ISSN 2756-3391
African Journal of Parasitology Research ISSN 2756-3391 Vol. 12 (3), pp. 001-004, March, 2024. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Comparative analysis of staphylococcus aureus prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility at different incubation temperatures in Irrua, Nigeria
Obiazi H. A. K.1, Nmorsi, O. P. G.2, Ekundayo A.O.3 and Ukwandu N.C.D.4
1Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
2Tropical Diseases Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
3Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
4Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
Accepted 8 October, 2023
Abstract
A survey of the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus strains from clinical and skin isolates grown at 37 and 44oC respectively were carried out in Irrua Nigeria. Of the 240 different specimens, 50(20.8%) S. aureus isolates were reported. The highest carrier rate of S. aureus (48%) occurred in wound swab while the least (8.0%) was reported on the healthy skin of the volunteers. The susceptibility of the clinical isolates (10.4%) was lower than the isolates from the skin (36.7%) of the volunteers. This difference is statistically not significant (t = 2.087, P <0.075). The isolates were sus-ceptible to gentamycin (50.0%) erythromycin (40.0%) and streptomycin (30.0%) . The S. aureus isolated was resistant to cloxacillin, penicillin, ampicillin and tetracycline. In our studied area S. aureus could be effectively treated by gentamycin, erythromycin and streptomycin. The implication of resistance of the isolates to penicillin, ampicillin and the common antibiotics such as ampicillin are also highlighted.
Key words: Prevalence, Antibiotic susceptibility, Staphylococcus aureus, Clinical isolates, skin isolates, Nigeria.