Prevalence and anti-bio gram of Enterococcus species in different samples: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Background: Enterococcus is routinely considered a low-grade pathogen. The synergistic action of enterococci with other bacteria increases infection. Enterococci are currently the next most familiar reason for healthcare-associated infections after E. coli. Greater understanding is needed regarding Enterococcus stress survival, virulence, and resistance patterns to assess the complexity of disease-causing Enterococcus. Purpose: The expected impact of the study results from different causes of the prevalence of Enterococcus with endorsement. Method and materials: A descriptive type of cross-sectional study was designed and carried out in the Department of Microbiology, BUHS, Dhaka for 3 months. A total of 11 urine and 16 postoperative pus samples were collected Results: A total of 558 bacteria were isolated, of which the growth of Enterococcus spp. was 27 (4.83%). The prevalence of Enterococcus spp. among different samples was 4.83%. The number of highly sensitive strains ranging from 66.66% to 77.77%, namely gentamycin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, meropenem, moderately high sensitivity to levofloxacin (29.62%) and low sensitivity to doxycycline (14.81%) was analyzed. Conclusions: The observations of the present study are very threatening for developing countries such as Bangladesh. The study recommends that antibiotics should be used after undertaking proper lab procedures and should be selected based on antimicrobial susceptibility tests.