Abstract

CIPROFLOXACIN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION (ARI): IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA IN PATIENT CLINICAL ISOLATES AT TASIKMALAYA CITY HEALTH CENTER, INDONESIA

Danni Ramdhani* and Sri Agung Fitri Kusuma, Alfaeira Chastity Hakim and Dede Sediana

Abstract

Objective: Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic for the treatment of several bacterial infections, and is used as the drug of choice in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI). Previous studies have shown that resistance has occurred with ciprofloxacin antibiotics in the ARI case. This study aims to identify genus of bacteria in clinical isolates of ARI patients who have been resistant to ciprofloxacin antibiotics. Methods: The identification of bacteria was carried out through the method of determining the morphology of isolates, gram staining, biochemical testing. Results: The results of identification of bacteria in clinical isolates of patients showed that the bacteria genus Haemophillus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus, and Bordetella were resistant to ciprofloxacin antibiotics.

Keywords: Identification of bacteria, clinical isolates, ciprofloxacin, antibiotic resistance, acute respiratory infection.