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

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Hashem A. Abu-Harirah¹ , Audai Jamal Al Qudah², Emad Daabes³, Kawther Faisal Amawi¹ and Haitham Qaralleh⁴

¹Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Zarqa University, Jordan.

²Laboratory Department, Jordan Islamic Hospital, Jordan.

³Laboratory Department, Israa Hospital, Jordan.

⁴Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2021;15(3):1348-1361 | Article Number: 6501

https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.15.3.25 | © The Author(s). 2021

Received: 26/06/2020 | Accepted: 30/01/2021 | Published: 13/07/2021

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Abstract

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.

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wounds, skin, diabetic, multidrug, mixed infection

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