ISOLATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF MICROORGANISMS CAUSING INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN INDIA

Objective: The objective of the study is to find out the resistance pattern of pathogenic organisms isolated from intra-abdominal infection (IAI). Methods: A total of 500 samples were collected from suspected IAIs of patients reporting to the hospital and cultured. Identification of the isolates was done using standard identification protocol. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method and interpretation was...