SEROLOGIC TYPES OF PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA STRAINS ISOLATED IN MATERNITY HOSPITALS OF AZERBAIJAN

Examinations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from clinical material from newborns and puerperae and from the environmental objects (washings off, water) have shown that 45.45 % of these strains belonged to serotype 04, 24.55 % to serotype 02, and 16.38 % to other serotypes. Serotype 04 was the most incident in all the tested samples, it was detectable in newborns' biotopes and on environmental objects. Serotype 02 strains ranked second in incidence; they were detected in clinical material from the newborns but not on environmental objects.