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Table 1 Correlation between P. aeruginosa genotypes, source and site of infection, antimicrobial susceptibility and enzymatic activities of virulence factors

From: Detection of a highly prevalent and potentially virulent strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from nosocomial infections in a medical center

Genotypes

types of unit

Number of clinical isolates

Isolation site/ Number of isolates

Antibiograms

Virulence factors

    

AN

ATM

CAZ

CIP

GM

IPM

TZ

NN

Pro

Lec

Elas

Lip

Fib

Coag

1

RCU

15

DTA1/ 13 blood/ 1 Wound/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

ICU

3

DTA/ 2 Wound/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

CCU

1

Urine/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

PICU

4

DTA/2 Tongue/ 1 Wound/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

St Jude

1

Wound/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

Surgery

3

Wound/ 3

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

5 South

6

Abscess/ 1 Sputum/ 2 DTA/ 1 Bronchial washing/ 1 Urine/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

4 South

2

Sputum/ 1 Swab/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

9 South

3

DTA/ 1 Sputum/ 1 Blood/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

2

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

ICU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

Surgery

2

Wound/ 2

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

Oncology

1

Blood/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

5 south

1

Pleural fuild/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

3

RCU

2

DTA/ 1 Wound/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

5 South

2

Sputum/ 2

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

Oncology

3

DTA/ 2 Blood/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

4

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

St Jude

2

Blood/ 1 Catheter/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

5 South

1

Bile/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

5

PICU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

-

+

+

+

 

4 South

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

-

+

+

+

6

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

-

+

+

 

ICU

1

Sinus/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

-

+

+

7

ICU

2

DTA/ 2

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

-

+

+

 

Oncology

1

Blood/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

-

+

+

8

ICU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

-

+

 

Oncology

1

Blood/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

-

+

9

RCU

1

Urine/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

Surgery

1

Wound/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

10

4 South

2

Wound/ 2

S

S

S

R

R

R

R

R

+

+

-

+

-

+

11

Oncology

2

leg ulcer/ 1 Bronchial washing/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

12

5 South

2

DTA/ 2

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

-

-

+

13

9 South

1

Sinus discharge/ 1

S

S

S

R

R

S

S

R

+

+

-

+

-

+

14

9 South

1

Wound/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

15

ICU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

-

+

+

16

CCU

1

Sternal tissue / 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

-

17

CCU

1

Urine/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

-

+

+

18

CCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

I

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

-

-

-

+

19

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

I

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

20

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

S

R

S

S

+

+

-

+

-

+

21

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

R

S

S

R

+

+

-

+

-

+

22

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

I

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

23

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

I

S

S

S

S

R

S

+

+

-

+

-

+

24

RCU

1

Wound/ 1

R

S

R

R

R

R

R

R

+

+

-

+

-

+

25

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

R

S

S

I

+

+

+

+

+

+

26

RCU

1

Sputum/ 1

S

R

R

S

S

R

R

S

+

+

-

+

-

+

27

PICU

1

DTA/ 1

S

R

R

S

S

S

R

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

28

ICU

1

DTA/ 1

S

R

R

S

S

I

R

S

+

+

+

+

+

+

29

4 South

1

DTA/ 1

S

I

S

S

R

R

S

S

+

+

+

+

+

-

30

RCU

1

DTA/ 1

S

S

S

S

R

S

S

I

+

+

-

+

-

+

  1. NB: Genotype 31 was only found among the environmental isolates
  2. 1 DTA: Deep Tracheal Aspirate
  3. AN: Amikacin
  4. CIP: Ciprofloxacin
  5. TZ: Tazocin
  6. ATM: Aztreonam
  7. GM: Gentamicin
  8. NN: Tobramycin
  9. CAZ : Ceftazidime
  10. IPM: Imipenem
  11. Pro: Protease
  12. Lip: Lipase
  13. Lec: Lecithinase
  14. Fib: Fibrinolysin
  15. Elas: Elastase
  16. Coag: Coagulase