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Table 2 Characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from hospitalized patients and environment at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, 2007–2009

From: Carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda (2007–2009)

Isolate no.

Month/year of isolation

Source

Isolation material

Resistance pattern

MHT

IMP-EDTA

Carbapenemase genes

Other genetic determinants

bla IMP-likea

bla VIM-likea

bla SPM-like

bla NDM-like

Class 1 Integrons

J085

02/2008

Patient

Pus

CIP-CN-CAZ-ATM-AK-MEM

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

J105

03/2008

Patient

Pus

CN-CAZ-MEM

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

1665

07/2008

Patient

Ear swab

TZP-ATM-FEP-IMP

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

2545

06/2009

Patient

Sputum

CIP-CN-CAZ-ATM-AK-FEP-IMP

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

2608

06/2009

Patient

Tracheal aspirate

CIP-CN-CAZ-ATM-FEP-IMP-MEM

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

2665

08/2009

Patient

Sputum

CIP-ATM-AK-FEP-IMP-MEM

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

7545

09/2009

Patient

Pus

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-FEP-IMP-MEM

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

9608

09/2009

Patient

Sputum

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-FEP-IMP

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

PA0504

09/2009

Patient

Tracheal aspirate

CN-CAZ-AK-FEP-IMP-MEM

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

PA1688

09/2009

Patient

Tracheal aspirate

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-AK-FEP-IMP

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

J041-2

11/2009

Environment

Wet floor

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-AK-FEP-MEM

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

J049-1

11/2009

Environment

Wet floor

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-FEP-IMP-MEM

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

J052-1

11/2009

Environment

ICU mop

CIP-TZP-CAZ-ATM-FEP-IMP-MEM

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

J059

12/2009

Environment

ICU mop

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-AK-IMP-MEM

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

J081-1

12/2009

Environment

Squeezer

TZP-ATM-IMP-MEM

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

J081-3

12/2009

Environment

Water

CN-TZP-ATM-IMP-MEM

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

J096

12/2009

Environment

Sink

CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-IMP-MEM

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

J851

12/2009

Environment

Sink

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-FEP-AK-IMP-MEM

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes (aadAB)

J327

12/2009

Environment

Sink

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-FEP-AK-IMP-MEM

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

R017

02/2010

Environment

Sink

ATM-FEP-IMP-MEM

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

R007

02/2010

Environment

Wet floor

CIP-TZP-IMP-MEM

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

S6

02/2010

Environment

Wet floor

CIP-CN-TZP-CAZ-ATM-FEP-AK-IMP-MEM

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

S17

02/2010

Environment

Squeezer

ATM-AK-IMP-MEM

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

S10

02/2010

Environment

Wet floor

CIP-IMP

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

1942

02/2010

Environment

Sink

CIP-TZP-ATM-AK-FEP-IMP-MEM

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

  1. Laboratory surveillance of 869 clinical specimens (blood, pus, tracheal aspirates, cerebral spinal fluid, sputum, ear swabs and urine catheter from hospitalized patients) for carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, 2008–2009. For comparison, 80 samples (water, disinfectants, sink-, mop, wet-floor- and squeezer swabs) from the hospital environment were studied
  2. AK, amikacin; CN, gentamicin; IMP, imipenem; MEM, meropenem; CAZ, ceftazidime; FEP, cefepime; ATM, aztreonam; TZP, piperacillin/tazobactam; CIP, ciprofloxacin; Yes, positive; No, negative; MHT, modified Hodge test; IMP-EDTA, imipenem-EDTA double-disk synergy test
  3. aOnly bla VIM1-like and bla IMP1-like genes were detected