Two years study of prevalence and antibiotic resistance pattern of Gram-negative bacteria isolated from surgical site infections in the North of Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study aimed to investigate the frequency and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) isolated from surgical site infections (SSIs) in the North of Iran.

Results

This cross-sectional study conducted over a two-year period during 2018-2020 on all cases of SSIs who had a positive culture for a GNB. Standard microbiological tests were followed for the bacterial isolation and identification. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles were determined using disk diffusion method. During the study period, a total of 78 nonduplicated GNB isolated from SSIs. The most prevalent surgical procedures were fracture fixation (37.2%), and tissue debridement (23.1%). Klebsiella isolates showed the highest isolation rate (29.5%) followed by Enterobact

SUBMITTER: Hemmati H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427747 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature