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Bacterial profile and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in patients admitted at MaddaWalabu University Goba Referral Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Background: Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are one of the global
concerns in resource limited settings. The aim of the study was to
determine bacteria profile and their antimicrobial susceptibility
patterns among patients admitted at surgical and medical wards.
Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted from
November 2016 to July 2017 in MaddaWalabu University Goba Referral
Hospital. Urine and wound swabs were processed and standard disk
diffusion test was done to assess susceptibility pattern. Association
among variables was determined by Chi-square test. Results: Among 207
patients enrolled, 24.6% developed HAI, of which, 62.7% and 37.3% were
from surgical and medical wards, respectively. The male to female ratio
was 1.5:1. The age ranged from 19 to 74 years with a mean of
41.65(\ub116.48) years. A total 62 bacteria were isolated in which
majority of the isolates were gram negative bacteria. Most isolates
were resistance to most of the antibiotics tested but sensitive to
Ceftriaxone, Norfloxacin and Ciprofloxacin. Conclusion: Due to the
presence of high level drug resistant bacteria, empirical treatment to
HAI may not be effective. Therefore, treatment should be based on the
result of culture and sensitivity