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Bacterial profile and resistance trends of pathogens implicated in bacterial meningitis: A four years retrospective study

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Clinical microbiology

Abstract

Background: Study aims to determine the bacterial profile associated with bacterial meningitis, their antimicrobial resistance pattern providing antimicrobial stewardship guidance and improving the efficacy of empirical treatment. Methods: Four years case-series retrospective study (December 2019- December 2023), of positive CSF cultures in 432 patients of various age groups and departments in Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt were analyzed. Results: Predominance of Gram-negative bacteria constituting 79.1%, while 19.6% were attributed to gram-positive in bacterial meningitis. Notably, Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) had the highest prevalence at 34%, followed by Acinetobacter species (spp) at 19.6%. Whereas, Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumonia) exhibited a lower prevalence of 1.8%. The age group >16-50 years demonstrated the highest prevalence at 26.6%, followed by infants aged 2 months to <1 year, with a prevalence of 23.3%. Antimicrobial resistance was predominantly against ceftriaxone 89%, and ampicillin 87.9%. Conversely, pathogens exhibited greater sensitivity to tobramycin (46.2%) and gentamicin (43.1%) than other antimicrobials. Multidrug resistance was identified in 53.5% of Gram-negative bacteria. These results highlight Gram-negative bacteria role in meningitis. Conclusion: This study revealed significant changes in meningitis bacterial profiles, highlighting the importance of reinforcing antimicrobial stewardship efforts to effectively combat the evolving landscape of bacterial meningitis.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2024.269589.1797

Keywords

Bacterial Meningitis, Antimicrobial resistance, Seasonal variation, age groups, Neonatal meningitis

Authors

First Name

Lamia

Last Name

EL Moussely

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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lamia@med.asu.edu.eg

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0000-0002-0385-3944

First Name

Nashwa

Last Name

Omar

MiddleName

Naguib

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

nousha_22@hotmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-2607-2518

First Name

Nahla

Last Name

Hanafy

MiddleName

Gamaleldin AbdelHakim

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Modern University for Technology, and Information, Cairo, Egypt.

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mo_na_31@hotmail.com

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Orcid

0009-0006-6763-099X

First Name

Manal

Last Name

Darwish

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt , Department of Microbiology and Immunology October University for Modern Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egypt

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mmsd72@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-6471-6425

Volume

5

Article Issue

2

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47401

Issue Date

2024-05-01

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2024-02-12

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2024-05-01

Page Start

692

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703

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2682-4132

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2682-4140

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1,157

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Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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Bacterial profile and resistance trends of pathogens implicated in bacterial meningitis: A four years retrospective study

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25 Dec 2024