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ArticleJundishapur journal of microbiology2015

Biofilm Formation and Virulence Factors Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated From Burn Patients.

Zahra Ghanbarzadeh Corehtash, Ahmad Khorshidi, Farzaneh Firoozeh, Hosein Akbari, Azam Mahmoudi Aznaveh

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Article in Jundishapur journal of microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zahra Ghanbarzadeh CorehtashDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
Ahmad KhorshidiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
Farzaneh FiroozehDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
Hosein AkbariBiostatistics Department, Truma Research center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
Azam Mahmoudi AznavehDepartment of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR Iran.
Kashan University of Medical Sciences · IRTarbiat Modares University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPseudomonas aeruginosa possesses a variety of virulence factors and infections caused by multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa (MDRPA) in burn patients are a public health problem.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the antibiotic resistance pattern, the biofilm formation, the prevalence of MDRPA and two virulence genes (nan1 and exoA) among P. aeruginosa isolated from burn patients. PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of 144 isolates of P. aeruginosa were collected from burn patient at the Burn Centre of Tehran, Iran, between March 2013 and July 2013. Antibiotic susceptibility test was performed via agar disk diffusion method. The ability of producing biofilm was examined by crystal violet microtiter plate assay and the prevalence of the exoA and nan1 genes among the isolates was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

resultsA high rate of resistance was seen against ciprofloxacin (93.7%), aztreonam (86.8%), piperacillin (85.4%), ceftazidime (82.6%), amikacin (82%) and imipenem (79.2%). In total, 93.1% of the isolates were characterized as MDRPA. Biofilm formation was seen in 92.4% of the isolates. The prevalence of the exoA and nan1 genes were 75% and 11.8% among the isolates, respectively.

conclusionsThe high rate of MDRPA and its ability to produce biofilm is an alarm for public health. The statistical analysis showed that biofilm production in the MDRPA isolates was significantly higher than that in the non-MDRPA isolates (P < 0.001).

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BiofilmsBurnsPseudomonas aeruginosaVirulence factors

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PMCPMC4644346
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