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Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test of Bacterial Pathogens Using Microscan Panel Method, Bethzatha Hospital, Ethiopia

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  • 1. Bethezatha Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Bacterial isolates from clinical sources have increased resistance to antimicrobial agents available and routinely used in developing countries like Ethiopia. One of the control measures of antimicrobial resistance is to know the susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria from clinical specimens and treat patients accordingly.

Materials and methods: [Different clinical specimens (urine, blood, pus and discharges from different sites) from various wards of Bethezatha Hospital and other Health Institutions were cultured for isolation and identification of bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility test. Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility tests were done using Micro Scan identification Panel methods. The panels were read by Micro Scan Auto Scan 4 reader after incubating for 14 to 18 hours at 35o c.

Results and discussion: A total of 995 clinical specimens were cultured in Microbiology Laboratory from May 2021 to February 2022. The most frequent specimens were, urine 89 (32%), blood 77(28%), pus and discharges from different body sites 65(23%). Out of these, 275(27%) yielded different bacterial pathogens. The most dominant bacterial isolates from among gram negatives bacteria included, E. coli, Acinetobacter, and Klebsiella spp., 52(19%) , 32(12%) , 26 (10%) respectively; and from the gram positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus 41(15%) ,coagulase negative staphylococcus species and other gram positive cocci were isolated from 79(29%). The bacterial isolates in the present study were among the leading pathogens that are associated with antimicrobial resistance. Multidrug resistance were most frequent among the isolates. Out of the 275 isolates, 222 (80.7%) were resistant to two or more antimicrobial agents tested; and of these 161(59%) were resistant to five or more antimicrobials.

Conclusion: Although the sample size in the present study was relatively small, the results indicated that there is a wide spread of antimicrobial resistant bacterial strains in the studied hospitals and other health institutions. Therefore, critical measures need to be taken to curb the increasing spread of AMR strains in the studied areas if we are to control infections caused by AMR bacteria.

KEYWORDS

• Clinical specimens

•  Microscan Panel

• Bacterial isolates

• Antimicrobial agents

• Antimicrobial susceptibility

• Multidrug resistance

CITATION

Tenssay ZW, Gebre A (2022) Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test of Bacterial Pathogens Using Microscan Panel Method, Bethzatha Hospital, Ethiopia. JSM Biotechnol Bioeng 8(1): 1090

INTRODUCTION

Across the globe, the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is threatening the effective and successful treatment of infectious diseases. In Ethiopia, although limited there have been studies on bacterial isolates and antimicrobial susceptibility for decades from different parts of the country [1-3]. The records on antimicrobial resistance reflect that bacterial isolates from clinical specimens have increased multidrug resistance to commonly available antimicrobial agents prescribed in the country [2-4]. Some of the reasons that contribute for the increasing resistance of bacterial isolates from clinical specimens include the improper utilization of antimicrobial agents, the use of fake and counterfeit medicines, poor prescribing habits and non-compliance to prescribed treatments. Ethiopia has realised the problem and committed to join global partners in the detection and prevention of AMR. In a region where AMR data is under-represented and often lacking, the country has made some progress in the establishment of its National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System to properly understand and address the prevailing problem in the country [5,6]. Nevertheless, due to different limiting factors it has not attained the desired goal in this area so far. One of the control measures of antimicrobial resistance is to know the susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria from clinical specimens and treat patients accordingly. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasise on the importance of performing antimicrobial susceptibility tests and continuous monitoring of drugs to control spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Bethzatha Hospital has an Advanced Laboratory that receives different clinical specimens from its wards and other health institutions from around Addis Ababa for diagnostic purposes. Microbiology Laboratory is one of the divisions of the diagnostic Laboratory and has been performing culture and antimicrobial susceptibility tests. The present attempt is to summarise the retrospective data from May 2021 to February 2022 and make a communication to the relevant bodies.

Objective

To summarize bacterial isolates and antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates from clinical specimens and communicate current trends of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Different clinical specimens (urine, blood, pus and discharges from different sites) received from various wards of Bethezatha Hospital and other Health Institutions were cultured for isolation and identification of bacterial pathogens and testing antimicrobial susceptibility. The culture were done on conventional culture media such as MacConkey, Blood agar, Nutrient Agar, Mannitol salt agar, Chocolate agar and SalmonellaShigella agars depending on the types of the specimen. Bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility were done using Microscan panel identification methods (Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA). Identification of gram-negative organisms is done by inoculating dried overnight Negative COMBO and for Gram Positive organisms dried overnight positive COMBO. Microscan dried overnight COMBO Panel is Panel containing both dried biochemical reagents and antimicrobials. In Microscan COMBO Panels, susceptibility to 28 different antimicrobials was tested by the minimum inhibitory concentration methods, with break points reference to CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute) guideline. In MicroScan Panel identification methods, 3-4 pure bacterial colonies were picked by means of wand designed for holding bacterial material from primary isolation media mentioned above and inoculated into 30 ml of Prompt inoculation water (Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA). As per manufacturer’s instruction some slow growing Streptococcus species were inoculated using the turbidity standard method.in which a 0.5 Mcfurland solution was prepared in 3ml of inoculum water of which 100 µL was pipetted into 25 ml of inoculation water; then the bacterial suspension was transferred into Seed Tray Inoculator D sets (Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA). The COMBO panel wells are inoculated from bacterial suspension in the Seed Tray using a device known as Microscan Renok (Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA) which delivers 115 µL of broth suspension to each well. According to manufacturer’s instruction (Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA) three drops of mineral oil was added to the wells containing glucose, urea, lysine, H2 S, arginine, ornithine, for gram negative COMBO panel; and for gram positive COMBO Panel only arginine and urea containing wells were overlaid with the mineral oil.

Some reagents recommended by the manufacturer were added to the panels after incubation for 14 to 18 hours at 35o c aerobically. The panels were read by MicroScan AutoScan 4 automated reader (Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, USA).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

A total of 995 clinical specimens were received by the bacteriology division, Central Bethzatha Advanced Laboratory from May 2021 to February 2022. The most frequent specimens were, urine 89 (32%), blood 77(28%), pus and discharges from different body sites 65(23%), and body fluid including cerebrospinal fluid 45(16%). Out of these, 275(27%) yielded different bacterial pathogens. The Microscan automated reader gives the identification for each bacterial biotypes with probability scores. Results with high probability scores (>85%) were considered reliable while results with probability scores (<85%) “Unconfirmed”. If the biochemical profile did not much any identification in Program’s software database, the result generated was “very rare bio type”. Compared to the manual biochemical identification conventionally used in traditional microbiology laboratory of low-resource settings, diverse bacterial biotypes were generated by this automated system. However consideration of the current spread of nosocomial infections and opportunistic agents with referencing to literature and personal experience in the area were used to report the data.

The most dominant bacterial isolates from gram negatives included, E. coli, Acinetobacter, and Klebsiella spp., 52(19%), 32(12%), 26 (10%) respectively; and from the gram positive Staphylococcus aureus 41(15%) and coagulase negative staphylococcus species and other gram positive cocci were isolated from 79(29%). The frequency of isolation of E. coli from different clinical specimens was comparable to other studies from Ethiopia [2,3]. The reoccurring of Klebsiellla spp. in the present study is also comparable to other reports from elsewhere in Ethiopia [2-4]. Acinetobacter species were the third most common isolates from all clinical specimens and Acinetobacter baumanii were the commonest from the group (not shown on the Tables).

Table 1: Bacterial Isolates from Different Clinical Sample.

 

 

 

 

Types Of Sample

Number Of Sam- ples

 

 

 

 

%

DOMINANT   BACTERIAL          PATHOGENS

GRAM NEGATIVE

GRAM POSITIVE

 

E. coli

 

Klebsiella spp

 

Acinetobacter

Other Gram Negative Bacteria

S. aureus / similar spp. (coagulase

positive)

 

Other Staphylococci

 

NUMBER

% FROM TOTAL

 

NUMBER

 

%

 

NUMBER

 

%

 

NUMBER

 

%

 

NUMBER

 

%

 

NUMBER

 

%

urine

89

32.4

41

15

7

2.5

7

2.5

13

4.7

18

6.5

2

0.7

blood

77

28

2

0.7

13

4.7

4

1.5

6

2.2

15

5.5

43

15.6

Pus

65

23.6

7

2.5

2

0.7

8

2.9

10

3.6

19

6.9

12

4.4

Body fluid

19

6.9

2

0.7

2

0.7

8

2.9

1

0.4

1

0.4

7

2.5

CSF

13

4.7

-

 

2

0.7

1

0.4

6

2.2

1

0.4

3

1.1

Swabs from skin and other sites

7

2.5

-

-

1

0.4

-

 

1

0.4

2

0.7

3

1.1

Sputum

5

1.8

-

 

1

0.4

 

 

 

1

0.4

3

1.1

TOTAL

275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The frequent isolation of Acinetobacter spp. in the present study was not recorded in other reports elsewhere from Ethiopia [2,3], however the increasing incidence of Acinetobacter spp. in nosocomial infection has been reported both from Ethiopia and other countries [7-10]. Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen primarily associated with hospital-acquired infections [9, 10]. Howard et al. [9] associated increase in Acinetobacter baumannii incidence, largely with infected combat troops returning from conflict zones in Iraq, coupled with a dramatic increase in the incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains, have significantly raised the profile of this emerging opportunistic pathogen. In the present study the most frequent 79(29%) isolates of the gram positive bacteria were coagulase-negative species of Staphylococci; only 41(15%) was coagulase positive (S. aureus or related species). In the present study, coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the predominant isolate from among the gram positive bacteria. Most of these gram positive Staphylococcus species are commonly reported worldwide as opportunistic pathogens [10,11]. On the other hand S. aureus was the most frequent isolate in many other studies both in Ethiopia and elsewhere [2-4,12,13]. Most of these coagulase negative-staphylococci could be opportunistic pathogens and hence may be causative agents of some patients who may be immunosuppressed [12-14]. So with regard to the coagulase negative staphylococci, it may be up to the clinician to evaluate the microbiological report in relation to the patient status and the hospital management.

The bacterial isolates in the present study were considered as leading pathogens associated with antimicrobial resistance globally [15]. Multidrug resistance were most frequent in the present study. Out of the 275 isolates 222 (80.7%) were resistant to two or more antimicrobial agents tested (Table 2).

Table 2: Multidrug Resistance Patterns.

RESISTANCE TO TWO ANIMICROBIALS

 

A/S,AM, A/S,TSM AK,AZ, AM,COL AZ, FM AZ,COL, AZ,OC CD, LZL CD,FM CFX, FM CZ,COL, FM, RF FM,MFN LZL,SYA, OC,AMC TET,LZ

RESISTANCE           TO                        THREE

ANTIMICROBIALS

 

A/S,CP,TSM AM,AZ, COL, AM,AZ,TSM AM,CD,LE, AM,CP,COL, AMC, IP, LE, AMC,AM,CFX AMC,AM,CFX AZ,ER,FM CIP,LE,TSM CIP,LE,TSM

RESISTANCETO FOUR ANTIMICROBIALS

 

A/S,AM, AZ,TSM AK, AMC, A/S, AZT AM, CZ, CFM,TSM AM, CIP,LE, TOB AM, CIP,LE, TSM AM,,CIP,LE,TSM AM,AZ,FM,FSA AMC,AZ,CL, OC AMC,AZ,CM,DO AMC,CL,,GM, LE,

AMC. AZ, NF, OC, AZ, CD,ER, TET AZ, COL, EP, MRP AZ,CD,ER,TET AZ,CZ,COL,EP, CIP, COL, LE, TSM CZ, CIP, LE, TSM

LE,LZL,MFN,TET

Of these 161(59%) were resistant to five or more antimicrobials (Table 2). For instance, 35(85%) E. coli strains isolated from urine were resistance to two or more antimicrobial agents tested. Similarly 6/7 (85%) of the Klebsiella strains isolated from urine were found to be resistant to two or more antimicrobial agents. Previous works on antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial isolates from both clinical and environmental samples in Ethiopia showed that multidrug resistance to commonly available antimicrobial agents is widely distributed in Ethiopia [13,14,16-18]. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to human health around the world [15-17]. Naghavi [15] have estimated the effect of AMR on incidence, deaths, hospital length of stay, and health-care costs for specific pathogen–drug combinations in selected locations. That study presented the most comprehensive estimates of AMR burden to date.

Antibiogram is an essential resource for institutions to track changes in antimicrobial resistance and to guide empirical antimicrobial therapy. So with this consideration antibiogram of the major bacterial isolates in the present study is depicted (Table 3).

Table 3: Antibiogram.

GRAM NEGATIVE

D O M I N A N T ISOLATES

TOTAL

 

AK

EP

 

MRP

 

GM

 

AMC

 

TOB

 

CFX

 

AZK

 

A/S

 

TSM

 

LE

 

CFT

 

AM

 

CTX

 

CIP

 

CD

 

OC

 

VAN

 

 

DO

 

DAP

 

E. coli

 

53

 

51

 

(96)

 

39

 

(72)

 

3 9

(72)

 

38

 

(71.7)

 

31

 

(58.5)

 

30

 

(56.6)

 

24

 

(45.3)

 

19

 

(35.8)

 

17

 

(32)

 

17

 

(32)

 

14

 

(26.4)

 

12

 

(22.6)

 

12

 

(22.6)

 

11

 

(20.8)

 

9

 

(17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Klebsiella spp.

 

 

32

 

24

 

(75)

 

17

 

(53)

 

12

 

(37.5)

 

13

 

(40.60)

 

12

 

(37.5)

 

14

 

(43.8)

 

6

 

(18.8)

 

3

 

(9.4)

 

7

 

(21.8)

 

11

 

(34.4)

 

16

 

(50)

 

4

 

(12.5)

 

3

 

(9.4)

 

6

 

(18.8)

 

8

 

(25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acinetobacter Spp.

 

 

 

26

 

 

17

 

(65)

 

 

 

-

 

 

13

 

(50)

 

 

13

 

(50)

 

 

 

1

 

 

13

 

(50)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

9

 

(34.6)

 

 

8

 

(30.8)

 

 

12

 

(46)

 

 

5

 

(19)

 

 

 

-

 

 

3

 

(11.5)

 

 

15

 

(57.7)

 

 

 

 

 

GRAM POSITIVE

 

S. aureus

 

41

9

 

(22)

 

-

 

-

26

 

(63)

14

 

(34)

 

1

 

-

14

 

(34)

 

2

16

 

(39)

27

 

(65)

10

 

(24)

 

1

 

14

 

(34)

12

 

(29)

15

 

(36.5)

16

 

(39)

9

 

(22)

12

 

(29)

 

O    t    h    e    r staphylococci

 

 

75

 

 

2(2.7)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

44(58.6)

 

 

14(18.7)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

8(10.7)

 

 

-

 

 

38(50.7)

 

 

35(46.7)

 

 

15(20)

 

 

5(6.6)

 

 

-

 

 

32(42.7)

 

 

21(28)

 

 

15(20)

 

 

47(62)

 

 

3(4)

 

 

45(60)

E. coli was most susceptible (51/53) to Amikacin, followed by both Erthropenem, Meropenem (39/53) and Gentamycin (38/53). The least effective antimicrobial agents against E. coli strains in the present study were Ampicillin (22.6%), Cephotaxime (20. 8%) and Ciprofloxacin (17%) in that order. Similar decreases were observed in susceptibility of Klebsiella species to cephotaxime (18.8%), Azithromycin and Ampicillin (9.4%). On the other hand no strains of Acinetobacter were found to be susceptible to Ampicillin. Similarly, Klebsiella isolates were most susceptible to Amikacin and Erthropenem but more strains (16/32) of Klebsiella spp. were susceptible to Levofloxacillin than to Gentamicin(13/32). On the other hand more, 15/26 (58%) of the Acinetobacter species were susceptible to Ciprofloxacin than to Meropenem and Gentamicin (13/26). From the gram positive isolates S. aureus 27(65%) and 26(63%) were susceptible to Levofloxacillin and Gentamicin respectively. Similarly, only two out 41 S. aureus isolates were susceptible to Ampicillin sublactam and only one strain was susceptible to both Ampicillin and Tobramycin. None of the S. aureus isolates were found to be susceptible to Erthapenam, Meropenem and Cefuroxime.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion although the sample size in the present study was relatively small, the results indicated that there is a wide spread of antimicrobial resistant bacterial strains in the studied hospitals and other health institutions. Therefore, critical measures need to be taken to curb the increasing spread of AMR strains in the studied areas if we are to control infections caused by AMR bacteria.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I thank very much Miss Hamel Bergana my lab assistant who has been very cooperative in all aspects of this work.

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Tenssay ZW, Gebre A (2022) Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test of Bacterial Pathogens Using Microscan Panel Method, Bethzatha Hospital, Ethiopia. JSM Biotechnol Bioeng 8(1): 1090

Received : 22 Jul 2022
Accepted : 19 Sep 2022
Published : 21 Sep 2022
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Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases
ISSN : 2379-0636
Launched : 2013
JSM Microbiology
ISSN : 2333-6455
Launched : 2013
Journal of Urology and Research
ISSN : 2379-951X
Launched : 2014
Journal of Family Medicine and Community Health
ISSN : 2379-0547
Launched : 2013
Annals of Pregnancy and Care
ISSN : 2578-336X
Launched : 2017
JSM Cell and Developmental Biology
ISSN : 2379-061X
Launched : 2013
Annals of Aquaculture and Research
ISSN : 2379-0881
Launched : 2014
Clinical Research in Pulmonology
ISSN : 2333-6625
Launched : 2013
Journal of Immunology and Clinical Research
ISSN : 2333-6714
Launched : 2013
Annals of Forensic Research and Analysis
ISSN : 2378-9476
Launched : 2014
JSM Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ISSN : 2333-7109
Launched : 2013
Annals of Breast Cancer Research
ISSN : 2641-7685
Launched : 2016
Annals of Gerontology and Geriatric Research
ISSN : 2378-9409
Launched : 2014
Journal of Sleep Medicine and Disorders
ISSN : 2379-0822
Launched : 2014
JSM Burns and Trauma
ISSN : 2475-9406
Launched : 2016
Chemical Engineering and Process Techniques
ISSN : 2333-6633
Launched : 2013
Annals of Clinical Cytology and Pathology
ISSN : 2475-9430
Launched : 2014
JSM Allergy and Asthma
ISSN : 2573-1254
Launched : 2016
Journal of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
ISSN : 2334-2307
Launched : 2013
Annals of Sports Medicine and Research
ISSN : 2379-0571
Launched : 2014
JSM Sexual Medicine
ISSN : 2578-3718
Launched : 2016
Annals of Vascular Medicine and Research
ISSN : 2378-9344
Launched : 2014
Journal of Hematology and Transfusion
ISSN : 2333-6684
Launched : 2013
JSM Environmental Science and Ecology
ISSN : 2333-7141
Launched : 2013
Journal of Cardiology and Clinical Research
ISSN : 2333-6676
Launched : 2013
JSM Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine
ISSN : 2334-1815
Launched : 2013
Journal of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
ISSN : 2475-9473
Launched : 2016
JSM Ophthalmology
ISSN : 2333-6447
Launched : 2013
Journal of Pharmacology and Clinical Toxicology
ISSN : 2333-7079
Launched : 2013
Annals of Psychiatry and Mental Health
ISSN : 2374-0124
Launched : 2013
Medical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
ISSN : 2333-6439
Launched : 2013
Annals of Pediatrics and Child Health
ISSN : 2373-9312
Launched : 2013
JSM Clinical Pharmaceutics
ISSN : 2379-9498
Launched : 2014
JSM Foot and Ankle
ISSN : 2475-9112
Launched : 2016
JSM Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
ISSN : 2378-9565
Launched : 2014
Journal of Addiction Medicine and Therapy
ISSN : 2333-665X
Launched : 2013
Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Research
ISSN : 2378-931X
Launched : 2013
Annals of Public Health and Research
ISSN : 2378-9328
Launched : 2014
Annals of Orthopedics and Rheumatology
ISSN : 2373-9290
Launched : 2013
Journal of Clinical Nephrology and Research
ISSN : 2379-0652
Launched : 2014
Annals of Community Medicine and Practice
ISSN : 2475-9465
Launched : 2014
Annals of Biometrics and Biostatistics
ISSN : 2374-0116
Launched : 2013
JSM Clinical Case Reports
ISSN : 2373-9819
Launched : 2013
Journal of Cancer Biology and Research
ISSN : 2373-9436
Launched : 2013
Journal of Surgery and Transplantation Science
ISSN : 2379-0911
Launched : 2013
Journal of Dermatology and Clinical Research
ISSN : 2373-9371
Launched : 2013
JSM Gastroenterology and Hepatology
ISSN : 2373-9487
Launched : 2013
Annals of Nursing and Practice
ISSN : 2379-9501
Launched : 2014
JSM Dentistry
ISSN : 2333-7133
Launched : 2013
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