Studies On The Distribution Of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Hospital And Non-Hospital Environments In Abia State.
ABSTRACT
A total of 70 ear and nasal swab samples
collected from 35 persons, 16 hospital population and 19 non-hospital
population were examined for Staphylococcus aureus using mannitol salt Agar.
Eighty percent (28) of the population were carriers of Staph. aureus. Out of
the 28 positive cases, 35.7% were carriers of Staph. aureus in both the ear and
nostrils, while 14.3% and 50.0% had it only in their ear and nostrils
respectively. The Staph. aureus isolates varied in their antibiotic
susceptibility pattern when tested for their sensitivity to 16 antibioctics
namely: Penicillin, Rifampicin, Peflacine, Streptomycin, Gentamycin,
Lincomycin, Ciprofloxacin, Nalidixic acid, Chloramphenicol, Erythromycin,
Tetracycline, Ampicilin, Ampiclox, Amoxil and Cloxacillin. Twenty eight (80.0%)
isolates were resistant to more than one of the antimicrobial agents. All the
isolates (100%) showed resistance to Nalidixic acid and 100% sensitivity to
Rifampicin. Hospital strains (25.5%) were resistant to 10 antibiotics and 25.5%
of non-hospital strains were resistant to 7 antibiotics.
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CHIGBU, O (2021). Studies On The Distribution Of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Hospital And Non-Hospital Environments In Abia State.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/studies-on-the-distribution-of-antibiotic-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-in-hospital-and-non-hospital-environments-in-abia-state-7-2
OLACHI, CHIGBU. "Studies On The Distribution Of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Hospital And Non-Hospital Environments In Abia State." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 30 Jun. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/studies-on-the-distribution-of-antibiotic-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-in-hospital-and-non-hospital-environments-in-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
OLACHI, CHIGBU. "Studies On The Distribution Of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Hospital And Non-Hospital Environments In Abia State.". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 30 Jun. 2021. Web. 16 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/studies-on-the-distribution-of-antibiotic-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-in-hospital-and-non-hospital-environments-in-abia-state-7-2 >.
OLACHI, CHIGBU. "Studies On The Distribution Of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Hospital And Non-Hospital Environments In Abia State." Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/studies-on-the-distribution-of-antibiotic-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-in-hospital-and-non-hospital-environments-in-abia-state-7-2