COLLECTION, ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA FROM BLOOD CLINICAL SPECIMENS IN BAGHDAD
Journal Title: European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
One hundred and five of clinical sample were collected from Central Teaching Hospital of paediatric and Medical city / Educational laboratory, from patients (Male, Female and infant) of age range between(≤ 1 day-70 year)during the period from17/10/2016 to 23/1/2017. Out of one hundred and five clinical samples were screened, only seventy isolates were collected in 17 identified as Staphylococcus aureus, 12 identified as Klebsiella pneumonia depending on cultural, microscopical and biochemical characteristics. The remaining isolates were identified as Staphylococcus spp., E.coli and Acinetobacter baumannii, pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp and Proteus spp. Regarding to the patient gender, it was found that infants had a tendency to get infected more than males and female when 30 (28.57 %) of patients were males, 33 (31.42 %) females and 42 (40%) infant. Moreover, the age group ≤ 1year were most subjected to the infection of bloodstream infection.
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Wifaq M. Al-Wattar
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