Biofilm formation and antibiogram profile of bacteria from infected wounds in a general hospital in southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Biofilm-producing bacteria associated with wound infections exhibit exceptional drug resistance, leading to an escalation in morbidity, worse clinical outcomes (including delay in the healing process), and an increase in health care cost, burdening the whole system. This study is an attempt to estimate the prevalence and the relationship between the biofilm-forming capacity and multi-drug resistance of wound bacterial isolates. The findings intended to help clinicians, healthcare providers and program planners and to formulate an evidence-based decision-making process, especially in resource-limited healthcare settings. This study was done to assess the prevalence of bacterial infections in wounds and the antibiogram and biofilm-forming capacity of those bacteria in patients with clinical

SUBMITTER: Kulayta K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530625 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature