A sore throat caused by pharyngitis is often seen in family medicine clinics. Pharyngitis can be caused by a number of infections namely bacterial, viral or fungal. Although bacterial and fungal infections mostly require antimicrobial therapy, viral causes are usually self-limiting. The present study was a prospective cross-sectional study aimed to isolate and identify the bacteria which cause throat infection and their antibiotic susceptibility in Sirajganj. Throat swabs were collected from 82 patients attended at Khawja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital, Sirajganj. Identification of the isolates was done by inoculating them directly on blood agar, gram stain and biochemical tests. The Kirby-Baur disk diffusion method was used to test isolated organisms for their susceptibility to antibiotics. The major organisms isolated were Staphylococcus aureus (90.3%), E. coli (8.5%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (1.2%). The maximum antibiotic sensitivity of the isolates was observed against meropenem, imipenem, gentamicin, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone and amoxicillin.
Keywords: Sore throat, Pharyngitis, Throat swab, Staphylococcus aureus
28-Feb-2025
