Aerobic Bacteriological Profile of burns wound infection and antibiogram in tertiary care Hospital, Bhopal

Mamta Meena; Sudha Barde

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2016

Aerobic Bacteriological Profile of burns wound infection and antibiogram in tertiary care Hospital, Bhopal

Mamta Meena, Sudha Barde

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: Burns are the one of the most common devastating forms of trauma and major health concern all over the world.1 In spite of considerable advances in the antimicrobial treatment, infection still continues to pose greater danger for burn patients.2 Emergence of antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogen limits the therapeutic option effective treatments.3 OBJECTIVE: To isolate aerobic bacteria associated with burn wounds infection and to determine the susceptibility pattern of isolates. MATERIAL and METHOD: In retrospective study of one year from Oct 12 to Oct 13 pus/ wound swabs, from burn wounds were processed by conventional methods. Antibiotic susceptibility was done by kirby–baur disc diffusion method and interpretation was done by CLSI guidelines.4 OBSERVATION: Total 88 organisms were isolated from 124 samples, gram negative bacilli were 68 and gram positive cocci were 20. Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed maximum sensitivity towards Imipenem followed by piperacillin / tazobactum. Staphylococcus aureus showed maximum sensitivity towards Vancomycin followed by Linezolid. CONCLUSION: To reduce the prevalence of infection due to the antibiotic resistant organism, strict infection control practices and appropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy are essential.