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Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
ISSN: 0972-5229 EISSN: 0972-5229
Vol. 14, No. 4, 2010, pp. 217-219
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Bioline Code: cm10049
Full paper language: English
Document type: Short Communication
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2010, pp. 217-219
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Prevalence of metallo-β-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species in intensive care areas in a tertiary care hospital
De, Anuradha S.; Kumar, Simit H. & Baveja, Sujata M.
Abstract
A total of 39 non-duplicate isolates of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species isolated from blood and endotracheal secretions were tested for metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) production by modified-EDTA disc synergy and double disc synergy tests. The prevalence of MBLs was 33.33% by both the above tests. All patients with MBL-positive isolates were multidrug resistant and had multiple risk factors like > 8 days hospital stay, catheterization, IV lines, previous antibiotic use, etc. These were risk factors for imipenem resistance also. The overall mortality in MBL-positive patients was 46.15%.
Keywords
MBL producers; ICUs
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