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ArticleSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences

Isolation and Detection of Drug-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens in Postoperative Wound Infections at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Hamdi M Al-Said, Ahmed Alghamdi, Sami S Ashgar, Naif A Jalal, Hani S Faidah, Ayman K Johargy, Aiman M Momenah, Abeer A Barhameen, Sumyya H Hariri, Farkad Bantun and 2 more

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Article in Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hamdi M Al-SaidDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AlghamdiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Sami S AshgarDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Naif A JalalDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Hani S FaidahDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ayman K JohargyDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Aiman M MomenahDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer A BarhameenDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Sumyya H HaririDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Farkad BantunDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Essa AlthobianyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Elshiekh B KhidirDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Umm al-Qura University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs), especially when caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, are a major healthcare concern worldwide. For optimal treatment and prevention of antimicrobial resistance, it is important for clinicians to be aware of local drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that cause SSIs. Objective: To determine the frequency patterns of drug-resistant bacterial strains causing SSIs at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the Microbiology laboratory of Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and included wound swab samples from all cases of SSI between January 01, 2017, and December 31, 2021. The swabs were processed for the identification of bacterial strains and their resistance pattern to antibiotics according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Results: A total of 5409 wound swabs were analyzed, of which 3604 samples (66.6%) were from male. Most samples were from the Department of Surgery (43.3%). A total of 14 bacterial strains were isolated, of which 9 were Gram-negative bacteria. The most common isolates were Conclusion: This study showed that in the city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, the rates of MDR bacteria are high, with the majority being Gram-negative.

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Antibacterial drug resistancecolistinGram-negative bacteriahealth care associated infectionsMRSASaudi Arabiasurgical site infections

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PMID37533663
PMCPMC10393095
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