Isolation and identification of bacteria from burn wound infection in Burn and plastic sergery Hospital in Tripoli

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalenve of bacteria in burn wound infection and its sensitivity to the commonly used antibiotic. Also to the impact of environmental conditions and the risk factors associated with infection burns during a period of 2012 to 2013 . Atotal of 133 specimens were collected from burn patient. ( burn and plastic sergery hospital) in the city of tripoli in Libyan. samples from the inanimate environment were also examined by taking swabs from different areas to detect the bacteria that may be found in the surrounding environment of patients. The isolated bacteria wereAcinetobacterbaumannii isolates (37.6%), followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa(23.3%), Klebsiella pneumonia (8.3%), Staphylococcus aureus (7.5%), Staphylococcus haemolyticus (5.3%), Enterobacter cloacae (4.5%), and Staphylococcus epidermidis (3.8%) , Enterobacteraerogenes,Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis isolates (3.0%), followed the lowest causative agents of burn wound infection were Staphylococcus saprophyticus isolates (.8%). The isolated bacteria were sensitive to Colisten ,Amikacin , Ciprofloxacin, Gentamicin, However no effect was observed by Penicilln, Tetracycline, Erythromycin andCefipeme . this study showed that Acinetobacterbaumannii was the most counstive agent causes burn infeaction in burn and plastic sergery hospital in tripoli. the gram-positive bacteria satphylococcusaureus was the most caustive agent was burn wound infection.