Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of Multidrug-Resistant and -Sensitive Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a Malaysian Hospital

• Main Authors: Thong, Kwai Lin, Lai, Kin Seng, Ganeswrie, R., Puthucheary, S.D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Infectious Diseases 2004
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/5613/1/Pulsed-field_gel_electrophoresis_of_multidrug-resistant_and_-sensitive_strains_of_Pseudomonas_aeruginosa_from_a_Malaysian_hospital..pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/5613/; http://www0.nih.go.jp/JJID/57/206.pdf

Over a period of 6 months from January to June 2002, an unusual increase in the isolation of highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains was observed in the various wards and intensive care units of a large general hospital in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. An equal number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) a...