Bacterial Infections in post-operated wound and burn patients at Sabha medical center in South Libya

Hospital acquired infection is serious health hazard worldwide; wound infection has been regarded as the most common nosocomial infection especially in patients undergoing surgery. Assessing the frequency of keratinophilic fungi, potentially pathogenic fungi from different area at south Libya. Samples of post-operated wound and burn infection were collected and inoculated in on blood agar and MacConkey’s agar under aseptic condition. Colonies were identify by gram stain and Standard bacteriological, isolated bacteria were tested for antibiotic sensitivity using disc diffusion method, total of 72 from 180 patients developed bacterial infection, the most predominant bacterial isolate was Staphylococcus. spp [ 52.8%] followed by Proteus spp [34.7%], E. coli [8.3%], Klebsiella spp [4.1%]. The rate of wound and burn infection was high among our patients, Staphylococcus. spp was the highest gram positive isolate while Proteus spp was the highest among gram negativ