International Journal of Contemporary Medicine
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Post-Operative Wound Infections and its Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern

1Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, J.L.N.M.C, Bhagalpur

2Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, J.L.N.M.C, Bhagalpur

3Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, J.L.N.M.C, Bhagalpur

4Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, J.L.N.M.C, Bhagalpur

*Corresponding Author: Dr Kumar Amaresh, M.D (Microbiology), Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur-812001. Mobile: 9431083674, Email: drkamaresh@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 18 January, 2018.

Abstract

182 bacterial isolates were obtained from 176 pus samples, collected from operative wound infections. Staphylococcus aureus (n=58) was the most frequently isolated followed by Escherichia coli (n=41), pseudomonas aeruginosa (n=24), Acinetobacter (n=18), Klebsiella pneumonia (n=20), and others. Majority of the isolates were resistant to Ampicillin, Ampicllin-Clavulanic acid, Cephelexin, Cefuroxime, Cefotxime, Fluoroquinolones and Cotrimoxazole. Alarming antimicrobial resistance made it imperative that measures for control be taken with special emphasis on formulation and implementation of antibiotic policy.

Keywords

Post-Operative Wound, S. Aureus, E. Coli, P. Aeruginosa, Antibiogram