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    The antibiotic resistance profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Asia Cornea Society Infectious Keratitis Study
    (2024-12-01) Khor W.B.; Lakshminarayanan R.; Periayah M.H.; Prajna V.N.; Garg P.; Sharma N.; Mehta J.S.; Young A.; Goseyarakwong P.; Puangsricharern V.; Tan A.L.; Beuerman R.W.; Tan D.T.H.; Khor W.B.; Mahidol University
    Purpose: To describe the prevalence and antibiotic resistance profiles of Pseudomonasaeruginosa isolated from the Asia Cornea Society Infectious Keratitis Study (ACSIKS). Methods: All bacterial isolates from ACSIKS underwent repeat microbiological identification in a central repository in Singapore. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determination was conducted for isolates of P. aeruginosa against thirteen antibiotics from 6 different classes, and categorized based on Clinical Laboratory Standard Institutes’ reference ranges. The percentage rates of resistance (non-susceptibility) to each antibiotic included isolates of both intermediate and complete resistance. Multi-drug resistance (MDR) was defined as non-susceptibility to at least one agent in three or more antimicrobial classes. Results: Of the 1493 unique bacterial specimens obtained from ACSIKS, 319 isolates were of P. aeruginosa. The majority of isolates were from centers in India (n = 118, 37%), Singapore (n = 90, 28.2%), Hong Kong (n = 31, 9.7%) and Thailand (n = 30, 9.4%). The cumulative antibiotic resistance rate was the greatest for polymyxin B (100%), ciprofloxacin (17.6%) and moxifloxacin (16.9%), and lowest for cefepime (11.6%) and amikacin (13.5%). Isolates from India demonstrated the highest antibiotic resistance rates of all the centers, and included moxifloxacin (47.5%) and ciprofloxacin (39.8%). Forty-eight of the 59 MDR isolates also originated from India. Antibiotic resistance rates were significantly lower in the other ACSIKS centers, and were typically less than 10%. Conclusions: The antibiotic resistance profiles of P. aeruginosa varied between different countries. While it was low for most countries, substantial antibiotic resistance and a significant number of multi-drug resistant isolates were noted in the centers from India.