norfloxacin (10μg), Penicillin (30μg), Chloramphenicol (30μg), and Ofloxacin (5μg) varied from 56% to 100%. Antiseptics (Betadine and Dettol) were found to be effective against the MDR strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at the dilutions of 10-1 and 10-2. Duration of the disease and hospitalization duration, evaluated as risk factors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization were found to be statistically significant while age and gender were found to be statistically non- significant. The incidence of multidrug resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is increasing fast due to the frequent use of antibiotics and antiseptics, which are used extensively in hospitals and healthcare centers, therefore it is a need to develop alternative antimicrobial agents for the treatment of infectious diseases.