title: Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates of non-fermentative bacteria.
abstract: 152 nonfermentative bacteria were isolated from a total number of 965 clinical samples processed routinely in the laboratory of Microbiology Department, M.K.C.G Medical College in South Orissa accounting to a prevalence rate of 15.75%. Pseudomonas spp. (both pigmented and non-pigmented strains) were isolated in maximum percentage (73.6%) followed by Acinetobacter spp. (19.7%) and Alkaligenes faecalis (4.6%). Rarely encountered species were Eikenella corrodens (1.3%) and Stenotrophomonas maltophila (0.6%). Pus from various sites was the major source (116; 76%). 81% of all isolates were sensitive to amikacin and 74% to ofloxacin. Sensitivity to cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, tobramycin, gentamicin and netlimycin ranged from 53% to 68%. Least effective drugs were carbenicillin and ceftriaxone (48% each).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Ganjam, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: Ashoka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: Badhuli
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.forename: Dipti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pattnaik
authors.forename: Subrat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007194:India; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology