Author(s)

Kaniz Fatema^1*, Shahina Sultana^1,2, Mohammad Hedayet Ali², Tanzina Akter^1,3, Khadiza-Tul- Kobra^1,3, Shiful Islam¹

¹Department of Microbiology, Primeasia University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
²Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Object: To isolate and identify the microorganisms from the burn patients admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit in Tertiary Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. A total number of fifty wound surface swab samples of first and second-degree burn patients were collected and the microbial analysis as well as the study of antibacterial susceptibility was conducted. The study showed the bacterial isolates were found. 45 (90%) of wound swab were positive among 50 and only 5 samples (10%) were negative in bacterial growth, which presented invasive burn wound infection from both sex age groups marked 12 - 60 years. The total viable count TVC-11651 CFU/plate was found and the highest amount in the second-degree burn patients. The results showed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa was common in all positive samples 6636 CFU/plate (57%) followed by Staphylococcus aureus 4070 CFU/plate (35%), Klebsiella spp. 450 CFU/plate (5%), Proteus spp. 243 CFU/plate (2%), and E. coli 162 CFU/plate (1%). Most of the pathogens were found to be drug-resistant while several isolates were noted to be multi-drug resistant. The growth of multidrug-resistant organisms should be considered as a serious risk factor in a burn unit. Aggressive infection control measures should be applied to limit the emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Antimicrobial Activity, Burn Wounds, Microorganisms

Fatema, K. , Sultana, S. , Ali, M. , Akter, T. , Kobra, K. and Islam, S. (2021) Detection of Pathogenic Microorganisms from Burn Patients Admitted in Tertiary Medical College Hospital and Their Antimicrobial Patterns. Open Journal of Medical Microbiology, 11, 58-67. doi: 10.4236/ojmm.2021.111005.