Abstract
Bacterial species of the ESKAPE group (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiellapneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli) are oftenresistant to antibiotics. The purpose of this study was to find out the antibiotics resistance formedby ESKAPE pathogens in hospitals in the city of Ramadi, in Iraq. All bacteria within this clinicallyrelevant ESKAPE group were isolated from September 2020 to April 2021. Identification of isolateswas performed by Vitek 2 system and the Sensitivity Test was carried out using a disk diffusionmethod. The majority of pathogens isolated from patients at Ramadi Hospitals belong to the ESKAPEgroup. The percentage of bacterial isolates was K. pneumoniae (33.96%), E. coli (20.75%), S. aureus(20.13%), P. aeruginosa (11.32 %), E. faecalis (9.43%), and A. baumannii (4.41%). Some isolates ofE. coli were Resistance to all antibiotics, while P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae were 100% resistantto Vancomycin and Tetracycline. The presence of the ESKAPE group of pathogens is a major problemin Ramadi city hospitals. The results of this study support the implementation of special antimicrobialstrategies to specifically target these microorganisms.
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