Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at Jos University Teaching Hospital.

Ikeh, EI

doi:10.4314/ajcem.v4i1.7324

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“…Screening for methicillin resistant isolates in this study showed a prevalence rate of 10.7%. This was however lower than the studies conducted in other areas in Nigeria such as Ilorin [25] 34.7% and Jos [26] 43.0%. In contrast, the prevalence of MRSA was found to be low in France (6%), Ireland (5%) and United Kingdom (2%) [27].…”

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Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from clinical isolates in a tertiary health institution in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria

Nwankwo¹,

Nasiru²

2011

Pan Afr Med Jrnl

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Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from clinical isolates in a tertiary health institution in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria

Nwankwo¹,

Nasiru²

2011

Pan Afr Med Jrnl

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“…The high ratio of Gram negative bacteria observed over Gram positive bacteria in this study agrees with the report of Oni et al (2001). Methicillin resistant S. aureus had a prevalence rate of 35.7% which compares favorably with the observations of Taiwo et al (2005) though lower than the report from studies in Jos, Nigeria (Ikeh, 2003).…”

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Aetiological agents of surgical site infection in a specialist hospital in Kano, north-western Nigeria

Nwankwo

Mofolorunsho

Akande

2014

Tanzania J Hlth Res

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Despite the advances made in asepsis, antimicrobial drugs, sterilization and operative techniques, surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a major problem in all branches of surgery in the hospitals. The objective of this study was to establish the incidence of SSI, the type and frequency of various pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern in Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital (MMSH), Kano, Nigeria. A total of 2,920 consecutive patients who underwent different surgical procedures between January 2009 and December 2010 at Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital were enrolled in this study. Samples of pus were collected from infected cases and screened for bacterial and fungal pathogens by standard microbiological methods. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were done by disc diffusion technique. A total 878 patients were found to be clinically infected and 919 isolates were obtained in all. This gave an incidence of 30.1% infection rate. While 783(89.2%) cultures yielded single organism, 77(9.8%) yielded mixed growth and 18(8.1%) cultures yielded no growth. The most frequently isolated organism was E. coli (25.5%) followed by Staphylococcus aureus 20.6%. The incidence of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus was 35.7%. Ceftriaxone, ceftazidime and ofloxacin showed good results against most isolates while ampicillin and cotrimoxazole which are commonly used drugs were ineffective. An understanding of the various types of pathogen involved in SSI and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern will reduce indiscriminate prescription o f antibiotics and help in infection control. ______________________________________________________________________________

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“…Effective management of these infections is often hampered by the lack of adequate facilities for proper microbial isolation as well as for their antimicrobial susceptibility testing. [9,10] Thus it is in this light that this study was conducted to observe the recent trend of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of uropathogenic bacteria at Silchar Medical College and Hospital among community acquired UTI infections.…”

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Prevalence of community acquired urinary tract infections in silchar medical college, Assam, India and its antimicrobial susceptibility profile

Sharma¹,

Paul²

2012

Indian J Med Sci

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Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at Jos University Teaching Hospital.

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Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from clinical isolates in a tertiary health institution in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria

Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from clinical isolates in a tertiary health institution in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria

Aetiological agents of surgical site infection in a specialist hospital in Kano, north-western Nigeria

Prevalence of community acquired urinary tract infections in silchar medical college, Assam, India and its antimicrobial susceptibility profile

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