ISSN: 0973-7510

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Research Article | Open Access
Umamakeshwari Dhanalakshmi Jeyaraman, Padmakumari Jagadeesan , Vinotha Sundaram and Vanaja Rebba
Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Article Number: 8818 | © The Author(s). 2023
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2023;17(4):2179-2187. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.17.4.14
Received: 03 July 2023 | Accepted: 22 September 2023 | Published online: 23 October 2023
Issue online: December 2023
Abstract

Among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) the most common cause of infection is lower respiratory tract infections, which account for 4.4% of hospital admissions. Among the non-fermenters, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex, cause many types of nosocomial infections. Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most common emerging infection among them. The goal of this study was to isolate and speciate non-fermenting Gram-negative organisms from respiratory samples of ICU patients and to detect antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the isolated non-fermenters. This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Institute of Microbiology in collaboration with Medical Intensive Care units in Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. A total of 200 patients who satisfied the inclusion criteria were included in the study conducted between March 2019 and March 2020. Culture, sensitivity, and anti-microbial susceptibility tests were performed for the respiratory samples collected as per standard protocols. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (49%) was the most commonly isolated non-fermenter followed by Acinetobacter baumannii (24.3%). Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, the highest percentage were ESBL producers (44.4%). Carbapenem resistance among Pseudomonas isolates was 33%. The study showed increased isolation of MDR non-fermenters from the ICU causing Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). To prevent VAP caused by these MDR pathogens, clinicians should follow strict infection control practices, use invasive devices on a short-term basis, and use antibiotics judiciously.

Keywords

Non-fermenters, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia(VAP), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii

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