Ceftriaxone- and ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella species, Escherichia coli, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus dominate caesarean surgical site infections at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine the proportion and mechanism of resistance to ceftriaxone and ceftazidime among Klebsiella species and Escherichia coli and examine the burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from caesarean section surgical site infections in Uganda.

Methods

Wound swabs from 109 caesarean section surgical site infections were cultured for pathogenic bacteria following standard microbiological procedures. The Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique was used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus diagnosis was based on polymerase chain reaction testing for the mecA gene. Data were analysed using SPSS-IBM Statistics v.20.

Results

A total of 118 pathogens wer

SUBMITTER: Wekesa YN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826261 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature