A master’s thesis in the College of Science at the University of Karbala discussed the evaluation of the anti-biofilm activity of a biologically active plant extract against clinically isolated multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria.
The thesis submitted by researcher Ruwaida Adel Hamzah came with the aim of isolating and identifying pathogenic bacteria from clinical samples of patients with tonsillitis in the holy city of Karbala and investigating their resistance to common antibiotics and the relationship of this characteristic to their ability to build biofilms.
The study included taking swabs from patients suffering from tonsillitis, detecting the main bacterial causes of this inflammation, and subjecting these types of bacteria to an antibiotic sensitivity test in order to reach the most effective antibiotics for treatment.
The study concluded that Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumonia are among the main causes of tonsillitis for the patients under study and multidrug resistance, as well as a close relationship between this resistance and the ability of the pathogen to produce a biofilm.
