Antibacterial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from burns and wounds of cancer patients
Joint Authors
Zayid, M. E.
al-Harbi, Sulayman Ali
Source
Journal of Saudi Chemical Society
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2014), pp.3-11, 9 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2014-01-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
In this study 540 burns and wound swabs were collected from cancer patients of some Egyptian hospitals.
The single infection was detected from 210, and 70 cases among wounded and burned patients, while mixed infection was 30 and 45, respectively.
We recovered where 60 isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 60 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, 7 isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis, 4 isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes, 25 isolates of Escherichia coli, 23 isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and 27 isolates of Proteus vulgaris from 355 burn and surgical wound infections All bacterial isolates showed high resistance to the commonly used b-lactams (amoxicillin, cefaclor, ampicillin, vancomycin, amoxicillin / clavulonic), and low resistance to imepenim and ciprofloxacin.
Plasmid analysis of six multidrug resistant and two susceptible bacterial isolates revealed the same plasmid pattern.
This indicated that R-factor is not responsible for the resistance phenomenon among the isolated opportunistic bacteria.
The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the isolated bacteria was studied.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Harbi, Sulayman Ali& Zayid, M. E.. 2014. Antibacterial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from burns and wounds of cancer patients. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society،Vol. 18, no. 1, pp.3-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-351469
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Harbi, Sulayman Ali& Zayid, M. E.. Antibacterial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from burns and wounds of cancer patients. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society Vol. 18, no. 1 (Jan. 2014), pp.3-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-351469
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Harbi, Sulayman Ali& Zayid, M. E.. Antibacterial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from burns and wounds of cancer patients. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society. 2014. Vol. 18, no. 1, pp.3-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-351469
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 10-11
Record ID
BIM-351469