Open AccessCharacterisation of the Prevailing Multidrug Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from Surgical Wound Using 16S rRNA Sequencing Technique
Author(s) -
O.A. Eremwanarue,
Stanley Udogadi Nwawuba,
Olalekan Shittu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2021.28.4.5
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , 16s ribosomal rna , biology , polymerase chain reaction , multiple drug resistance , primer (cosmetics) , multi drug resistant , drug resistance , antibiotics , bacteria , gene , genetics , chemistry , organic chemistry
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( P. aeruginosa ) is prevalent in hospital-acquired surgical wound infections. It exhibits both innate and acquired resistance to a broad range of antimicrobials and remains a principal problem in clinical practice.