eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2020-12-30 13 4 2069 2080 10.13005/bpj/2087 36354 article Tasneem Humaid Ahmed Al-Habsi 1 Ruwaida Nasser Abdulla AL-Lamki 2 Mohamed Mabruk 1 Department of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Background:Wound infections are considered as a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world and it is associated with long hospital stays and increased costs. Aims:To determine the prevalence of bacterial pathogens, associated risk factors and the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of wound infections amongpatients attending a tertiary care hospital in Oman. Methods:One hundred and sixty wound swabs were collected using clean, sterile swabs from patients attending Sultan Qaboos UniversityHospital(SQUH), as a tertiary care hospital in Oman. These wound swabswere inoculated into appropriate culture media. A microscopical examination was carried out in order to have a preliminary idea of the causative microorganism untilthe culture reports were available.Bacterial growth was identified by morphological aspects of colonies, followed by different biochemical tests.BD Phoenix^TMsystem was used to confirm microbial identification and to determine the antibiotic sensitivities. Results:Out of 160 wound swabs, 93(58.1%) were positive for wound infections.Staphylococcus aureuswas the most prevalent microorganism. Elderly patients above 70 years had more wound infections compared to other age groups. Most of the isolated Gram-positive bacteria were sensitive to vancomycin except Enterococcus gallinarum.Isolated Gram-negative bacteria were 100% resistant to ampicillin except for Proteus mirabilis. Conclusion:Multi-drug resistant (MDR) organisms had quit high prevalence in wound infections among Omani patients, therefore there is a need for adequate intervention to limit the spread and evolution of further resistance. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol13no4/antibiotic-susceptibility-pattern-of-bacterial-isolates-from-wound-infections-among-patients-attending-a-tertiary-care-hospital-in-oman/ Antibiotic resistance  Oman  Wound infections