Drug resistance profile and biofilm forming potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from contact lenses in Karachi-Pakistan

2013122 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Sikandar Khan Sherwani · Federal Urdu University

Tarrunum R Siddiqui · Pakistan Health Research Council

Asma Bashir · Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Shahana Urooj Kazmi · University of Karachi

Abstract

Our study indicates that multi-drug resistant, biofilm forming Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates are mainly involved in contact lens associated infections. This appears to be the first report from Pakistan, which analyzes both antibiotic resistance profile and biofilm forming potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from contact lens of the patients with contact lens associated infections.

Topics & Keywords

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Ocular Infections and Treatments Ocular Surface and Contact Lens

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Ophthalmology

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 57-57

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-13-57

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