Bacteremia associated with pressure ulcers at Alyarmuk teaching Hospital in Baghdad
Other Title(s)
تجرثم الدم المرتبط بمرضى قرح الفراش في مستشفى اليرموك التعليمي في بغداد
Joint Authors
Alash, Samir Abd al-Amir Abd Ali
Jasim, Nuha Salah
Source
Issue
Vol. 61, Issue 7 (31 Jul. 2020), pp.1571-1578, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Science
Publication Date
2020-07-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Fifty patients(24 female and 26 male)with pressure ulcersassociated with different diseasesand attending AL-yarmouk Teaching Hospital in Baghdad were selected in this study.
The duration of sample collection was from March to December 2018.
All blood samples collected from patients were submitted to a blood culturing technique to examine bacteremia.
The results showed that12 blood bacterial isolates were obtained.
The isolated bacteria were subjected to Vitek-2, which is an accurate identification technique.
The results of the blood culturing technique revealed that 33.3% were Gram negative bacteria, while 66.6% were Gram positive.
Diagnosis by Vitek-2 showed that 33.3% wereStaphylococcus spp.
, 33.3% were Enterococcus spp.
, 25.1% wereSerratiamarcescens and 8.3% comprised Acinetobacterbaumannii.
The results of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)by Vitek-2showed that Trimethoprime –Sulfamethazole concentration at 320 µg\ml was the MIC for Acinetobacterbaumanni, while piperacilin, Ticarcillin, and Ticarcillin-Clavulanic acidat 128 µg\ml were the MIC for Serratia marcescens .
Acinetobacterbaumanniishowed 100% resistance to all antimicrobial agents, while for the Serratiamarescenceresistancevalues were 54.55%, 54.55%, and 45.45% for isolate numbers 1, 2, and 3, respectively.
Gram positive bacteria recorded NitrofurantionMIC of 256 µg\ml against Staphylococcus epidermidisand Enterococcus spp., withboth species showinghigh resistance compared with the others which had a value of87.50%.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jasim, Nuha Salah& Alash, Samir Abd al-Amir Abd Ali. 2020. Bacteremia associated with pressure ulcers at Alyarmuk teaching Hospital in Baghdad. Iraqi Journal of Science،Vol. 61, no. 7, pp.1571-1578.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-970107
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jasim, Nuha Salah& Alash, Samir Abd al-Amir Abd Ali. Bacteremia associated with pressure ulcers at Alyarmuk teaching Hospital in Baghdad. Iraqi Journal of Science Vol. 61, no. 7 (2020), pp.1571-1578.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-970107
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jasim, Nuha Salah& Alash, Samir Abd al-Amir Abd Ali. Bacteremia associated with pressure ulcers at Alyarmuk teaching Hospital in Baghdad. Iraqi Journal of Science. 2020. Vol. 61, no. 7, pp.1571-1578.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-970107
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.
Record ID
BIM-970107