Resumen

BRITO, A et al. Resistencia de Pseudomonas aeruginosa a la gentamicina, tobramicina amikacina en Venezuela. Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. [online]. 2000, vol.20, n.1, pp.01-01. ISSN 1315-2556.

Abstract We studied the resistance to antimicrobial-agents of 20.030 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from The Survey Project for Control of Resistance to antimicrobial-agents in Venezuela during the period 1988-1998, to gentamicin (GM), tobramycin (NN) and amikacin (AN) by the diffusion agar technique, following the NCCLS standards. In 1988, the lower percentage of resistance was for AN (19%) followed by NN (23%) and GM (27%). In 1992 we could appreciate a reduction of the resistance and the lower corresponds to NN (12%). For the years 1996 and 1997 we can evidence a rise in resistance values and for 1998 they show a reduction with similar values as for 1988. The higher resistance reported for Pseudomonas aeruginosa to aminoglycosides it is similar to the findings in other countries

Palabras clave : Pseudomonas aeruginosa; resistance to antimicrobial-agents; aminoglycosides.