ANTIBIOGRAM OF PUS CULTURE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS OF SIALKOT

Abstract

: To evaluate the pattern of bacteria an antibiogram of 
pus culture in pediatric patients of Sialkot in last one year. 
METHODS: This retrospective Observational Descriptive study was 
conducted in the department of microbiology at Khawaja Muhammad 
Safdar Medical College, Sialkot Medical College Sialkot and Abdul 
Sattar Lab Sialkot from January 22 to December 22 for a period of 1 
year. All the patients presented with skin and soft tissue infection 
were selected as study population.
RESULTS: Based on phenotypic profile of a total number of 611 
patients presented with wound infection or pus were recruited for this 
study. Among total 611 culture majority were in the age group of 5-
10 years which was 198 cases respectively. Interestingly females
were predominant than males and ratio was 57% to 43% cases 
respectively. Out of 611 cases, aerobic culture was positive in 
majority cases i.e. 515 (85.02%) and the rest of 85 (14.98%) cases 
were grown negative. Therefore, culture positive was more than no 
growth which was shown in this result and reflected the laboratory 
authenticity. Staph aureus coagulase positive was the most common 
isolated bacteria (32.19%) from pus which was followed by 
pseudomonas (24.2%) and Acinetobacter Baumanii (11.82%).
CONCLUSION: In conclusion the most common isolated bacteria 
after aerobic culture of pus were the Staphylococcus aureus. 
However, the gram positive cocci is less in number than gram 
negative bacilli. Among the Gram negative, pseudomonas were the 
most common bacteria causing wound infection.