In vitro Susceptibility Testing to 14 Antimicrobial Agents of Bacterial Strains Isolated from Infected Wounds PDF

Keywords

gentamycin, bacteria, infected wounds

Abstract

In vitro susceptibility testing of bacteria isolated from infected wounds from different sources in Basma Hospital, Irbid, demonstrated that all gram-negative bacteria were resistant to novobiocin and sensitive to gentamycin. Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from infected wounds were mostly either resistant to penicillin G and ampicillin or sensitive to gentamycin. Variable susceptibilities were observed for the tested antibiotics. As the differences between the resistant patter of S. Aureus, isolated from different sources, was statistically significant, no single source os S. aureus can be considered to be responsible for the spread of infection. Therefore, the bacteria must have been originated from multiple sources