Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern and Prevalence of MRSA in Isolates from Burns Patients
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
Abstract: Burn wound colonization and infection is not only associated with delayed wound healing and scar formation, but may also lead to sepsis related mortality. A wide variety of microorganism like, Staphylococcus aureus , pseudomonas aerugiuosa, klebsiella pneumouiae and Escherichia coli are involved. And Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a great risk to burn patient with potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality. According to an Indian study, the prevalence of infections caused by MRSA has increased from 12 percent in 1992 to 80.3 percent in 1999. This study was conducted to determine the common aerobic bacterial isolates, there antimicrobial resistance patterns and prevalence of MRSA in isolates from 150 burn patients admitted in Osmania general hospital Hyderabad. All samples were processed according to standard laboratory protocols .Among 150 isolates, culture positives were 143 and 7 were culture negative and among which Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest organism isolated (51.3%) the MRSA accounts for 57.1%. Regular surveillance of burn wound organism and their antimicrobial resistance patterns will help in determining empirical antibiotic therapy for subsequent related septic events.
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Dr. S. L Annapoorna, Dr. S. Jayaprakash Rao
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