title: Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from post-operative wound infections.
abstract: 516 bacterial isolates were obtained from 502 pus samples, collected from post operative wound infections. Staphylococcus aureus (n=166) was the most frequently isolated bacteria followed by Escherichia coli (n=114), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n=65), Acinetobacter (n=43), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=29) and others. Majority of the isolates were resistant to ampicillin, ampicillin-clavulanic acid, cephelexin, cefuroxime, cefotaxime, fluoroquinolones and cotrimoxazole. Alarming antimicrobial resistance made it imperative that measures for control be taken with special emphasis on formulation and implementation of antibiotic policy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun. prfarya@sancharnet.in
authors.forename: Muktanjali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: Prafull K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: Debasis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Ramji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents