Categorization of Bacterial Pathogens Present in Infected Wounds and their Antibiotic Resistance Profile Recovered from Patients Attending Rizgary Hospital-Erbil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14500/aro.10864
Keywords: Antibiotic resistance, Healing, Infection, Multi drug resistant, Pathogenic bacteria, Wound

Abstract

Wound infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria can extend a patients’ debility and increase the expense of treatment in the long term; therefore, careful management of patients with wound infections is necessary to avoid complications. The usage of antimicrobial agent is a major factor in resistance development. This study aims to understand the causes of wound infections, as well as the criteria for diagnosing them for more sensible antibiotic prescribing. Samples from 269 wound patients were collected, and cultured for bacterial growth. Gram stain technique, bacterial identification via VITEK 2 compact system were investigated in this study. Gram negative bacteria accounted for 59.15% of the total isolates, while pathogenic gram positive bacteria accounted for 40.85% of total isolates. Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the dominant pathogenic gram negative bacteria in wounds, while Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis are the dominant pathogenic gram positive bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed 100% resistance to the majority of antibiotic tested, including Ampicillin, Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid, Aztreona, Ceftriaxone, and others. Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are 100% resistant to Ampicillin, Ceftriaxone, and Cefotaxime. For more efficient antibiotic prescriptions, the causative microorganisms, and their current susceptibility patterns need to be mandated for testing before prescribing any antibiotics to patients. Prescriptions are frequently based solely on general information about the antibiotic's function, rather than on individual response variation to the pathogen and the antibiotic. Particularly when the common pathogens in this study show multidrug resistance in wounds.

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Author Biographies

Ahmed A. Al-Naqshbandi, Department of Laboratory, Rizgary Teaching Hospital, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq

Ahmed A. Abdulsalam, is a Microbiology Specialist at the Department of Laboratory (Microbiology Unit), Rizgary Teaching Hospital, Director of Health - Erbil. He got the B.Sc. degree in Biology, the M.Sc. degree in Microbiology (Immunology) and he is currently a Ph.D. student at Dept. of Biology, College of Education, Salahaddin University. His research interests are in Immunology, Bacteriology and Molecular Biology. Mr. Ahmed is a member of the Kurdistan Biology Syndicate.

Hedy A. Hassan, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq

Hedy A. Hassan is a lecturer at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Hawler Medical University. She got the B.Sc. degree in Microbiology, the M.Sc. degree in Environmental and Occupational Health and the Ph.D. degree in Toxicology and Cancer Biology. Her research interests are in toxicology, cancer and oxidative Stress. Dr. Hedy is a member of Kurdistan Biology Syndicate.

Mahmoud A. Chawsheen, Department of General Sciences, Faculty of Education, Soran University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq

Mahmoud A. Chawsheen is Assistant Prof. at the Department of General Sciences, Faculty of Education, Soran University. He got the B.Sc. degree in Biological Sciences, the M.Sc. degree in Cell Biology, and the Ph.D. degree Cell Biology as well. His research interests are in Cancer, Multi-drug Resistance, and Cell Signaling. Dr. Mahmoud is a member of the European Association for Cancer Research and The Royal Microscopical Society.

Haval H. Abdul Qader, Nanakali Hospital for Blood diseases and Cancer, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – F.R. Iraq
Haval H. Abdulqader is a Pathology Specialist physician at the Department of Laboratory (Microbiology Unit), Nanakali Hospital, Director of Health - Erbil. He got the M.B.Ch.B degree in Medicine and General Surgery, and the F.K.B.M.S degree in Pathology – Clinical Microbiology. His research interests are in Immunology, Bacteriology and Molecular Biology. Dr. Haval is a member of Kurdistan Doctors Syndicate and Kurdistan Society of Pathology.

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ARO Journal: Volume 9, No. 2 (2021)
Published
2021-12-01
How to Cite
Al-Naqshbandi, A. A., Hassan, H. A., Chawsheen, M. A. and Abdul Qader, H. H. (2021) “Categorization of Bacterial Pathogens Present in Infected Wounds and their Antibiotic Resistance Profile Recovered from Patients Attending Rizgary Hospital-Erbil”, ARO-THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF KOYA UNIVERSITY, 9(2), pp. 64-70. doi: 10.14500/aro.10864.
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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021): Issue Seventeen
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