Antibiotic resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in North Cyprus

Volume: 73 Number: 4 December 1, 2016
  • Emrah Ruh
  • Umut Gazi
  • Meryem Güvenir
  • Kaya Süer
  • Nedim Çakır
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Antibiotic resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in North Cyprus

Abstract

Objective: Infections caused by resistant gramnegative bacteria to antimicrobials occur at increasing rates. Therefore, routine screening of resistance patterns is crucial for treatment approaches using proper antibiotics. Nevertheless, there is not enough data with respect to antibiotic resistance profiles in North Cyprus. This study was conducted in order to investigate the resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae which were isolated from the Near East University NEU Hospital, North Cyprus.Method: It was included in this study P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae which were isolated in the NEU Hospital Clinical Microbiology Laboratory between 01 August 2010 and 31 December 2014. Identification and susceptibility tests were performed by using the BD Phoenix 100 system software version 6.01A . The antimicrobial susceptibility test results were determined according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute CLSI guidelines, and the resistance rates of bacterial isolates to antibiotics were examined retrospectively.Results: It was evaluated that the antibiotic resistance rates of 186 P. aeruginosa, 61 A. baumannii, and 204 K. pneumoniae strains which were isolated

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Emrah Ruh This is me

Umut Gazi This is me

Meryem Güvenir This is me

Kaya Süer This is me

Nedim Çakır This is me

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APA
Ruh, E., Gazi, U., Güvenir, M., Süer, K., & Çakır, N. (2016). Antibiotic resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in North Cyprus. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 73(4), 333-344. https://izlik.org/JA72GU87ZK
AMA
1.Ruh E, Gazi U, Güvenir M, Süer K, Çakır N. Antibiotic resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in North Cyprus. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2016;73(4):333-344. https://izlik.org/JA72GU87ZK
Chicago
Ruh, Emrah, Umut Gazi, Meryem Güvenir, Kaya Süer, and Nedim Çakır. 2016. “Antibiotic Resistance Rates of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Acinetobacter Baumannii and Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated from a University-Affiliated Hospital in North Cyprus”. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 73 (4): 333-44. https://izlik.org/JA72GU87ZK.
EndNote
Ruh E, Gazi U, Güvenir M, Süer K, Çakır N (December 1, 2016) Antibiotic resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in North Cyprus. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 73 4 333–344.
IEEE
[1]E. Ruh, U. Gazi, M. Güvenir, K. Süer, and N. Çakır, “Antibiotic resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in North Cyprus”, Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 333–344, Dec. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA72GU87ZK
ISNAD
Ruh, Emrah - Gazi, Umut - Güvenir, Meryem - Süer, Kaya - Çakır, Nedim. “Antibiotic Resistance Rates of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Acinetobacter Baumannii and Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated from a University-Affiliated Hospital in North Cyprus”. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 73/4 (December 1, 2016): 333-344. https://izlik.org/JA72GU87ZK.
JAMA
1.Ruh E, Gazi U, Güvenir M, Süer K, Çakır N. Antibiotic resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in North Cyprus. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2016;73:333–344.
MLA
Ruh, Emrah, et al. “Antibiotic Resistance Rates of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Acinetobacter Baumannii and Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated from a University-Affiliated Hospital in North Cyprus”. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, vol. 73, no. 4, Dec. 2016, pp. 333-44, https://izlik.org/JA72GU87ZK.
Vancouver
1.Emrah Ruh, Umut Gazi, Meryem Güvenir, Kaya Süer, Nedim Çakır. Antibiotic resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university-affiliated hospital in North Cyprus. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 1;73(4):333-44. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA72GU87ZK