Relationship between some selected Socio Demographic Profiles and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus among Apparently Healthy Residents in Ekpoma, Nigeria
| Autor: | Okodua, M, Ebhodaghe, EE, Turay, AA, Adeleke, G, Ijiekhuamen, M |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Community Research; Vol 2, No 1 (2013); 8-12 |
| ISSN: | 2315-6562 2384-6828 |
| Popis: | This study assesses the relationship between some selected demographic profiles and methicillin resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) amongst 384 apparently healthy residents in Ekpoma, Edo, Nigeria. Followingstandard protocol, nasal swab samples were subjected to bacteriological investigation and Staphylococcus aureusisolates were identified by mannitol fermentation and coagulase positivity. Antimicrobial susceptibility test wasperformed via Kirby-Bauer’s disc diffusion method on Mueller-Hinton agar medium. Results showed thatStaphylococcus aureus was present in 136 (35.4%) samples (male: 33.8% and female: 37.0%) among which 27.9%were methicillin-resistant (male; 27.3%; and female; 28.6%). The distribution of nasal colonisation ofStaphylococcus aureus was significantly higher (P< 0.05) among those within the age group of 41–50 years(66.7%) and civil servants (52.9%). Also, MRSA was common among age group 31 – 50 years (50%) and amongstcivil servants (33.3%). The MRSA isolated were resistant to penicillin, ampicillin, cloxacillin (92.1%), tetracycline(68.4%), chloramphenicol (18.4%), streptomycin (18.4%), erythromycin (18.4%) and gentamicin (0%). Judging bythe results, MRSA is prevalent in the study area and the use of gentamicin may be recommended as the drug ofchoice for the treatment of multi-drug resistant MRSA.Keywords: Demographic profile, Antibiotic resistant, Staphylococcus aureus, Ekpoma. |
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