TY - JOUR AU - Brzozowski, Marcin AU - Krukowska, Żaneta AU - Galant, Katarzyna AU - Jursa-Kulesza, Joanna AU - Kosik-Bogacka, Danuta PY - 2020 DA - 2020/09/22 TI - Genotypic characterisation and antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from patients of different hospitals and medical centres in Poland JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 693 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacteria responsible for infections in immunocompromised patients and is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infections particularly in intensive care and burn units. We aimed to investigate the population structure of P. aeruginosa strains isolated from patients at different hospital wards. Methods: We analysed the possible presence of P. aeruginosa epidemic or endemic strains in hospitals of the selected region. A genotyping analysis was performed for P. aeruginosa isolates (n = 202) collected from patients of eleven hospitals in north-western Poland. Collections of P. aeruginosa were genotyped using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Phenotypic screening for antibiotic susceptibility was performed for the common antimicrobial agents. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05404-w DO - 10.1186/s12879-020-05404-w ID - Brzozowski2020 ER -