Acinetobacter spc. : A major isolates of nosocomial infection’s – clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibility.

Authors

  • G. Ghimire Department of Microbiology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health and Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan Nepal. Author
  • J.K.G MAGAR Department of Microbiology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health and Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan Nepal. Author
  • S. Bhattacharya Department of Microbiology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health and Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan Nepal. Author
  • T.M. Mahapatra Department of Microbiology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health and Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan Nepal. Author

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https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.187

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Abstract

Acinetobacter spp. is ubiquitous, aerobic gram-negative coccobacilli that are now emerging as an important nosocomial pathogen. In our study over a period of one year (January 2002- December 2002) at BPKIHS, a tertiary care hospital, from a total no. of 1089 isolates from pus/ aspirates of ICU, Burns, Orthopedic and other post operative wards, 146 isolates (13.4%) were Acinetobacter spp. Out of 146, 23 isolates of Acinetobacter spp. were sensitive to base line drugs. Remaining 123 strains of
Acinetobacterspp. were resistant to Cefotaxime (99.2%), Ceftazidime (98.4%), Tobramicin (95.9%), Amikacin (96.7%), Netilmicin (89.43%), Ciprofloxacin (96.7%). Apart from these antibiotics none of
the strains were sensitive to Piperacillin

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Published

2005-08-31

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2005): Journal of Institute of Medicine

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Ghimire, G., MAGAR, J., Bhattacharya, S., & Mahapatra, T. (2005). Acinetobacter spc. : A major isolates of nosocomial infection’s – clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibility. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 27(2), 20-23. https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.187