Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city

Introduction: Respiratory tract infections have been known to be a significant health concern for mortality and morbidity since many years. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of bacterial pathogen causing upper respiratory tract (URTIs) and the susceptibility patterns to frequently u...

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Autores principales:	Ahmed Atia, Najla Elyounsi, Ahmed Abired, Amal Wanis, Abdusalam Ashour
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Publicado:	Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain) 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c0e6ef64af19447d9100ce2dbe20eb2c2021-12-02T18:12:17ZAntibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city10.5281/zenodo.37449302695-5075https://doaj.org/article/c0e6ef64af19447d9100ce2dbe20eb2c2020-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3744930https://doaj.org/toc/2695-5075Introduction: Respiratory tract infections have been known to be a significant health concern for mortality and morbidity since many years. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of bacterial pathogen causing upper respiratory tract (URTIs) and the susceptibility patterns to frequently used antibiotics among patients attending Abusetta hospital in Tripoli district. Methods: A total of 1,110 throat swabs were collected between Jan, 2011 to December, 2014 and inoculated onto Blood agar, MacCkonkey agar and Chocolate agar then incubated at 37 oC for 24 hours. Bacterial pathogens were determined by bacteriological culture methods and antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates was identified following Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute guidelines (CLSI). Results: Of the 1,110 respiratory samples tested, 71.1% (n = 789) of specimens were positive cultures with the dominant bacterial pathogens being Streptococcus pneumoniae 43.3% (n = 342), followed by Pseudomona aeruginosa 22.8% (n = 180), Staphylococcus aureus 13.8% (n = 109), Escherichia coli 6.9% (n = 55), Enterobacter spp 6.2% (n = 49), Citrobacter 4.5% (n = 36), and Klebsiella 2.2% (n = 18). Most isolates exhibited resistance against the commonly used antibiotics and to at least one antibiotic. Conclusion: The level of antibiotic resistance in this study is alarming and brings to light the timely and suitable diagnosis of the common bacteria causes of URTIs and proper antibiotic administration based on susceptibility test.Ahmed AtiaNajla ElyounsiAhmed AbiredAmal WanisAbdusalam AshourEmergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)articlerespiratory tract infectionsantibioticssensitivityresistancebacteriaMedicine (General)R5-920ENIberoamerican Journal of Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 155-160 (2020)
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spellingShingle	respiratory tract infections antibiotics sensitivity resistance bacteria Medicine (General) R5-920 Ahmed Atia Najla Elyounsi Ahmed Abired Amal Wanis Abdusalam Ashour Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city
description	Introduction: Respiratory tract infections have been known to be a significant health concern for mortality and morbidity since many years. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of bacterial pathogen causing upper respiratory tract (URTIs) and the susceptibility patterns to frequently used antibiotics among patients attending Abusetta hospital in Tripoli district. Methods: A total of 1,110 throat swabs were collected between Jan, 2011 to December, 2014 and inoculated onto Blood agar, MacCkonkey agar and Chocolate agar then incubated at 37 oC for 24 hours. Bacterial pathogens were determined by bacteriological culture methods and antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates was identified following Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute guidelines (CLSI). Results: Of the 1,110 respiratory samples tested, 71.1% (n = 789) of specimens were positive cultures with the dominant bacterial pathogens being Streptococcus pneumoniae 43.3% (n = 342), followed by Pseudomona aeruginosa 22.8% (n = 180), Staphylococcus aureus 13.8% (n = 109), Escherichia coli 6.9% (n = 55), Enterobacter spp 6.2% (n = 49), Citrobacter 4.5% (n = 36), and Klebsiella 2.2% (n = 18). Most isolates exhibited resistance against the commonly used antibiotics and to at least one antibiotic. Conclusion: The level of antibiotic resistance in this study is alarming and brings to light the timely and suitable diagnosis of the common bacteria causes of URTIs and proper antibiotic administration based on susceptibility test.
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author	Ahmed Atia Najla Elyounsi Ahmed Abired Amal Wanis Abdusalam Ashour
author_facet	Ahmed Atia Najla Elyounsi Ahmed Abired Amal Wanis Abdusalam Ashour
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title	Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city
title_short	Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city
title_full	Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city
title_fullStr	Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city
title_full_unstemmed	Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city
title_sort	antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in tripoli city
publisher	Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/c0e6ef64af19447d9100ce2dbe20eb2c
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Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from patients with upper respiratory tract infections; a four-year study in Tripoli city

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