Multidrug-resistant Bacterial Profile and Patterns for Wound Infections in Nongovernmental Hospitals of Jordan

• Main Authors: Hashem A. Abu-Harirah, Audai Jamal Al Qudah, Emad Daabes, Kawther Faisal Amawi, Haitham Qaralleh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2021-09-01
• Series: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
• Subjects: wounds; skin; diabetic; multidrug; mixed infection
• Online Access: https://microbiologyjournal.org/multidrug-resistant-bacterial-profile-and-patterns-for-wound-infections-in-nongovernmental-hospitals-of-jordan/

Globally, multidrug-resistant bacteria affects wound infections, both hospital-acquired infections and community-acquired infections. The main isolates cultured from 607 subjects with wound infections were methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter spp. [multidrug resistant (MDR)]. Gram-negative bacteria caused most of the infections (67%) compared with gram-positive bacteria. Diabetic patients tend to have wound infections with mixed causative agents compared with non-diabetic patients.