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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 14-17 |
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Current bacteriological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the Gram -ve organisms isolated in burn wounds with special reference to resistance pattern of Pseudomonas spp.
Sima Bhatt, Disha Patel, Praveg Gupta, Mahendra Vegad
Department of Microbiology, B. J. Medical College, Asarwa, Ahmedabad-380 016, Gujara, India
Correspondence Address:
Sima Bhatt
6/A, Vrundavan Colony, Blh Ghever Complex, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad 4
India
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This study attempts to know the current bacteriological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the Gram negative organisms isolated in burn wounds with special reference to resistance pattern of Pseudomonas spp. at the Burn unit of B. J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad. A total of 93 cases were studied from February 2006 to March 2007. The swab or pus culture was done to analyze the individual member of microbial flora and then the sensitivity to various antibiotics was studied.
Culture was positive in 95.7% of cases. Gram negative isolates were encountered in 95.51% and were predominant compared to gram positive isolates (4.49%). Pseudomonas spp. were the predominant isolates (56.82%) followed by Klebsiella spp. (28.41%), Escherichia coli spp. (10.58%) and Citrobacter spp. (I. 17%). Results of antibiotic sensitivity of our study revealed that for Pseudomonas species, Carbapenum, combination of Piperacillin and Tazobactum, Monobactum and higher Quinolons were effective, whereas for Gram negative isolates other than Pseudomonas spp. (i . e. Klebsiel la species, Escherichia coli spp. and Citrobacter spp.), in addition to above antimicrobials, combinations of Ampicillin + Sulbactum and Cefoperazone + Sulbactam were also effective. |
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