Genetic fingerprinting and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of pseudomonas seruginosa hospital isolates in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lim, King Ting, Yasin, Rohani Md, Yeo, Chew Chieng, Puthucheary, Savithri Devi, Balan, Ganeswrie, Maning, Nurahan, Wahab, Zubaidah Abdul, Ismail, Noraini, Tan, Eng Am, Mustaffa, Azizah, Thong, Kwai Lin
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/5526/; http://www.ejmii.com/issue_abstract.php?code=PDT4b0ca675f0f2f

Background and purpose: 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...