A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON PERITONEAL FLUID CULTURE AND ITS ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY IN PERFORATIVE PERITONITIS PATIENTS
- Post Graduate Department of General Surgery Alluri Sitaramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences Eluru 524005, Eluru District Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Professor Department of General Surgery Alluri Sitaramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences Eluru 524005, Eluru District Andhra Pradesh, India.
Abstract
Background: Perforative peritonitis remains a major surgical emergency with high morbidity and mortality. Antibiotic resistance is an emerging challenge.
Methods: A prospective study on 100 patients with hollow viscus perforation was conducted. Peritoneal fluid was collected intraoperatively and subjected to aerobic culture and antibiotic sensitivity using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion.
Conclusion: Empirical antibiotic therapy should considerhigh resistance to older antibiotics. Culture guided therapy improves outcomes in perforative peritonitis.
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Thota Priyanka and D. Lokanadham (2025); A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON PERITONEAL FLUID CULTURE AND ITS ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY IN PERFORATIVE PERITONITIS PATIENTS, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 13 (07), 578-581, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/21358
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