Genetic fingerprinting and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa hospital isolates in Malaysia

Lim KT 1 , Yasin RM , Yeo CC , Puthucheary SD , Balan G , Maning N Show all authors , Wahab ZA , Ismail N , Tan EA , Mustaffa A , Thong KL

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  • 1 Microbiology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Microbiol Immunol Infect, 2009 Jun;42(3):197-209.
PMID: 19812853

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the third most common pathogen causing nosocomial infections. The objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance profiles and genetic diversity of hospital isolates of P. aeruginosa and to investigate the presence of several resistance genes and integrons.

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