STUDY OF ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ISOLATED FROM WOUND INFECTION IN INDIAN POPULATION.

Priyanka Meel; Manju Meel; Dr. B. Kumar

Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2016

STUDY OF ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ISOLATED FROM WOUND INFECTION IN INDIAN POPULATION.

Priyanka Meel, Manju Meel, Dr. B. Kumar

Abstract :

A total 201 isolates of P. aeruginosa were collected consecutively from different patients. The study was carried out by using (Kirby–Bauer method) to determine the Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of P. aeruginosa isolates from in–patients and out–patients in the hospital. The specific objective of this study was to isolate P. aeruginosa from pus samples and determine the antibiotic susceptibility and resistance patterns of P. aeruginosa. The results of this study showed, highest resistance rate with Ceftazidime (46%), ticarcillin/clavulinic acid (44%), cefoperazone/sulbactum (42%), ciprofloxacin (28%), toamycin (28%), Meropenem (26%), Aztreonam (20%), Amikacin (20%). The problem of increasing resistance to P. aeruginosa has limited the use of other classes of antibiotics like the fluoroquinolones, tetracycline, macrolides and chloramphenicol. In fact, the irrational and inappropriate use of antibiotics is responsible for the development of resistance of pseudomonas species. In addition, regular antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance is essential for area wise monitoring of the resistance pattern.