| dc.description.abstract | Background. Bacteremia is a condition where there are bacteria in the blood and
can be proven through blood culture. The threat of antibiotic resistance is still a
problem today. Objective. The purpose of this research is to find out the description
profile and pattern of antibiotic sensitivity to bacteria that cause bacteremia at Haji
Adam Malik Medan General Hospital in January to June 2023. Methods. This
research is a descriptive retrospective design using secondary data from medical
records of bacteremia patients at Haji Adam Malik Medan General Hospital.
Results. Bacteremia patients were predominantly male (51.4%), aged 46-65 years
(39.4%), had comorbidities in the form of kidney and urinary diseases (20.3%) and
came from regular ward rooms (53.8%). The causative bacteria is gram-negative
bacteria (54.2%) but the majority of bacteria is Staphylococcus aureus (13.7%),
antibiotics that have high sensitivity to Staphylococcus aureus are nitrofurantoin
(100%), tigecycline (100%) and vancomycin (100%) while flomoxef (100%) and
cefetamet (100%) have high resistance. Conclusion. This study concluded that
bacteremia patients are predominantly male, 45-65 years old with comorbidities of
kidney and urinary diseases and came from regular wards. The most common
causative bacteria are gram-negative bacteria but the most common bacterial
species is Staphylococcus aureus which has high sensitivity to nitrofurantoin,
tigecycline and vancomycin but flomoxef and cefetamet have a high level of
resistance. | en_US |
