Bacterial and Fungal Infection and their Drug Susceptibility Pattern in Burn Patients Admitted to Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College and AABET Hospitals
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2021-06
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: Managing the burn wound is necessary to heal the wound early but the infected
one not only needs appropriate management of burn therapy, in addition to that, doing culture for
the potential bacteria and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern necessary. Furthermore Large
wound surface, impaired immune systems, and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy contribute to
the growth of opportunistic fungal species. Mycosis in burns is likely to be underestimated.
Objectives: To determine the magnitude of bacterial and fungal infections and their
antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of burn patients at Yekatit12 and AABET Hospital, Addis
Ababa, 2021.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Y12HMC and AABET hospital from
January to June 2021. Burn Wound swab specimen was collected using sterile cotton swab and
processed and analyzed for bacteriological and fungal culture medias like Potato dexterous agar,
Chrome agar, Blood agar, MacConkey agar, Biochemical test and AST. The data was analyzed
using SPSS version 25.
Results: 240 burn patients were included in the study a total of 154(64.2%) bacterial pathogens
were recovered. Among the isolated 154 (64.2%) bacteria 110 (71.4 %) were gram-positive and
44 (28.5 %) gram-negative bacteria. From gram-positive bacteria, predominant bacteria isolates
were CoNs 55 (22.9 %), followed by S.aureus 54 (22.5%) while gram Negative bacteria isolated
the most predominant bacteria were Pseudomonas aeruginosa 17(7.1%)from 66 (27.5%).
Fungus isolation 38 (57.5%) were yeast and 28 (42.2 %) mold .The susceptibility patterns of
isolates 60% of resistance to the antibiotics tested. Klebsiella species demonstrated high level of
resistance to Ampicilin and ceftazidime each 5(100%), Tobramycin, ciprofloxacin and
gentamicin each 3(60%). Amikacin was relatively effective against 23(95.8%) of the Klebsiella
species.
CONCULUSION: The wounds were contaminated with various types of bacteria. This might be
a reflection of inappropriate use of antibiotics. The presence of MDR in the wound may be a
factor for persisted infection. Some of the participants in the study area had a positive fungal
result. It is not contemptible it an alarming finding that needs more focus and follow-up on the
fungal infection.
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Multidrug resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern.