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Background and Aims: As the incidence of bacteraemia is on rise and it contributes to significant morbidity and mortality, so early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of blood stream infections is essential. The present study was aimed to know the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of blood isolates. methods: A total of 9010 specimens of blood received for culture during one year were processed by Bac T alert method and identified by standard bacteriological techniques. Antimicrobial sensitivity was done method. 1258 (13.9%) specimens yielded positive results out of which Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest ( 37.2%), followed by (20.3%), Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A (14.6%) and (8.2%) . For S. aureus isolates vancomycin and tetracycline were most effective while penicillin and ampicillin were least effective. 40.8% isolates of methicillin resistant (MRSA). For E.coli isolates amikacin was the most effective antibiotic. Salmonella species were sensitive to all the antimicrobial agents used. Conclusion: Present study revealed that both gram positive and gram negative bacteria were responsible for blood stream infections and most of the strains were multidrug resistant. The most commonly isolated bacteria were Salmonella species. This study provides information on antibiotic resistance of blood isolates which may be a useful guide for physicians initiating empiric therapy and will help in formulation of antibiotic therapy. ISSN: 2277-8713 IJPRBS