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Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Arabian Gulf Region Over a 12‑Year Period (2010–2021)

dc.contributor.authorAbiola, Senok
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-08T07:02:20Z
dc.date.available2024-10-08T07:02:20Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractAbstract Objectives: To evaluate literature from a 12-year period (2010–2021) on the antimicrobial resistance profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the Arabian Gulf countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). Methods: An electronic literature search was conducted for articles on antimicrobial resistance in P. aeruginosa and associated phenotypes, covering the period of 1st January 2010 to 1st December 2021. Results: Antimicrobial resistance in the Arabian Gulf was highest to meropenem (10.3–45.7%) and lowest to colistin (0.00.8%), among the agents tested. Annual data showed that ceftazidime resistance (Kuwait), piperacillin-tazobactam nonsusceptibility (Qatar), and aztreonam, imipenem, and meropenem resistance (Saudi Arabia) increased by 12–17%. Multiple mechanisms of carbapenem resistance were identified and multiple clones were detected, including high-risk clones such as ST235. The most common carbapenemases detected were the VIM-type metallo-β-lactamases. Conclusions: Among P. aeruginosa in the Arabian Gulf countries, resistance to meropenem was higher than to the other agents tested, and meropenem resistance increased in Saudi Arabia during the study period. Resistance to colistin, a classic antibiotic used to treat Pseudomonas spp. infections, remained low. The VIM-type β-lactamase genes were dominant. We recommend local and regional antimicrobial resistance surveillance programs to detect the emergence of resistance genes and to monitor antimicrobial resistance trends in P. aeruginosa.en_US
dc.identifier.other204-2024.68
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.mbru.ac.ae/handle/1/1561
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPseudomonas aeruginosa en_US
dc.subjectArabian Gulf region en_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial resistanceen_US
dc.subjectResistance mechanisms en_US
dc.subjectResistance phenotypesen_US
dc.titleAntimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Arabian Gulf Region Over a 12‑Year Period (2010–2021)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublicationen_US

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