The prevalence of seven antibiotics and colistin resistance of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in Can Tho Central General Hospital,
Vietnam
Abstract
Abstract: The incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
causing nosocomial infections has increased in recent years, along with
the emergence of resistant strains of bacteria causing mortality. Many
recent studies have shown increased resistance to colistin, which is the
last resort for treating multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa. A
cross-sectional descriptive study and convenience sample were conducted
to determine the percentage of infections, rates of seven antibiotics,
and colistin resistance in P. aeruginosa strains isolated in Can
Tho Central General Hospital and relevant factors from June 2020 to
April 2021. P. aeruginosa infection rate was 7.9%. The specimens
contained 233 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated. Incident rates
in males/females were 9.3%/6.2%, the most of 19-29 years. The highest
rate was in urine specimens (9.8%) and sputum (8.8%). The male sex had
a higher infection rate than the female, and urine samples accounted for
the highest rate of P. aeruginosa infections (13.9%). The rate
of P. aeruginosa infections was associated with gender and
various species (p<0.05). The prevalence of P.
aeruginosa infections showed an association with gender and types of
specimens (p<0.05). The highest resistance rate in P.
aeruginosa against ciprofloxacin was 60.5%, next to gentamicin and
imipenem (52.4% and 50.2%). 3% P. aeruginosa against colistin.
Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; drug resistance;
Pseudomonas infection; colistin