Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Bacteria from Selected Hospitals in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorTemitope Olowokere, Mutiu A. Alabi, Rita M. Sunday, Ekundayo T. Salami, Folake Osanaiye and Jemi J. Afolabi
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T11:01:45Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T11:01:45Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIn recent times, there has been an astronomical increase in the cases of bacterial resistance to commonly used antibiotics by medical personnel in Akungba Akoko,Ondo State, Nigeria. It is just right for a study of this nature to be carried out in order to provide the important microbiological pieces of information to help medical practitioners to tackle this menance. Bacteria were isolated from inanimate object in hospitals in Ondo State which include: General Hospital, Iwaro-Oka; Reva Clinic, Akungba Akoko; University Health Centre, Akungba Akoko and Comprehensive Health Centre, Akungba Akoko. In this study seven organism were isolated, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Aeruginosa sp., Klebsiella sp., Bacillus sp. and Escherichia coli. All these organisms were identified based on their morphology and biochemical characteristics. The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus (34.8%) was found to be dominant out of the gram-positive bacteria isolated. The incidence of E. coli (44.4%) was found dominant out of the gram-negative bacteria isolated. Of the 70 isolates recovered, 43 (61.4%) were gram-positive while 27 (38.6%) were gram-negative. Multiple resistances were recorded against antibiotics used in this study. This study reveals that staphylococci, streptococci, bacillus, pseudomonas and enterbacteriaceae are predominant organism associated with inanimate object in hospitals. Effective hospital control and aseptic precaution will help reduce the incidence.
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dc.identifier.citation24. Olowokere, T., Alabi, M.A., Sunday, R.M., Salami, E.T., Osanaiye, F. and Afolabi, J.F. (2014). Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Bacteria from Selected Hospitals in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. Bacteriology Journal, 4(1): 21-26. Published by Science Alert, Dubai, UAE. Available online at https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=bj.2014.21.26.
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/215
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBacteriology Journal
dc.titleAntibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Bacteria from Selected Hospitals in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria
dc.typeArticle
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