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Volume9, Issue1

A Prospective Study on Hospitalized Dermatology Patients and Analysis of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Skin Wound Flora in Lucknow

    Dr. Sharique Ali, Dr. Syed Fiza Mustaqueem., Dr. Syed Belal Hassan, Dr. Ausaf Ahmad

European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2022, Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 1552-1556

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Background: Results of an ongoing surveillance of antibiotic resistance in hospitalized dermatology patients are presented. Bacterial isolates cultured from patients with skin wounds admitted to a tertiary care dermatology inpatient unit from May 2020 through Oct 2021 were evaluated for resistance to commonly used antibiotics. Our results show an alarming trend toward antibiotic resistance
Observation: In superficial skin wounds, Staphylococcus  aureus constituted 77% of isolates. In leg ulcers, the frequencies of S aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were approximately equal, constituting 43% and 42% of cultures, respectively. Fifty percent of S aureus isolates from leg ulcers were resistant to oxacillin, with 36% of pseudomonad isolates resistant to ciprofloxacin. In superficial wounds, oxacillin resistance in S aureus approached 25%. A comparison of antibiotic resistance profiles using data collected in 1992 for patients admitted to the same inpatient service revealed a marked increase in oxacillin and ciprofloxacin resistance in S aureus and P aeruginosa in leg ulcers, respectively (from 24% to 50% oxacillin resistance in S aureus and from 9% to 24% ciprofloxacin resistance in P aeruginosa), and superficial wounds (24% to 36% ciprofloxacin resistance in P aeruginosa).
Conclusions: This study demonstrates the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a problem of grow- ing significance in hospital dermatology and highlights the importance of local surveillance programs to aid in selecting antibiotic treatments
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(2022). A Prospective Study on Hospitalized Dermatology Patients and Analysis of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Skin Wound Flora in Lucknow. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9(1), 1552-1556.
Dr. Sharique Ali, Dr. Syed Fiza Mustaqueem., Dr. Syed Belal Hassan, Dr. Ausaf Ahmad. "A Prospective Study on Hospitalized Dermatology Patients and Analysis of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Skin Wound Flora in Lucknow". European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9, 1, 2022, 1552-1556.
(2022). 'A Prospective Study on Hospitalized Dermatology Patients and Analysis of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Skin Wound Flora in Lucknow', European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9(1), pp. 1552-1556.
A Prospective Study on Hospitalized Dermatology Patients and Analysis of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Skin Wound Flora in Lucknow. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2022; 9(1): 1552-1556.
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