Organisms Isolated and Their Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern from Renal Transplant Recepients in Kidney Transplant Unit

Abstract

Aim: Despite improvements on immunosuppressive therapy and surgical techniques, infections remain important complication in renal transplant and have been associated with increased morbidity and graft rejection. Role of microbiological cultures in isolating bacteria and formulating their antibiogram has potential benefits with regards to targeted therapy for MDR bacteria. No such study has been conducted previously from this region so we designed this study to find out the organisms causing infections in renal transplant patients and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted over a period of 1 year from 2016 to 2017. All samples were sent from Kidney Transplant Unit (KTU) for culture and sensitivity irrespective of duration of post renal transplant. Qualitative culture of other infected body fluids was performed on blood agar, MacConkey agar plate (Hi media, India). Positive cultures were processed for antimicrobial susceptibility testing on Mueller-Hinton agar plates, using the Kirby-