title: Anaerobic bacterial flora of wound sepsis.
abstract: Two hundred specimens from wound infection (surgical and non-surgical) were cultured for the isolation of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria. Positive cultures were obtained in 174 (87%) and 26(13%) were sterile. Anaerobes were isolated from 31(17.8%), as single culture in 6(3.4%) and as mixed culture with aerobes in 25(14.3%). Amongst anaerobes, anaerobic cocci were predominant (45.9%). Of aerobes Staph pyogenes (35%) was predominant. Metronidazole was the most effective drug against anaerobes and gentamicin against aerobes. No significant difference was noted in antimicrobial susceptibility of anaerobes of surgical and non-surgical wounds. Among aerobes high resistance was observed in surgical wounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical College, Amritsar.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jindal
mesh_terms: D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D008795:Metronidazole