Bacterial Profiles and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Patients with Suspected Bloodstream Infections

Abstract

This study aims to determine the bacterial profile and patterns of antimicrobial sensitivity to determine the type of therapy that is effective in treating bloodstream infections. This type of research is a laboratory experiment with a descriptive cross-sectional study approach. Blood samples were tested in the microbiology laboratory using BacT/ALERT. While the identification and antimicrobial sensitivity test using Vitek 2 Compact. The results showed that gram-positive bacteria had a higher percentage (65.3%) than gram-negative bacteria (34.7%). S. aureus (31%) is the dominant bacteria causing bloodstream infections. Therefore, it is recommended to carry out definitive therapy using vancomycin for gram-positive bacteria. Meanwhile, definitive therapy uses levofloxacin, meropemem, and amikacin for gram-negative bacteria.