High Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance among Bacteria Causing Pyogenic Wound Infections at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 1

Bacterial isolates associated with pyogenic wound infections.

Bacterial isolates	Frequency	%
Gram positive isolates	480	57.4
Staphylococcus aureus	412	49.28
Streptococcus pyogenes	50	5.98
Enterococcus spp.	18	2.15
Gram negative isolates	356	42.6
Escherichia coli	136	16.27
Klebsiella spp.	88	10.53
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	44	5.26
Proteus spp.	38	4.55
Citrobacter spp.	30	3.59
Acinetobacter spp.	20	2.39
Total	836	100.0