Bacteria associated with Ear Infections in the National Hospital in Qamishly- Syria and their Antimicrobial Resistance


Abstract in English

54 isolates were isolated of the bacteria associated with ear infections which have antimicrobial resistance from the patients in the National Hospital in Qamishly City during the period from 01/08/2008 to 31/10/ 2009. The number of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was high, followed by Staphylococcus aureus. It has been found that the rate of ear infections was lower in male (44.4%) than female (55.5%), and was (48.10%) in the first age category (1- 15 year) more than the second age category (15- 30 year) (31.37%), while the rate of ear infections was (23.5%) in the third age category(30- 60 year ). We found that all the strains of isolated bacteria showed high susceptibility to Imipenem (100%), and all bacteria of Pseudomonas, klebseilla, Proteus, Enterobacter, showed high sensitivity to ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin (85%), but only staphylococcus (58%). In addition, most isolated bacteria showed intermediate sensitivity to tobramicine, amikacine, gentamycine, and cephalosporinses like ceftazidime, cefaclor and cefotaxime. At the same time, most isolated bacteria showed resistance to Amoxicilline, Ampicillin, Penicillin, Oxacylline, Sulphamethoxasole, erythromycin, vancomycine and tetracyclines.

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