Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Gram positive organisms isolated from cases of nosocomial infections in a paediatric ICU

Aim: to determine the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of gram positive organisms isolated from cases of nosocomial infections in a pediatric icu. setting: this study was carried out from november 2009 to september 2010 on 200 samples taken from patients in pediatric icu of a tertiary care hospital,in the department of microbiology,basic medical sciences institute,jinnah postgraduate medical centre. method: this study was carried out from november 2009 to september 2010 on 200 samples taken from patients in pediatric icu of a tertiary care hospital who were clinically suspected of having nosocomial infection and were processed for isolation of the microbes and their antibiotic susceptibility in the microbiology department basic medical sciences institute (bmsi) jinnah postgraduate medical centre (jpmc). result: out of 200 suspected cases having nosocomial infection,138 samples showed bacterial growth. among these 138 isolates,34(23.78%) were gram positive for which antibiotic susceptibility was determined. conclusion: resistance to conventional antibiotics is a significant and increasing problem worldwide.