[Isolation of Citrobacter spp. from blood specimens in patients hospitalized in Kermanshah Imam Khomeini hospital and determination of the of isolates sensitivity to antibiotics: short communication]

ABSTRACT

Background and Aim: Citrobacter is a gram-negative, nonsporeforming, facultative anaerobic and motile bacillus within the family of Enterobacteriaceae and is ubiquitous in nature. This opportunistic pathogen causes a wide spectrum of infections. The aim of the present study was to examine the isolation of Citrobacter spp. from blood specimens in patients hospitalized in Kermanshah Imam Khomeini hospital and to determine the isolates sensitivity to antibiotics