STUDY OF PREVALENCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF ACINETOBACTER SPECIES ISOLATED FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL SPECIMENS IN TERTIARY CARE INSTITUTE IN NORTH WEST REGION OF RAJASTHAN

Geeta Tinna; Veenu Sawaria; Anjali Gupta; B P Sharma

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

STUDY OF PREVALENCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF ACINETOBACTER SPECIES ISOLATED FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL SPECIMENS IN TERTIARY CARE INSTITUTE IN NORTH WEST REGION OF RAJASTHAN

Geeta Tinna, Veenu Sawaria, Anjali Gupta, B P Sharma

Abstract :

Acinetobacter species are the fast emerging agents of opportunistic and nosocomial infections with evolving drug resistance which have become a real problem in hospital setups, particularly in critical care units. The study presented in this paper was planned with this background to have a comprehensive approach to these infections. A total of 700 patients were studied in this study. A questionnaire was developed to assess risk factors associated with development of these infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. A proper assessment of these infections along with their anti–resistance pattern that predispose to these infections and the prudent use of antibiotics may help in reduction of these infections.