BACKGROUND Failure in the treatment of burn patients infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa could happen as a result of the acquisition of antibiotic resistance, including carbapenems. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to investigate the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, isolated from burn patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS During a 12 month...

Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen of clinical importance, particularly in immunocompromised and burn patients. This bacterium is becoming resistant to many antibiotics via intrinsic or acquired mechanisms. Mutations in anti-mutator genes, such as pfpI, can be a potential intrinsic mechanism of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the possible effec...

The occurrence of multiple drug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains are increasing worldwide and limiting our therapeutic options. It is a major health concern due to increased antibiotic resistance (Strateva and Yordanov, 2009). More to the problem, MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa often establishes itself in already compromised patients, such as those with cystic fibrosis or in hospitali...

background : pseudomonas aeruginosa , as an etiological agent, has a prominent infection role in serious burned patients. burned patients usually treated with antiseptic ointments such as silver sulfadiazine (ssd). this study evaluated the effectiveness of 1% ssd and different concentrations of silver nitrate solution (sns) on resistant isolates of p. aeruginosa .   methods : three groups of p....

The results of this study suggest that the transduction of antibiotic resistance genes by wild-type phages is an additional mechanism of spread amongst strains of P. aeruginosa. The emergence of lysogenic, multidrug-resistant strains, therefore, should be closely monitored. tobramycin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with phage F 116 and AP 19, a new wild-type phage. Zentralblatt für Bakter...

Background and Objective: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterium and is one of the main causes of infection in burn patients. As this bacterium gets resistant to various types of antibiotics through different acquiring mechanisms, it can easily result in skin deformities and even patients’ death. Methods: This descriptive study was carried o...

Objective: Infections are increasing caused by antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa day by day. For this reason, many researchers have tried to find new compounds as alternative antibiotics. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of yarrow extract, green tea and Ajowan  on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: Extraction  of Achillea, green tea and Ajowan was done with rotary. F...

Cladophora and Enteromorpha are the filamentous green-algal genuses that have a widespread distribution in Caspian Sea Coast. The aim of this study was to assess the antimicrobial activities of Cladophora and Enteromorpha in South of Caspian Sea. Antibacterial activities of hydroalcoholic extracts of five different gram negative and positive bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus su...

background: pseudomonas aeruginosa is the causing agent of many hospital infections and metallo-beta-lactamases (mbl) are being reported with increasing frequency. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of metallo-&beta-lactamases; (mbl) and vim-1 gene in multidrug-resistant strains of p. aeruginosa isolates and to compare the methods of phenotypic and molecular detection. materia...