Decoding Genetic Features and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Isolated from Bloodstream Infections.

ABSTRACT: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative rod and an etiological factor of opportunistic infections. The infections of this etiology appear mostly among hospitalized patients and are relatively hard to treat due to widespread antimicrobial resistance. Many virulence factors are involved in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa infection, the coexistence of which have a significant impact on the course of an infection with a particular localization. The aim of this study was to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and the frequency of genes encoding selected virulence factors in clinical P. aeruginosa strains isolated from bloodstream infections (BSIs). The following genes encoding virulence factors of enzymatic activity were assessed: lasB, plC H,

SUBMITTER: Bogiel T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9409454 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature