Antimicrobial Susceptibility Survey: RESULTS
From 650 cultures that were received from participating centers, 554 (85.2%) were recovered on subculture and subsequently confirmed as P aeruginosa. All of the 554 isolates that were confirmed as P aeruginosa produced pyocyanin. Ninety-six of 554 (17.3%) of the isolates were recovered from the ICU, and 10.1% (56/554) from the nursery. Other inpatients services accounted for 288 isolates (52.0%%) and community isolates of P aeruginosa accounted for only 20.6% (114/554) of all isolates (Table 1). Respiratory tract isolates were the predominant source of P aeruginosa from the ICU and the nursery, whereas wounds were the principal source from other inpatients. More than 98% (112/114) of the community isolates of P aeruginosa were recovered from ear and urinary tract infections.












