Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Non Fermenting Gram Negative Bacilli in Ismailia, Egypt | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology | ||
| Article 17, Volume 28, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 121-125 PDF (274.33 K) | ||
| Document Type: New and original researches in the field of Microbiology. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejmm.2023.282448 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Yara E. Marei; Mohammad A. Al-Sweify; Mahmoud K. Mansour; Rania M. Kishk* | ||
| Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Non-fermenting Gram-negative rods (NFGNRs) are widely distributed in nature. Objective: The study was done to determine the prevalence of NFGNRs in Suez Canal University hospitals (SCUH). Methodology: During a one year period, batteries of 370 specimens were processed and subjected to biochemical reactions. Results: Among the total 305 pathogenic specimens, only 46 specimens (15%) were identified as NFGNRs. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the commonest isolate, accounting for 45.6% of NFGNRs, followed by Acinetobacter baumannii 17.4 %. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests of NFGNRs isolates were performed and it was found that the majority were multi-drug resistant (MDR). Conclusion: Therefore, NFGNRs represent a considerable health problem in SCUH. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| NFGNRs; nosocomial infection; OF media; drug- resistance | ||
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