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

Authors

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

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, froma total no. of 1089 isolates frompus/ 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 Acinetobacter spp. were resistant to Cefotaxime (99.2%), Ceftazidime (98.4%), Tobramicin (95.9%), Amikacin (96.7%), Netilmicin (89.43%), Ciprofloxacin (96.7%).Apart fromthese antibiotics none of the strains were sensitive to Piperacillin. Journal of Institute of Medicine Vol.27(2) 2005

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Ghimire, G., Magar, J., Bhattacharya, S., & Mahapatra, T. (2007). <i>Acinetobacter</i> spc.: A major isolates of nosocomial infection’s – clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibility. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 27(2), 20–23. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info/index.php/JIOM/article/view/399

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2005)

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Original Articles