BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS IN AL-NASSYRIA CITY

Abstract

Blood for culture was collected from two hundred patients admitted to the hospitals at Al-Nassyria city . 96(48%) were positive for bacteremia . Hospital acquired infections were recorded in 64(67%) of the cases . 3% of these were anaerobic bacteria . The isolated pathogens appeared high sensitive to the antibiotics : ciprofloxacin , vancomycin , gentamycin , cefotaxim .