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Background:“P. aeruginosa” is considered as ubiquitous bacteria that can rapidly obtain resistance against various wide spectrum antibiotics It can rapidly obtain resistance against various wide spectrum antibiotics which lead to problematic conditions. This study was proceeded with an aim to determine the antibacterial resistance pattern and prevalence of “MDR P. aeruginosa” infection among burns patients.

Material and Methods: This study was carried out on the Burn patients in Azadi Teaching Hospital in Kirkuk city/IRAQ from January, 2016 to June, 2016. The clinical samples were collected using sterile cotton swabs from 100 patients with burn wound infections.“P. aeruginosa” was identified by using standard microbial methods. The drug susceptibility pattern using 10 different antibiotics (Augmentin, Amoxicillin, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime, Tetracycline, Gentamycin, Imipenem, Ciprofloxacin and Amikacin) was performed for all the isolates using Kirby Bauer’s Disc Diffusion Method.

Results:“P. aeruginosa” were isolated from 36clinical burn samples and88. 88% of these isolates were Multidrug Resistance “P. aeruginosa”(MDRPa). Resistance rates to different antibiotics were as follows: 36 (100%) resistant to (Augmentin, Amoxicillin, Ceftriaxone and Cefotaxime), 19 (53%) isolates showed resistance towards Ceftazidime, 33 (92%) isolates were resistant towards (Tetracycline, Gentamycin and Imipenem). Ciprofloxacin and Amikacin resistance were seen in 31 (89%) and 24 (67%) isolates respectively.

Conclusion: Wide prevalence of MDRPa and nosocomial infections submit continuous monitoring of burn infections and evolve new …