Non-fermenters in human infections

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2003 Apr;46(2):265-7.

Abstract

One thousand and one hundred thirty non-fermenting gram negative bacteria were isolated from various samples. Of these, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the commonest isolate (72.83%) followed by Acinetobacter anitratus (8.4%), Alcaligenes faecalis (7.6%), Acinetobacter lwoffi (4.4%), Pseudomonas flourescens (2.4%), Schwanella putrefaciens (1.6%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (1.6%), Pseudomonas putida (0.4%), Bravundimonas vesicularis (0.4%) and Flavobacterium meningosepticum (0.4%). Antibiotic sensitivity pattern showed multiple drug resistance pattern with majority of the isolates being resistance to two or more drugs.

MeSH terms

  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Fermentation
  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / pathogenicity
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans