Resistance profile of pathogenic bacteria isolated in a hospital in the municipality of Monteria – Colombia, during the period 2020 – 2022

Resumen

Antibiotics are the most widely used drugs and play a fundamental role in treating infectious diseases worldwide. General objective: To describe the resistance profiles of pathogenic bacteria isolated at the E.S.E Hospital San Jerónimo during the period 2020 – 2022 in Monteria, Colombia. Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study considered the patients’ clinical histories. Results: A total of 3 050 samples were obtained. Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii were isolated more frequently in blood samples; Klebsiella pneumonae was isolated more frequently in urine samples; while Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter cloacae were isolated in bronchial samples and secretions. Gram-negative bacteria (78 %) were isolated more frequently than Gram-positive bacteria. The most frequently identified Gram-positive bacteria was Staphylococcus aureus; while in Gram-negative bacteria it was Escherichia coli.