National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
|
PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Enterococci are opportunistic human pathogen and are gaining importance due to their high level of resistance against antimicrobials(betalactams, aminoglycosides, glycopeptides). The present study aims to estimate the burden of Enterococcal infection and determine its antibiogram at our multi-speciality hospital. This hospital based retrospective study was carried out in the Dept. of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna. Isolates of Enterococci from various clinical samples were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing and speciation. Laboratory procedures were followed as per CLSI recommendation. From a total of 13,046 sample processed, 286 Enterococcus spp.were isolated, of which 234(83%) were from IPD and 52(17%) from OPD patients. Maximum number of Enterococcus spp. were recovered from urine (246) followed by pus(16). Isolates were found to be resistant to ciprofloxacin (92%), levofloxacin (85%),and high-level gentamicin (60%).Only one of the isolates showed resistance to linezolid. Sensitivity to vancomycin and nitrofurantoin (in urine) were 96% and 78%respectively. Antibiotic resistance is an ever-increasing problem which complicates management in patients with Enterococcal infection. Prudent use of antibiotics is a fundamental strategy to avoid such problems.
Citations |
 |
 |
 |
 |
