Infections caused byPseudomonas aeruginosa: Relatively frequent isolation of serogroup 12 from clinical specimens
✍ Scribed by A. Giammanco; R. Stefano; S. Arista; A. Sinatra; A. Chiarini
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 423 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
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✦ Synopsis
Serological typing of P. aeruginosa is the most simple and reliable procedure recommended for ~ in-house ,, investigations and for studies of suspected outbreaks of infection by this microorganism. It is also a useful procedure in order to know serotype prevalence in a definite geografical area and to obtain indications about the more appropriate composition of polivalent anti-Pseudomonas vaccines.
In ,the present report, we describe the relatively high frequency of isolation of serogroup 12 from patients in Palermo, Italy. Serogroup 12 is very rare in north-Europe and in the USA, and, as a consequence, it is not included in some vaccine preparations. In Palermo, strains belonging to this serogroup, res,istant to a large number of antibiotics, were on the contrary isolated, during more than six years, in different hospitals and from three out-patients. In a Burns Unit, they were in particular respons.ible for extensive and life-threatening outbreaks.