High Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Causing Surgical Site Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Northeast India
Sangeeta Deka, Deepjyoti Kalita, Putul Mahanta, Dipankar Baruah
Abstract
was 100% sensitive to vancomycin and clindamycin but vancomycin-resistant Enterococci was encountered in 3/15 (20%) isolates. Conclusion GNBs were responsible for more than two-thirds of aerobic-culture positive SSI and showed high resistance to the commonly used antibiotics thus leaving clinicians with few choices. This necessitates periodic surveillance of causative organisms and their antibiotic-susceptibility pattern to help in formulating hospital antibiotic policy. The antibiotic stewardship program is yet to be adopted in our hospital.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAntibioticsGramGram-negative bacteriaTertiary careAntibiotic resistanceGram-positive bacteriaMicrobiologyBacteriaInternal medicineEscherichia coliBiologyGeneChemistryBiochemistryGeneticsSurgical site infection preventionStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing