Role of Imipenem-resistant metallo-beta-lactamase positive pseudomonas aeruginosa carriers in nosocomial infections.

Background: Imipenem-resistant metallo-beta-lactamase Positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IR-MBLP-PA) infections occur as outbreaks and epidemics with a potential to spread within and between hospitals and intercontinentally. Limited data is available on IR-MBLP-PA carriers and their role as source and/or reservoir of nosocomial infection.

Objectives: Detection and antibiogram typing of IR-MBLP-PA from healthy healthcare workers (HCW) from different areas of hospital and to assess role of carriers as source and/or reservoir of nosocomial infections.