Title of article
Diversity of Bacteria Isolated From Long- and Short-term Catheterized Patients
Author/Authors
Agha-Moghaddam، Nastaran نويسنده Pasteur Institute of Iran, Department of Microbiology, Tehran, IR Iran. Agha-Moghaddam, Nastaran , Hosseini-Moghaddam، SeyedMohammadMahdi نويسنده Urology and Nephrology Research Center (UNRC), Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. Hosseini-Moghaddam, SeyedMohammadMahdi , Talebi، Malihe نويسنده , , Pourshafie، MohammadReza نويسنده Pasteur Institute of Iran, Department of Microbiology, Tehran, IR Iran. Pourshafie, MohammadReza
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2014
Pages
8
From page
28
To page
35
Abstract
Background: The objectives of this study were to assess the antibiotic resistance and clonality of the bacteria isolated from patients with long- (LTC) and short-terms catheterizations (STC).
Methods: A total of 31 clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates were collected from Loghman Hospital of Tehran, Iran. In vitro biofilm formation ability was determined by microliter tissue culture plates. All clinical isolates were examined for determination the ica locus by using PCR method.
Results: Ninety seven (62%) of the samples were bacterial positive. Positive samples were significantly higher in LTC (95%) than STC (61%) patients. Escherichia coli were the predominant microorganism (32%) followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (15%), Pseudomonas aeroginosa (11%), Enterococcus faecalis (9.2%). From the total isolates, 42% were resistant to 5 or more antibiotics. Furthermore, high prevalence of
resistance amongst all isolates to ciprofloxacin (49%) was observed.
Conclusions: Diverse bacterial clones were observed for LTC and STC patients. Overall, the results suggested that catheterization could be a major source for growth and dissemination of highly resistant and diverse bacterial species in the hospitals.
Methods: A total of 31 clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates were collected from Loghman Hospital of Tehran, Iran. In vitro biofilm formation ability was determined by microliter tissue culture plates. All clinical isolates were examined for determination the ica locus by using PCR method.
Results: Ninety seven (62%) of the samples were bacterial positive. Positive samples were significantly higher in LTC (95%) than STC (61%) patients. Escherichia coli were the predominant microorganism (32%) followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (15%), Pseudomonas aeroginosa (11%), Enterococcus faecalis (9.2%). From the total isolates, 42% were resistant to 5 or more antibiotics. Furthermore, high prevalence of
resistance amongst all isolates to ciprofloxacin (49%) was observed.
Conclusions: Diverse bacterial clones were observed for LTC and STC patients. Overall, the results suggested that catheterization could be a major source for growth and dissemination of highly resistant and diverse bacterial species in the hospitals.
Journal title
Journal of Medical Bacteriology
Serial Year
2014
Journal title
Journal of Medical Bacteriology
Record number
2384740
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