Prevalence of bacteria isolated from patients with burn infection at a burn hospital in Baghdad and study of their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns
Joint Authors
Rasul, Khitam H.
Taha, Buthaynah Muhammad
Hamid, Sad L.
Husayn, Nazimah Hammud
Source
al-Kindy College Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.64-67, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad al-Kindi College of Medicine
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: The skin functions as a barrier to the external environment, damage to this barrier following a burn disrupts the innate immune system and increases susceptibility to bacterial infection.
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the bacterial isolates and study their antimicrobial susceptibility in burned wound infections at one burn's hospital in Baghdad.
Type of study:Cross-sectional study.
Methods: The bacteria were identified at species level by using Analytic Profile Index (API) system and The antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed according to Kirby-Bauer (disk diffusion) technique.
Results: Over a period of one year (from October 2014 to October 2015).
Out of 848 patients with different degrees of burns, 186 (19.81%) positive bacterial isolates.
Out of 186 bacterial isolates, the isolation rate of Gram positive was 14(7.53%) and Gram negative isolates was 172(92.47%).
From those 172 Gram negative bacteria the most frequently isolated bacteria was Pseudomonas aeruginosa 60(32.26%) isolates followed by Acinetobacter baumannii 40(21.51) and all Gram positive bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus 14(7.53).
The most effective antibiotic on Staphylococcus aureus isolates was Vancomycin (sensitivity rate was 11(92.86%)), while the highest resistance was to Penicillin and the rate of resistance was 14(100%) followed by Ampicillin 12(85.71%).
The most effective antibiotic on Gram-Negative isolates was Imipenem (sensitivity rate was 165(95.93%)) followed by Amikacin (sensitivity rate was 146(84.88%)).
On the other hand the Gram negative bacteria in this study were mostly resistant to Ampicillin 164(95.35%) and Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid 157(91.28).
Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were the mostly resistant isolates than other gram negative bacteria under this study.
Conclusion: Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most frequently isolated bacteria among gram negative bacteria and the most effective antibiotics on Gram-Negative and Staphylococcus aureus isolates were Imipenem and Vancomycin, respectively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamid, Sad L.& Rasul, Khitam H.& Husayn, Nazimah Hammud& Taha, Buthaynah Muhammad. 2016. Prevalence of bacteria isolated from patients with burn infection at a burn hospital in Baghdad and study of their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. al-Kindy College Medical Journal،Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.64-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-739729
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamid, Sad L.…[et al.]. Prevalence of bacteria isolated from patients with burn infection at a burn hospital in Baghdad and study of their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. al-Kindy College Medical Journal Vol. 12, no. 1 (2016), pp.64-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-739729
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamid, Sad L.& Rasul, Khitam H.& Husayn, Nazimah Hammud& Taha, Buthaynah Muhammad. Prevalence of bacteria isolated from patients with burn infection at a burn hospital in Baghdad and study of their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. al-Kindy College Medical Journal. 2016. Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.64-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-739729
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 67
Record ID
BIM-739729