Identification of KPC-Producing Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Acinetobacter Baumanniiin a Burned Infant: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Abdolaziz Rastegar Lari, Masoud Mohammadpoor, Reza Alaghehbandan, Leila Azimi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-03-01
• Series: Journal of Medical Bacteriology
• Subjects: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; Acinetobacter Baumannii; Klebsiella Pneumoniae
• Online Access: http://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/65/42
• ISSN: 2251-8649; 2322-2581

The objective of this study was to determine the phenotypic characteristics of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii isolates. A case report study was performed at a tertiary burn care centre in Tehran, Iran. Nine isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii from a hospitalized case were isolated. The identity of isolates was confirmed and their antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed. Eight out of nine Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were resistant to Imipenem. Three out of 8 imipenem resistant isolates were also positive for KPC test. Findings of this study highlight the importance of implementation of an effective infection control strategy in order to prevent and reduce the emergence and spread of gram negative Carbapenemase-producing organisms in Iran.