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Susceptibility of clinical isolates of multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a hospital disinfectant and molecular typing
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ROMÃO, Célia Maria Carvalho Pereira Araujo et al. Susceptibility of clinical isolates of multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a hospital disinfectant and molecular typing. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 100, n. 5, p. 541-548, Aug. 2005.
0074-0276
10.1590/s0074-02762005000500015
1678-8060
Autor
Romão, Célia Maria Carvalho Pereira Araujo
Faria, Yaisa Naziozeno de
Pereira, Luciana Roberto
Asensi, Marise Dutra
Resumen
The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of 35 resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates
to a quaternary ammonium hospital disinfectant. The methodology was the AOAC Use-Dilution Test, with disinfectant
at its use-concentration. In addition, the chromosomal DNA profile of the isolates were determined by macrorestriction
pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) method aiming to verify the relatedness among them and the
behavior of isolates from the same group regarding the susceptibility to the disinfectant. Seventy one percent of the
isolates were multiresistant to antibiotics and 43% showed a reduced susceptibility to the disinfectant. The PFGE
methodology detected 18 major clonal groups. We found isolates with reduced susceptibility to the disinfectant and
we think that these are worrying data that should be further investigated including different organisms and chemical
agents in order to demonstrate that microorganisms can be destroyed by biocide as necessary. We also found
strains of the same clonal groups showing different susceptibility to the disinfectant. This is an interesting observation
considering that only few works are available about this subject. PFGE profile seems not to be a reliable
marker for resistance to disinfectants.