Volume 10

Number 2 July 2026

Isolation of Morganella Morganii From Surgical Site Infection: A Case Report

DOI: https://doi.org/10.70357/jdamc.2026.v1002.12

Sultana R1 , Hossainy KS2 , Latif SB3 , Ahsan SB4

Abstract

Background: Morganella morganii is gram negative, facultative rod with intrinsic capacity of drug resistance to some beta lactam antibiotics, even reported as Multi Drug Resistant isolates. It is a critical source of nosocomial infection. Case presentation: Post operative wound swab from right ear radical mastoidectomy was received from a 24 years old male at Faridpur Medical College Microbiology Laboratory. Mucoid colony at Blood Agar Media, Non-Lactose Fermenting pale colony at MacConkey Agar was found. K/A with no gas at TSI, positive motility, indole and urease activity with citrate and oxidase negative activity was found. Anti-biotic susceptibility pattern revealed resistance to Ampicillin (10µg), Cefuroxime (30µg), Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (25µg) and sensitive to Amikacin(30µg), Ceftazidime(30µg), Cefazoline(30µg), Ceftriaxone(30µg) and (Ceftazidime- Avibactam30/20µg) with intermediate susceptibility to Imipenem(10µg) and Piperacillin- Tazobactam(100/10µg). Conclusion: This study notifies the clinicians about a rare but vicious organism named Morganella morganii with its antibiotic susceptibility pattern.

Keywords: Morganella morganii, Multi Drug Resistant, nosocomial infection.


  1. Lecturer, Department of Microbiology

    Faridpur Medical College

  2. MO

    Faridpur Sadar Upozilla Heath Office

  3. Assistant Professor (C.C)

    Dhaka Community Medical College

  4. Specialist (Diagnostic Laboratory and Blood Bank)

    Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute

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Volume 10, Number 2 July 2026
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