2009
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2009.37
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A profile of drug resistance genes and integrons in E. coli causing surgical wound infections in the Faisalabad region of Pakistan

Abstract: Escherichia coli are one of the leading causes of infection in wounds. Emerging multiple drug resistance among E. coli poses a serious challenge to antimicrobial therapy for wounds. This study was conducted to ascertain a baseline profile of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolates infecting surgical wounds. A total of 64 pus samples from hospitalized patients were screened and 29 (45.3%) were found to have E. coli, which were identified biochemically and confirmed by molecular methods. Using the disc diff… Show more

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“…coli and S . aureus have been identified as multidrug resistant strains [7,37-40]. Essential oils are reported to posses, wide range of biological activities, especially these have been actively pursued as antimicrobial agents alone or in combination with other antibiotics.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…coli and S . aureus have been identified as multidrug resistant strains [7,37-40]. Essential oils are reported to posses, wide range of biological activities, especially these have been actively pursued as antimicrobial agents alone or in combination with other antibiotics.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The first five strains are the clinical isolates and have been identified as multidrug resistant bacteria. The selected bacterial strains are wide spread and cause serious problems due to their pathogenicities and high levels of drug resistance [7,37-40]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Almost 70% of the world's population dies due to poor functional vital system of the body. 11,12 There most death occurs outside of medical facilities are neither enumerated nor classified by cause. 13,14 Most of the cases (11) syncopy was the main cause, then coma (8 cases) and then combination of coma and syncopy (9) by this figure we can easily understand the prevalence of heart disease especially through syncopy among the population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Over the past decades, many studies have confirmed this view that microorganisms are critical causes of delayed healing and infection of acute or chronic burn wounds [29,30]. E. coli is the most common pathogen causing wound infection [31]. However, most pathogenic bacteria's resistance increases year by year with the widespread use of antibiotics [32].…”
Section: Bacterial Morphological Changesmentioning
confidence: 99%