African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Surveillance of multidrug resistant bacteria pathogens from female infertility cases

  Anchana Devi, C.1, Ranjani, A.2, Dhanasekaran, D.2*, Thajuddin, N.2 and Ramanidevi, T.3  
  1Department of Microbiology, Women's Christian College, Chennai 600 006, India. 2Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli- 620024, India. 3Ramakrishna Nursing Home, Woraiyur, Tiruchirapalli -620 003, India.
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  •  Published: 26 June 2013

Abstract

 

Antibiotic resistance is a public health problem of increasing magnitude. Female reproductive system is vulnerable to a number of diseases. Diseased condition results in infertility, menstrual irregularity, pregnancy loss, and in association with pregnancy, morbidity to both the mother and child increases. In the present work, the bacteria pathogens were isolated from the endometrial sample of 50 female infertility cases among which 42 cases were positive for the pathogens. This study revealsthat Escherichia coli was the most dominant, followed by Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosaStreptococcus sp., and Enterobacter. The isolates were characterized and its susceptibility against important antibiotics were performed. Highest sensitivity was observed with gatifloxacin, imipenam and piperacillin and tazobactum. Thus, according to this study, these antibiotics can be recommended against multi drug resistant bacteria pathogens.

 

Key words: Multidrug resistance, female infertility, bacteria pathogens.