Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, cilt.76, sa.3, ss.231-242, 2019 (Scopus)
Objective: Infections caused by bacteria growing in blood cultures are important medical problems that cause high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to examine the changes in antibiotic susceptibility and the bacteria isolated from blood samples from various clinics in the five-year period and to determine the antimicrobials that can be chosen in empirical treatment in blood stream infection in our hospital. Methods: Blood samples from our laboratories were evaluated retrospectively between during 2013-2017. Samples were incubated in an automated system of BACTEC-FX(BD,USA). Conventional methods and automated systems (Phoenix,BD,USA) have been used to identify bacteria. Antibiotic susceptibilities of isolated bacteria were evaluated using the automated systems (Phoenix,BD,USA). Results: A total of 4597 bacterial reproductions that isolated from the blood samples including 1972 (42.9%) gram positive and 2625 (57.1%) gram negative were included in the study. The most frequently isolated gram positive bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus (15.3%) and the gram negative bacteria were Escherichia coli (18,6%). Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) isolates no resistance to glycopeptide or linezolid was found. Resistance of vancomycin and teicoplanin in enterococci was determined as 9.7% while linezolid resistance was 2%. Extended spectrum beta lactamase production was detected in E. coli isolates 46.7%, Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates 63.4%, an increase has been observed in E. coli isolates over the last three years. Over the years it has been determined that resistance of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in S. aureus and CNS isolates were decreases. However, it has been determined that increased resistance rates of netilmisin in E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates, aztreonam, imipenem and meropenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. The most effective antimicrobials were linezolid and glycopeptides in staphylococci and enterococci, carbapenems and amikacin in E. coli, and colistin in K. pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii and P. aeruginosa isolates in our study. Conclusion: The diversity of bacteria isolated from blood cultures and susceptibility to antibiotics varies according to geographical regions, hospital flora and antibiotics used in the hospital. For this reason, it was think that each hospital should determine its own bacterial distribution and antibiotic susceptibility at certain intervals and rational drug use policies have to be designated according to these results to provide benefits in fighting with resistant microorganisms.