Open AccessPseudomonas aeruginosa a common opportunistic pathogen in Jordan: A review article.
Author(s) -
Asem A. Shehabi,
Aya M. Kamal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the international arabic journal of antimicrobial agents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2174-9094
DOI - 10.3823/827
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , pneumonia , opportunistic pathogen , multiple drug resistance , medicine , antimicrobial , organism , antibiotic resistance , human pathogen , pathogen , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , cystic fibrosis , biology , bacteria , paleontology , genetics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is widely present in many diverse environments. It can be found in various living sources, including water, plants, intestinal tract of human and animals, and most importantly hospital environment. The organism is an important cause of nosocomial infections, such as septicemia and pneumonia, life-threatening infections in immunocompromised persons, and chronic infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Recent studies reported that hospitalized patients infected with multidrug resistance (MDR) P. aeruginosa have increased hospital length of stay and mortality. This short review focus on the current common occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of P. aeruginosa in Jordan.