Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Mahmood Al-Orphaly, Hamad Abdel Hadi, Faiha Eltayeb, Hissa Al-Hail, Bincy Gladson Samuel, Ali A. Sultan, Sini Skariah
Abstract
seen in the majority of the countries in the MENA region with similarities between neighboring countries, which might reflect comparable population and antibiotic-prescribing cultures. Isolates from critical care units are significantly resistant particularly from certain countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Lebanon with high-level resistance to cephalosporins, carbapenems, and aminoglycosides. Colistin susceptibility patterns remains high apart from countries with high-level antibiotic resistance such as Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Egypt.
Topics & Concepts
Pseudomonas aeruginosaExpatriateAntimicrobial stewardshipMultiple drug resistanceMiddle EastAntibiotic resistanceEpidemiologyDrug resistanceAntibioticsMulti drug resistantMicrobiologyMedicineGeographyBiologyBacteriaInternal medicineGeneticsArchaeologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotic Use and ResistancePharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts