ABSTRACT
Hundred (100) stool samples were collected from the female students of the Michael Okpara University of agriculture, umudike hostels, to isolate and determine the antibiotic sensitivity profile of Salmonella typhi. The stool samples were subjected to laboratory analysis to isolate the organism and the antibiotic sensitivity profile of the isolates was determined using disc diffusion method. Out of the 100 samples collected, only 38% produced significant growth, while the remaining 62% did not produce significant growth. Antibiotic sensitivity test was carried out on the 38 isolates and 30 (78%) were sensitive to Nitrofurantoin followed by Ofloxacin with 32 (84%). These drugs showed greatest antibiotic activity against the isolated Salmonella typhi. This work shows that healthy individuals can serve as a source of transmission of typhoid fever as its causative agent was isolated from healthy students, and therefore calls for proper hygiene practices among students.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of contents v
List of tables vi
Abstract vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION I
1.1Aims and objective 4
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.1 Historical background 5
2.2 Microbiological characteristics 6
2.2.1 Colonial characteristics 7
2.3 EPIDEMIOLOGY 8
2.4 PATHOGENESIS OF salmonella typhi 8
2.5 THE DISEASE 9
2.6 SYMPTOMS 9
2.6.1 Magnitude of the problem 11
2.6.2 Case definition 13
2.7 TRANSMISSION 14
2.8 PREVENTION 15
2.9 DIAGNOSIS OF TYPHOID FEVER 16
2.9.1 SPECIMENS 17
2.9.2 Blood 17
2.9.3 Serum 19
2.9.4 Stool sample 19
2.10 ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST FOR TYPHOID FEVER 19
2.10.1 STORAGE OF TYPHOID ORGANISM 21
2.11. TREATMENT 21
2.11.1 General Management 21
2.11.2AntimicrobialTherapy 22
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 MATERIALS AND METHOD 27
3.1 COLLECTION OF SAMPLES (STOOL) 27
3.1.2 PREPARATION OF CULTURE MEDIA 27
3.2 INNOCULATION OF PLATES 27
3.3 MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION 27
3.4 GRAM STAINING 28
3.5 CATALASE TEST 28
3.6ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY TESTING 28
3.7 READING OF ZONES OF INHIBITION 29
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 RESULTS 30
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 DISCUSSION 36
5.1 CONCLUSION 38
REFERENCES
JANET, M (2020). Isolation And Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile Of Salmonella Typhi Isolated From Stools Of Female Students Of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 15, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-antibiotic-sensitivity-profile-of-salmonella-typhi-isolated-from-stools-of-female-students-of-michael-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike
MOUAU/12/21445, JANET. "Isolation And Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile Of Salmonella Typhi Isolated From Stools Of Female Students Of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 11 May. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-antibiotic-sensitivity-profile-of-salmonella-typhi-isolated-from-stools-of-female-students-of-michael-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
MOUAU/12/21445, JANET. "Isolation And Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile Of Salmonella Typhi Isolated From Stools Of Female Students Of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 11 May. 2020. Web. 15 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-antibiotic-sensitivity-profile-of-salmonella-typhi-isolated-from-stools-of-female-students-of-michael-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike >.
MOUAU/12/21445, JANET. "Isolation And Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile Of Salmonella Typhi Isolated From Stools Of Female Students Of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture Umudike" Mouau.afribary.org (2020). Accessed 15 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-antibiotic-sensitivity-profile-of-salmonella-typhi-isolated-from-stools-of-female-students-of-michael-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike