Abstract
Providencia species are Gram-negative bacteria belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae that is responsible for many infectious disorders. Providencia species are highly resistant to several antibiotics. It is important to know the antibiotic susceptibility patterns in order to guide the prescribers in choosing empirical or directed therapy of infected patients. Therefore, this study aims to describe the antimicrobial resistance of Providencia species isolated in a public hospital in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. This study included the review of the cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility tests that were collected from the microbiology laboratory in the public hospital. Providencia species were highly resistant to the majority of antibiotics. Only few antibiotics were effective for the treatment of Providencia such as meropenem, pipracillin/tazobactam, ertapenem, imipenem and amikacin. The healthcare providers should ensure that antibiotics were prescribed and dispensed appropriately depending on the results of cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility tests.