Kirkuk Journal of Science

Kirkuk Journal of Science

Isolation of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Studying their Resistance and Pyocyanin Production.

Document Type : Research Paper

Author
Department of Emergency Medicine and First Aids Techniques, Institute of Medical Technology, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Abstract
The study included isolating and diagnosing Pseudomonas Aerugi-
nosa bacteria from different clinical samples from hospitals and health centers: 10 wound samples, 15 burn samples, 12 ear samples (otitis media), 11 urine samples and 9 sputum samples. These samples were diagnosed using cultural and biochemical features and confirmed by using the API 20E system test. The results showed that the isolation rate of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa bacteria from burns was (26.3%) and from ears was (21%). The resistance of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa isolates to 6 types of antibiotics was tested. The highest resistance rate (29.8%) was observed against Cefazoline and Carbenicillin, followed by resistance to Cefotaxime (17.5%), then to Gentamicin (14%), followed by Ciprofloxacin and Amikacin, (5.2%) and (3.5%), respectively. The results demonstrated that 18(31.5%) of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa isolates produced the pyocyanin pigment on Nutrient agar media and 9(15.7%) of them produced the pigment on MacConkey agar, while 15(26.3%) isolates produced the pigment on Blood agar. The burn isolates were shown to produce the highest pyocyanin pigments, and nutrient agar was the highest media that produced pyocyanin.
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Volume 19, Issue 1
Winter 2024
Page 24-31

  • Receive Date 26 December 2023
  • Revise Date 21 February 2024
  • Accept Date 22 February 2024