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- Title
Occurrence of Staphylococcus associated with Urinary Tract Infections among women attending Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) specialist hospital, Minna, Nigeria.
- Authors
Baba, John; Mabekoje, Oladele O.; Aminat, Haruna; Saba, Mohammed A.; Danasabe, Dauda; Legbo, Muhammad I.; Rabiu, Sani A.; Ladidi, Jibril F.
- Abstract
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) refers to any part of urinary system infection caused by the presence and growth of microorganisms anywhere in the urinary tract. The infections are commonly found in women. Staphylococcus saprophyticus may infect the urinary tract. Methods: Isolation of Staphylococcus spp was carried out using the streak plate method on Mannitol salt and Blood agar. Pure isolates were subjected to different biochemical tests for identification. Kirby bauer method was used to determine the antibiotic susceptibility profile of the isolates. Results: S. saprophyticus accounted for 27 (55.1%) of the isolates, S.aureus accounted for 14 (28.6%) of the isolates, and S. epidermidis accounted for 8 (10.2%) of the isolates. Most of the isolates were susceptible to Levofloxacin and Rifampin, while Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Streptromycin and Amoxicillin were resisted by the isolates of the Staphylococcus species. S. saprophyticus isolates were susceptible to Levofloxacin (55.6%) and least susceptible to Norfloxacin (11.1%). S. epidermidis were more susceptible to Levofloxacin (75.0%), and resistant to Ampicillin (0.0%), while S. aureus was most susceptible to Levofloxacin (78.6%) and least to Ampicillin and erythromycin (14.3%). Age, occupation, marital status and area of domicile of the patients were found to be associated with the occurrence of Staphylococcus species in the urine of patients (P<0.5). Educational status indicated no association with the incidence of Staphylococcus species in the urine of patients (P>0.5). Conclusion: S. saprophyticus was found as the most predominant Staphylococcus species in the urine of women attending IBB specialist hospital Minna, Niger state, Nigeria.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; URINARY tract infections; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; URINARY organs; MICROBIAL growth; ERYTHROMYCIN
- Publication
Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p17
- ISSN
1821-6404
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314.thrb.v24i2.2