Study Of Bacteria Isolated Post Operative Wound Infection And Their Antibiogram In Hafr Albatin Hospitals
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Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is among the most common problem for patients who undergo operative procedures. It remains a common and widespread problem contributing to morbidity and mortality; partly attributed to increase in infections due to antimicrobial resistant bacterial pathogens. Objective: To determine the spectrum of bacteria isolates from postoperative wound infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns at King Khalid (KKH) and Maternity & Children Hospitals (MCH), Hafr Al-Batin. Methodology: Culturing for colony characteristics followed by Gram stain was used for provisional identity of pathogenic bacteria. Further identification wasdone by a set of biochemical tests and MicroScan. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolated bacterial pathogens was determined by MicroScan.
Results: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus was the most frequently isolated pathogenic organism from post operative wound infections. Most of the Gram negativebacteria isolated were multiply resistant to antimicrobial agents tested; but all were sensitive to carbapenems. The findings in this study suggest that patients and health workers should adhere strictly to guidelines and policies on nosocomial infection preventions and control.
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