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- Title
Investigation of the Antibiotic-Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens in Ramadi Hospitals, Iraq.
- Authors
Sharqi, Hamid M.; Hassan, Omar M.; Obaid, A. S.
- Abstract
Bacterial species of the ESKAPE group (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli) are often resistant to antibiotics. The purpose of this study was to find out the antibiotics resistance formed by ESKAPE pathogens in hospitals in the city of Ramadi, in Iraq. All bacteria within this clinically relevant ESKAPE group were isolated from September 2020 to April 2021. Identification of isolates was performed by Vitek 2 system and the Sensitivity Test was carried out using a disk diffusion method. The majority of pathogens isolated from patients at Ramadi Hospitals belong to the ESKAPE group. The percentage of bacterial isolates was K. pneumoniae (33.96%), E. coli (20.75%), S. aureus (20.13%), P. aeruginosa (11.32 %), E. faecalis (9.43%), and A. baumannii (4.41%). Some isolates of E. coli were Resistance to all antibiotics, while P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae were 100% resistant to Vancomycin and Tetracycline. The presence of the ESKAPE group of pathogens is a major problem in Ramadi city hospitals. The results of this study support the implementation of special antimicrobial strategies to specifically target these microorganisms.
- Subjects
RAMADI (Iraq); IRAQ; ENTEROCOCCUS; KLEBSIELLA pneumoniae; ACINETOBACTER baumannii; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; URBAN hospitals; ENTEROCOCCUS faecalis; DRUG resistance in bacteria
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 4, p3306
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.17219