TABLE 1.
The antimicrobial resistance patterns of MDR P. aeruginosa isolates.
| Pattern code | Resistance pattern profile* | Number of MDR isolates (n = 22) | Isolate code exhibited by pattern | |
| I | a | Py, FEB, TE | 3 | P1, P15, P20 |
| b | Py, FEB, LEV | 2 | P12, P17 | |
| c | Py, FEB, N | 3 | P2, P23,P11 | |
| II | a | Py, FEB, PRL, ATM | 3 | P10, P5, P3 |
| b | Py, FEB, N, TE | 5 | P8, P7, P9, P21, P22 | |
| III | Py, FEB, PRL, ATM, TE | 2 | P18, P6 | |
| IV | Py, FEB, PRL, ATM, N, TE | 3 | P14, P13, P4 | |
| V | Py, FEB, PRL, ATM, IPM, GEN, N, LEV, TE | 1 | P16 | |
*IPM, imipenem; GEN, gentamicin; LEV, levofloxacin; PRL, piperacillin; N, neomycin; TE, tetracycline; ATM, aztreonam; FEP, cefepime; Py, carbenicillin. MDR, multidrug resistant.