Internal Medicine: Open Access
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ISSN: 2165-8048
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ISSN: 2165-8048
+44 1300 500008
Anuradha S De
L.T.M. Medical College and Hospital,
Sion, Mumbai
India
Research Article
Antimicrobial Resistance among Commonly Encountered Bacteria Isolated in 2013 The ESKAPE Menace
Author(s): Anuradha S De, Baveja S, D’Souza D and Patwegar SAnuradha S De, Baveja S, D’Souza D and Patwegar S
Introduction: The most serious, life-threatening infections caused by a group of drug-resistant bacteria are named as "ESKAPE" pathogens by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), because they effectively escape the effects of antibacterial drugs.
Objectives: To find out the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacteria isolated from various specimens, with special reference to the ESKAPE bugs.
Methods: A retrospective study of one year was undertaken in this tertiary care hospital. Samples (pus/wound swabs, respiratory samples, blood cultures and urine samples were processed as per standard techniques and bacteria identified by standard biochemical tests. Antibiotic susceptibility (ABS) was done by the Kirby Bauer Disc Diffusion Method on Mueller Hinton Agar, according to CLSI guidelines.
Results: Maximum growth was seen from pus swa.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-8048.1000193