Researchers from Qatar have analyzed ten years’ data on the prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa from 19 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). The study, which was published in mSphere, revealed a high level of MDR P. aeruginosa infections in Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. P. aeruginosa infects hospitalized patients with cystic fibrosis, urinary tract infections, pneumonia and wounds.
It gains antibiotic resistance by producing β-lactamases and expressing AmpC cehphalosporinase, MexAB-OprM efflux pumps and MexXY efflux pumps. Antibiotics-resistance studied Antibiotic intake is high in MENA countries. However, to study and retrieve the exact cumulative data about the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant P. aeruginosa among MENA countries , researchers reviewed 60 papers . The study mainly concentrated on carbapenem resistance…
