Research Article

Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility

Volume: 4 Number: 1 April 21, 2025
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Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility

Abstract

Objective: Blood stream infections cause serious mortality and morbidity in patients, especially in intensive care units of hospitals. Detection of the causative microorganism as soon as possible and planning appropriate antibiotic treatment reduce mortality rates. The aim of this study is to determinethe gram negative bacteria grown in blood culture samples brought to the laboratory from various services, primarily surgical intensive care units of our hospital, and the antibiotics effective on them, and to contribute to clinicians initiating empirical treatment. Methods: Gram negative bacteria grown in blood culture samples brought to the laboratory from various services, primarily surgical intensive care units of our hospital, and the antibiotics effective on them were investigated retrospectively. Results: Gram negative bacteria were grown in 332 (23%) of 1,270 samples with blood culture growth. The growth rate in blood culture samples sent from intensive care units was in the first place with 165 (49%). Of the isolated gram negative bacteria, 113 (34%) were Acinetobacter Baumannii, 58 (17%) were Escherichia coli, 51 (15%) were Klebsiella pneumoniae, 42 (12%) were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 16 (4%) were Brucella spp., 14 (4%) were Enterobacterspp., 12 (3%) were Serratia marcescens, 12 (3%) were Burkholderia cepacia, 10 (3%) were Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and 4 (1%) were Citrobacter spp. Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) was detected in 37 (80%) of K. Pneumonai strains and 28 (48%) of E. Coli strains. Conclusion: In order to reduce the mortality and morbidi ty rates of patients hospitalized in intensive care units, laboratories performing blood culture should conduc tmore comprehensive studies to identify the agents they isolate and the appropriate antibiotics to guide clinicians in initiating treatment.

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Ethical Statement

Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital scientific research ethics committee approved the decision number 2020/06-63, dated March 18, 2020.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

General Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 8, 2025

Publication Date

April 21, 2025

Submission Date

January 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 21, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Aslan, M. H., & Vural, M. (2025). Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility. Trends in Surgical Sciences, 4(1), 11-17. https://doi.org/10.61745/tss.1671441
AMA
1.Aslan MH, Vural M. Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility. Trends in Surgical Sciences. 2025;4(1):11-17. doi:10.61745/tss.1671441
Chicago
Aslan, Mehtap Hülya, and Metekoray Vural. 2025. “Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility”. Trends in Surgical Sciences 4 (1): 11-17. https://doi.org/10.61745/tss.1671441.
EndNote
Aslan MH, Vural M (April 1, 2025) Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility. Trends in Surgical Sciences 4 1 11–17.
IEEE
[1]M. H. Aslan and M. Vural, “Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility”, Trends in Surgical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 11–17, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.61745/tss.1671441.
ISNAD
Aslan, Mehtap Hülya - Vural, Metekoray. “Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility”. Trends in Surgical Sciences 4/1 (April 1, 2025): 11-17. https://doi.org/10.61745/tss.1671441.
JAMA
1.Aslan MH, Vural M. Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility. Trends in Surgical Sciences. 2025;4:11–17.
MLA
Aslan, Mehtap Hülya, and Metekoray Vural. “Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility”. Trends in Surgical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 11-17, doi:10.61745/tss.1671441.
Vancouver
1.Mehtap Hülya Aslan, Metekoray Vural. Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility. Trends in Surgical Sciences. 2025 Apr. 1;4(1):11-7. doi:10.61745/tss.1671441

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