title: Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Bacterial Isolates from Pus Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Punjab, India.
abstract: We determined the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibilities patterns of bacterial isolates from pus samples collected from patients in a tertiary care hospital of Punjab, India.E. coliwas the most prevalent pathogen (51.2%) followed byStaphylococcus aureus(21%),Klebsiella pneumoniae(11.6%),Pseudomonas aeruginosa(5.8%),Citrobacter spp. (3.5%),Acinetobacter baumannii(2.3%),Proteus mirabilis(2.3%), andStreptococcusspp. (2.3%).E. coli,K. pneumoniae,A. baumannii, andCitrobacterisolates were resistant to multiple antibiotics including higher generation cephalosporins.S. aureusandStreptococcusisolates were sensitive to cloxacillin and vancomycin. However,P. aeruginosa,P. mirabilis, andStreptococcusisolates were found to be less resistant to the spectrum of antibiotics tested. Overall, our findings indicate the prevalence of resistance to different classes of antibiotics in bacterial isolates from pus infections and hence highlight the need for effective surveillance, regulator reporting, and antibiogram-guided antibiotic prescription.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paramedical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rugira
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trojan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Patel Hospital, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Lovely
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Razdan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Nasib
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3890-2766
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh