Isolation And Sensitivity Pattern Of Bacteria Associated With Wound Infections Isolated From Patients At Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State.
ABSTRACT
Purulent materials were collected
aseptically with the aid of sterile swab sticks from fiftysix patients with
wounds at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Umuahia, Abia State. The wound
samples comprised of burns (8), post-operative (12), trauma (11), abscesses
(14), and boils (Ii). These samples were subjected Co bacteriological analysis
by streaking. A total of seventy-eight (78) isolates were obtained from the
wound cultures. Single and multiple isolates were identified in 41(73.2%) and
15(26.5%). Staphylococcus aureus was the predominant microorganism (28.25%),
followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (l7.9%), Kiebsiella species (14.1%),
Enterobacter species (11.5%), Escherichia coli (10.3%), Streptococcus species
(10.3%), and Proteus species (7.7%). Wound infection was more prevalent (67.9%)
in males than in females (32.1%). The results of the antibiotics susceptibility
tests showed that Gram-positive isolates were highly sensitive to gentamycin
and streptomycin, Staphylococcus aureus (16.7%) had the highest resistance rate
followed by Streptococcus species (13.3%). Pseudomonas (16.7%) showed the
highest resistance amongst Gram-negative antibiotics; and all the Gram-negative
isolates were sensitive to gentamycin. This study highlights the predominant
bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial profile and that gentamycin,
streptomycin, and chiorophenicol may be the drugs of choice for the treatment
of wound infections
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UKO, F (2021). Isolation And Sensitivity Pattern Of Bacteria Associated With Wound Infections Isolated From Patients At Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State. . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-sensitivity-pattern-of-bacteria-associated-with-wound-infections-isolated-from-patients-at-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-abia-state-7-2
FLORENCE, UKO. "Isolation And Sensitivity Pattern Of Bacteria Associated With Wound Infections Isolated From Patients At Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State. " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 03 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-sensitivity-pattern-of-bacteria-associated-with-wound-infections-isolated-from-patients-at-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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FLORENCE, UKO. "Isolation And Sensitivity Pattern Of Bacteria Associated With Wound Infections Isolated From Patients At Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State. " Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-sensitivity-pattern-of-bacteria-associated-with-wound-infections-isolated-from-patients-at-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-abia-state-7-2