Skin and soft tissue infections: Clinico-microbiological and drug resistance profile
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Microbiology - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic therapy and timely surgical intervention are the need of the hour in managing skin and soft tissue infection. Improperly managed skin and soft tissue infections pose a great challenge and add on to morbidity and mortality in the patients. Objectives: This study aims to study the clinical infections, type of Skin and soft tissue infections and risk factors. It also aims at determining the bacteriological profile and the antibiogram of the isolates obtained. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in a teaching hospital with a total of 34 SSTI cases during August 2018 to September 2018 .Samples were inoculated in blood agar, and MacConkey agar and further biochemical tests were performed according to the standard protocol. Antibiotic Susceptibility testing was done for the isolates as per the CLSI guidelines. Results: Among the 34 cases, 55 bacterial isolates were obtained. Of the 34 cases, 11 (32.35%) had cellulitis, 3 (8.82%) had abscess, 14(41.17%) had necrotizing fascitis, 4 (11.76%) had carbuncle and 2(5.88%) had diabetic foot ulcers. The commonest bacteria isolated was Acinetobacter spp (n=11), E. coli (n=10), Pseudomonas spp (n=8), Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (n=8), and Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (n=6). Conclusions: In this study, Acinetobacter spp, E. coli followed by MSSA was the most common organism isolated. With the varied pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, it is essential to start definitive treatment after microbiological culture and sensitivity results are obtained.
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Annet Olinda Dsouza, Rajeswarie S
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