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Name | Acinetobacter: A multi drug resistant nosocomial pathogen causing pyogenic infections. |
Description | Letter to Editor Dr. Vandana Berry and Dr. Madan Lal. Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana (Pb.)-141 008, India.
Abstract:- The present study was focused on finding the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Acinetobacter in various pyogenic manifestations. In the Microbiology Laboratory, Christian Medical College and Hospital, a total of 8,741 and 9,792 specimens were processed during the year 2008 and the year 2009 respectively. The prevalence of Acinetobacter species was 17.24% and 23.47% during 2008 and 2009 respectively. The isolates had remarkably poor response towards majority of antibiotics. Polymixin B was judged to be the best antimicrobial agent with a susceptibility value ranging between 84.67% and 85.53 % followed by imipenem having 60.29 % to 63.36 % susceptibility.
Key words:- Acinetobacter, Antimicrobial resistance, Polymixin B and Imipenem. |
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