Antibiotic Profile of Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Postsurgical Site Infections in Public Hospitals in Northern Jordan

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Table 1 Distribution of Bacterial Isolates with the Type of Surgery from Surgical Site Infections in Public Hospitals in Northern Jordan

Bacteria	Bed Sore		Diabetic Foot		Fracture		Tonsils		Gun Shot		Trauma		Colectomy		No. of Isolates
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
E. coli	2	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
P. mirabilis	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
P. aeruginosa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
K. pneumonia	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
S. enterica	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
S. pyogenes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
S. aureus	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	8
S. epidermidis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Total	6		9		2		6		1		3		1		28

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female.

Table 2 Antibiotic Profile of the Isolated Bacteria from Surgical Site Infections in Public Hospitals in Northern Jordan

Antibiotic	S. enterica			E. coli			P. mirabilis			P. aeruginosa			K. pneumoniae			S. pyogenes			S. aureus			S. epidermidis
	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I
CIP	2	0	0	5	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	0
AML	1	1	0	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	7	0	1	0	0
NOR	2	0	0	5	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	0
E	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	1	0	4	4	0	1	0	0
C	2	0	0	6	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0
CN	2	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	0
TE	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	0	1	0	0
VA	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	1	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0
AMC	2	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	1	0
FEP	2	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	0
P	0	2	0	2	6	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	0
SXT	2	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	0
OX	0	2	0	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	4	0	1	0	0

Abbreviations: S, sensitive; R, resistant; I, intermediate; N, not applicable; CIP, ciprofloxacin; AML, ampicillin; NOR, norfloxacin; E, erythromycin; C, chloramphenicol; CN, gentamicin; TE, tetracycline; VA, vancomycin; AMC, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; FEP, cefepime; P, penicillin; DA, clindamycin; SXT, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; OX, oxacillin.

Table 3 Multidrug Resistance Profile of the Isolated Bacteria to the Tested Antibiotics (N = 13)

Parameter	Frequency	MAR Index	Parameter	Frequency	MAR Index
S. pyogenes			K. pneumoniae
R3 = TE, E, OX	1	0.23	R3 = P, VA, OX	1	0.25
S. aureus			R4 = P, AML, VA, OX	2	0.33
R7 = P, AML, TE, VA, AMC, E, OX	1	0.54	R9 = P, AML, C, FEP, VA, SXT, CN, E, OX	1	0.75
R10 = AML, AMC, P, OX, FEP, SXT, CN, E, NOR, CIP	2	0.77	E. coli
R11 = AML, AMC, P, OX, TE, FEP, SXT, CN, E, NOR, CIP	1	0.85	R7 = AML, TE, P, VA, OX, SXT, AMC	1	0.58
P. aeruginosa			R10 = AML, AMC, VA, P, OX, TE, FEP, SXT, CN, E	1	0.83
R8 = P, AML, TE, VA, SXT, AMC, E, OX	1	0.66	R11 = AML, AMC, VA, P, OX, TE, FEP, SXT, CN, E, NOR	2	0.92
R 9 = P, AML, TE, VA, SXT, AMC, E, OX, NOR	1	0.75	P. mirabilis
R 9 = P, AML, TE, VA, SXT, AMC, E, OX, C	1	0.75	R6 = AMC, P, TE, VA, E, OX	1	0.50

Note: MAR index = multiple antibiotic resistance index = no. of antimicrobials to which the isolate is resistant/no. of antibiotics to which the isolate is subjected.

Abbreviations: CIP, ciprofloxacin; AML, ampicillin; NOR, norfloxacin; E, erythromycin; C, chloramphenicol; CN, gentamicin; TE, tetracycline; VA, vancomycin; AMC, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; FEP, cefepime; P, penicillin; DA, clindamycin; SXT, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; OX, oxacillin.