Population structure and antimicrobial susceptibility of both nonpersistent and persistent Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from cystic fibrosis patients

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Aug;51(8):2761-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00802-13. Epub 2013 Jun 12.

Abstract

Seventy-six Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from chronically (n=18) and nonchronically (n=18) colonized cystic fibrosis (CF) patients (2002 to 2009) were grouped in separate polyclonal populations. International CF epidemic clones were not identified, but the high-risk clone ST274, also found circulating in Spanish hospitals, was present. Persistent isolates were more resistant to antibiotics than nonpersistent isolates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Molecular Typing
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / classification*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
  • Spain / epidemiology