Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Of Bacterial Isolates From Patients With Urinary Catheter At Federal Medical Center, Umuahia.
ABSTRACT
The
antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from patients with
urinary catheter at Federal Medical Center, Umuahia, Abia state, of Nigeria was
studied. A total of 33 catheter urine samples were collected from patients
admitted at Federal Medical Center, Umuahia. Samples collected were cultured on
MacConkey agar and Cystein Lactose Electrolyte Deficient (CLED) agar using the
streaking method. Pure colonies of isolate were biochemically characterized,
identified and the antibiotic susceptibility test performed using Muller Hinton
agar. Out of the 33 samples analyzed, 21 (63.64%) produced significant growth
with 23 microbial isolates. The bacterial isolates included E. coil 8 (34.70%), followed by Pseudomnas aeruginosa 5 (21.74%), Klebsiella sp 4(17.39%), Staphylococcus aureus 3 (13.04%) and Proteus mirabilis 3 (13.04%). The
isolates showed high resistance to commonly used antibiotics such as ampicillin
(100%), tetracycline (95.65%), augumentin (91.30%), cotrimaxole (91.30%),
gentamycin (82.61%) and nalixidic acid (82.61%). Intermediate level of
resistance was found against ofloxacin (69.57%) and perfloxacin (60.87%). Only
nitrofurantoin and ciprofloxacin (56.52% and 43.48% sensitivity respectively)
appeared most effective. Therefore, treatment of patients with catheter
associated urinary tract infection in this institution should be guided by the
result of susceptibility test of isolates and based on doctor’s prescription so
as to reduce the incidence of multiple-resistance.
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CHUKWUDI, T (2022). Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Of Bacterial Isolates From Patients With Urinary Catheter At Federal Medical Center, Umuahia. . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 12, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antimicrobial-susceptibility-patterns-of-bacterial-isolates-from-patients-with-urinary-catheter-at-federal-medical-center-umuahia-7-2
THANKGOD, CHUKWUDI. "Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Of Bacterial Isolates From Patients With Urinary Catheter At Federal Medical Center, Umuahia. " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 16 Dec. 2022, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antimicrobial-susceptibility-patterns-of-bacterial-isolates-from-patients-with-urinary-catheter-at-federal-medical-center-umuahia-7-2. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
THANKGOD, CHUKWUDI. "Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Of Bacterial Isolates From Patients With Urinary Catheter At Federal Medical Center, Umuahia. ". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 16 Dec. 2022. Web. 12 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antimicrobial-susceptibility-patterns-of-bacterial-isolates-from-patients-with-urinary-catheter-at-federal-medical-center-umuahia-7-2 >.
THANKGOD, CHUKWUDI. "Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Of Bacterial Isolates From Patients With Urinary Catheter At Federal Medical Center, Umuahia. " Mouau.afribary.org (2022). Accessed 12 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antimicrobial-susceptibility-patterns-of-bacterial-isolates-from-patients-with-urinary-catheter-at-federal-medical-center-umuahia-7-2