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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/300| Title: | Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of local strains of Pseudomonas aeruginos |
| Authors: | Zarb, Peter Borg, Michael Angelo |
| Keywords: | Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections -- Treatment Antibiotic susceptibility testing Drug resistance |
| Issue Date: | 1998 |
| Publisher: | Maltese Medical Journal |
| Citation: | Maltese Medical Journal. 1998, Vol. 10(1), p. 11-13 |
| Abstract: | The resistance patterns of 100 local strains of Ps. aeruginosa were investigated using two different methods: (1) Broth Dilution and (2) ε-test. From the seven antibiotics tested, Ps. aeruginosa showed a 100% sensitivity to imipenem (n=30). Among the first-line agents, azlocillin, ceftazidime, and gentamicin showed the highest sensitivity rates, 87%, 93% and 92% respectively. Aztreonam and ciprofloxacin showed the presence of intermediately sensitive strains, with 61% of the isolates tested being fully sensitive to each antibiotic. Only 47% of the strains were found to be sensitive to ceftriaxone. The results obtained were similar to studies carried out abroad. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/300 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 10, Issue 1 MMJ, Volume 10, Issue 1 Scholarly Works - FacM&SPat |
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