Author:
Wang Yuhui,Ma Jie,Li Wanxiang,Liu Mi,Ding Yansheng
Abstract
Background: In recent years, the widespread use of antibiotics has resulted in increased rates of antibiotic resistance (ABR). Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important opportunistic pathogens causing hospital-acquired infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has continuously increased resistance to commonly used clinical antimicrobial drugs, bringing great difficulties to clinical treatment. Objectives: This retrospective study investigated the epidemiological characteristics of P. aeruginosa and changes in ABR over a 5-year period at a hospital in Shandong Province, China. Methods: Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were collected from 2015 to 2019. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing employed the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and the broth microdilution method (VITEK-2 compact system), according to the guidelines by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Data were analyzed using WHONET 5.6 and SPSS V. 21.0 software. Results: A total of 3,324 P. aeruginosa strains were isolated from clinical specimens (604, 631, 700, 595, and 794 strains from 2015 to 2019, respectively). The highest P. aeruginosa detection rates were from respiratory tract specimens (72.54%). The highest resistance was seen in aztreonam, followed by ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, and imipenem. The isolation rates for carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa (CRPA) and multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa (MDRPA) ranged from 15.21 - 18.38% and 17.31 - 27.31%, respectively. Also, the isolation rates for extensively drug-resistant P. aeruginosa (XDRPA) ranged from 1.86 - 3.52%. Conclusions: The main sources of the P. aeruginosa isolates were older adult patients with chronic respiratory diseases. The isolation rates for CRPA, MDRPA, and XDRPA strains decreased over the 5-year period. However, the drug resistance situation remains a serious concern. Hence, continued infection control and antimicrobial stewardship and basic and clinical research on bacterial resistance are essential.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Microbiology
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