• Parminder Kaur
• Suman Kumari

Bloodstream infection frequently occur more in hospitalized as well as ICU patients as compare to other units. BSI occurs due to long stay in hospital and patients colonized with hospital acquired organism. The aim of this study is to identify the causes and isolates of pathogenic bacteria from blood cultures and provide their antimicrobial susceptibility data for in intensive care unit (ICU) and other wards over 4 months of a study period from 1-Jan-2017 to 30-April 2017 in a tertiary care hospital, Jalandhar. In four months study period 26 positive blood cultures were identified out of 100 samples. All 26 samples were only isolate bacterial infection and fungal infection was not seen. Out of 26 positive isolates 15 samples accounts with Gram positive organisms. Most commonly occurred bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus i.e. 93.33%. Out of which 28.57% cases were representing Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The second isolate of Gram positive organism in blood was Enterococcus falcium account 6.66% infection in patients. Gram negative bacteria have broad spectrum and cause wide range of infection from Enterobacteriaceae family. Identified microorganisms isolated from blood culture found in this study were Pseudomonas aeruginosa 45.45%, E. coli 45.45%, and Klebsiella 9.09%. This is essential to reinforce surveillance and judicially usage of antibiotics to reduce drug resistance and health issues.

Blood culture, Sepsis, Drug resistance, Staphylococuss aureus

"Identification and Senstivity Patteren of Blood Culture Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.660-664, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDX06098.pdf

"Identification and Senstivity Patteren of Blood Culture Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp660-664, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDX06098.pdf