Isolation, Identification, and Antibiotics Susceptibility Determination of Proteus Species Obtained from Various Clinical Specimens in Erbil City

Treska Dhia Kamil, Department of Biology,College of Science, Cihan University - ErbilFollow
Sanaria Fawzi Jarjes, Department of Medical Laboratory TechnologyFollow

Corresponding Author

Treska D. kamil

Authors ORCID

0000-0002-3468-4346

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

Fifty-two Proteus isolates, (47) Proteus mirabilis, (4) Proteus vulgaris, and (1) Proteus hauseri are being isolated from (200) clinical specimens taken from patients admitted to different hospitals in Erbil city/Kurdistan region of Iraq. Specimens were of urine, wounds swabs, burn swabs, vaginal swabs, ear swabs, eye swabs, and sputum. All isolates were identified depending on cultural, morphological, biochemical characteristics, and confirmatory VITEK 2 system. Furthermore, VITEK 2 (antibiotic susceptibility testing) panel was used to determine the antibiotic susceptibility of Proteus isolates, and the results showed that all isolates were entirely resistant to tetracycline and tigecycline (100%), but sensitive to meropenem. Furthermore, the present study reported a case of rare Proteus species – P. hauseri – isolated from a patient with urinary tract infection in Erbil City which characterized by no swarming on blood agar.

Keywords

Antibiotic resistance, Erbil city, Proteus hauseri, Proteus species, VITEK 2

How to Cite This Article

Kamil, Treska Dhia and Jarjes, Sanaria Fawzi (2019) "Isolation, Identification, and Antibiotics Susceptibility Determination of Proteus Species Obtained from Various Clinical Specimens in Erbil City," Polytechnic Journal: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.v9n2y2019.pp86-92