Evidence of potential threat of microbial drug resistance to commonly used antimicrobials in cases of active tubotympanic CSOM from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: To identify the causative aerobic microbial pathogens of active tubotympanic (TT) type Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Method: A total of 248 clinically diagnosed CSOM patients were investigated for bacterial identification and antimicrobial sensitivity profiling. Results: Out of 248 cases, 226 cases (91.12%) were found positive and 22(8.87%) negative in culture. S.aureus (30.9%) emerged as the predominant cause of CSOM followed by P.aeruginosa (23.4%), Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus (CONS) (8.4%), Enterobacteriaceae bacilli (8.8%) and others. S.aureus exhibited significant drug resistance to Penicillin, Ciprofloxacin and Cotrimoxazole whereas P.aeruginosa showed 37.8% resistance to Ceftazidime. The Enterobacteriaceae family of bacilli showed significant resistance to Cefotaxime, Amoxyclav and Cotrimoxazole. The meance of drug resistance posed a serious threat of emergence of drug resistance strains that could pose a challenge in subsequent management. TT-CSOM was predominantly caused by monomicrobial (179 cases, 79.2%) followed by polymicrobial(47 cases, 20.7%) aetiological agent. S.aureus was found most sensitive to Oxacillin and Clindamycin for Methicillin sensitive S.aureus (MSSA) and only Clindamycin for Methicillin Resistant S.aureus (MRSA) and CONS among primary antibiotics. In MSSA, MRSA and CONS, most sensitive secondary line of antibiotics included Linezolid and Gentamicin. P.aeruginosa showed highest sensitivity to Tobramycin, Piperacillin and Gentamicin among the primary and Piperacillin-Tazobactam, and Amikacin in the secondary line of antimicrobials respectively. The Enterobacteriaceae family of bacilli showed maximum susceptibility to Gentamicin and Amikacin among primary and secondary line of antimicrobials respectively. Conclusion: Compelling evidence of emergence of drug resistant microbial causative agent of TT-CSOM warrants the utmost need to strictly implement evidence based treatment of all clinical cas
Authors and Affiliations
Negi SS, Arora R, , Satpute S, Mehta R. , Gaikwad U, Das P, Bhargava A, Nagarkar NM
Study of Antifungal susceptibility for Fluconazole and Clotrimazole of Candida Species by disc diffusion method in a Tertiary care centre in Karnataka
Background: Vulvo-vaginitis is a common day to day problem in gynecological practice. Candida albicans is the commonest infectious cause. There is limited data regarding the antifungal susceptibility of yeast causing Vul...
Prevalence of leptospirosis in Thoothukudi - Southern coastal city, Tamil Nadu
Introduction: Leptospirosis, a Zoonosis with multi-systemic involvement, is caused by the pathogenic strains of Leptospira. Leptospirosis has a very wide range of natural rodent and non-rodent reservoir hosts. . Rural fa...
Phenotypic detection of ESBL among E.coli and Klebiella pneumoniae by modified CLSI guidelines
Introduction Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae cause a wide range of infections Multidrugresistance strains carrying resistance genes have become a growing problem worldwide The ESBLs have emerged distinctly esp...
Direct reporting cefazolin from VITEKļ 2 for E. coli, K. pneumoniae and P. mirabilis isolated from urine cultures using new CLSI interpretations
Background: In recent years, Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) has recommended a series breakpoint changes for cefazolin, including testing it as a surrogate agent for oral cephalosporins for treating unc...
A study on the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with coronary artery disease in a tertiary care hospital
Introduction Coronary artery disease CAD is a leading cause of death in developing and developed countries Infectious etiology is also suspected to be a significant risk factor in these cases CMV is a beta herpes virus O...