1Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Baroda Medical College, Baroda
2Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Smt. Bhikiben Kanjibhai Shah Medical Institute and Research centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Baroda.
3Professor, Department of Microbiology, Smt. Bhikiben Kanjibhai Shah Medical Institute and Research centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Baroda.
Online published on 13 February, 2013.
To study the profile of aerobic bacterial infection in pus culture in a hospital attached to a teaching institute.
Total 259 pus samples received from various wards of the institute were processed aerobically, using standard culture methods. Internal quality control methods were observed to ensure correctness of the results.
Though S. aureus was reported to be the commonest pathogen, the role of GNB, guided by Pseudomonas and E. coli spp. cannot be undermined.
The study supports the previous observations made at other locations in India, and thus finds it relevant also to expect GNB infections as predominant cause of bacterial infections in pus cultures.
The study concludes that incidence of pus infection is expected to be highest in wards housing post-surgical patients. When empirical treatment is intended, GNB may also be expected as the most probable causative agent.
pus culture, aerobic, bacterial profile
