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SUBMITTER: Kassam NA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738783 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC research notes 20171220 1
<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to determine the spectrum and antibiogram of the isolated bacteria from patients presenting with infected wounds at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in northern Tanzania.<h4>Results</h4>Bacterial growth was observed in the vast majority of wound swabs (91.4%). Most of the bacteria isolated (62.3%) were Gram-negative rods. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common isolated organism (16%) followed by other Coliforms and Enterococcus spp. (12.5% each). Enteroc ...[more]