ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Research Article | Open Access
Juhi1, Vaishali Halwai1, Rambir Singh2, Sona Singh3, Neha Jain3, Sosan Xess4 and Poonam Sharma1
1Department of Zoology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India.
2Department of Horticulture, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Birsamunda Government Medical College Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India.
4Gynecologist, Maternity Wing, District Hospital, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Article Number: 9443 | © The Author(s). 2024
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2024;18(3):1580-1592. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.18.3.07
Received: 06 April 2024 | Accepted: 29 May 2024 | Published online: 22 July 2024
Issue online: September 2024
Abstract

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major public health problem worldwide with significant social and economic implications. Effective control and prevention strategies necessitate a thorough understanding of the prevalence, isolation, and identification of STI pathogens. The present study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the isolation, identification, prevalence, and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of STI pathogens based on culture method analysis. Endocervical /vaginal swab samples from female patients symptomatic for STI were cultured on different selective and differential media and pathogens were identified by colony morphology and biochemical tests. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) of isolated and identified culture pathogen was performed by using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Among 209 endocervical/vaginal swab samples from symptomatic patients, 126 (60.28%) tested positive and 83 (39.71%) negative. Ureaplasma spp. (n = 100) was the most prevalent isolate, constituting 79.36% of culture-positive samples, followed by N. gonorrhoea (n = 99) at 78.57%, and Mycoplasma spp. (n = 41) at 32.54% individually and in combination. AST analysis revealed erythromycin (74%), ofloxacin (69%), and roxithromycin (64%) as the most resistant antibiotics for Ureaplasma spp. N. gonorrhoea showed the highest resistance to cefixime (78.79%), followed by ofloxacin (75.76%) and erythromycin (69.7%). Azithromycin and erythromycin exhibited 100% resistance against Mycoplasma spp. The study provides information on the prevalent bacterial pathogens involved in STIs among women in Anuppur and Shahdol districts, Madhya Pradesh. Understanding the diversity, distribution patterns and antibiotic sensitivity of these pathogens is crucial for developing targeted interventions and effective prevention strategies in such resource-limited areas.

Keywords

Sexually Transmitted Infections, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ureaplasma spp., Mycoplasma spp., Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test, Multidrug Resistance

Article Metrics

Article View: 657

Share This Article

© The Author(s) 2024. Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License which permits unrestricted use, sharing, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.