Rapid ResaImipinem/Acinetobacter NP TEST : is it feasible among Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

Abstract

Nonfermenting Gram negative bacilli, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii are important nosocomial pathogens listed as critical among the World Health Organization priorities of pathogens which urgently require n e w antibiotics. The right empiric antibiotic prescription can contribute to a more successful treatment, seeing that these two known pathogen s are often found with resistance to antibiotics that are commonly used across the world. In this experiment, the use of a new method for detecting carbapenem-resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, called the Rapid ResaImipinem/ Acinetobacter NP test, was tested if it could be applied also for P. aeruginosa. It was shown that exactly how it was projected for A. baumannii doesn't work for P. aeruginosa and it was suggested that testing further conditions, this technique might be implemented to detect P. aeruginosa resistance to carbapenems as well.