ArticleAfrican health sciences2013
A 5 - year surveillance of wound infections at a rural tertiary hospital in Nigeria.
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- Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Pooled it
- The Bacterial Species Behind the Wound and Their Antibacterial Resistant Pattern: A Three-Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial wound, skin, soft tissue and surgical site infections in Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Advantageous Combinations of Nanoencapsulated Oregano Oil with Selected Antibiotics for Skin Treatment.Pharmaceutics · 2022Article
- Chronic wound isolates and their minimum inhibitory concentrations against third generation cephalosporins at a tertiary hospital in Uganda.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Risk factors for wound infection caused by Methicillin ResistantAfrican health sciences · 2021Article
- An assessment on DNA microarray and sequence-based methods for the characterization of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from Nigeria.Frontiers in microbiology · 2015Article
- Nodding syndrome, infections and sexuality.African health sciences · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundWound infections are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
objectivesTo determine the prevalence, aetiology and susceptibility profile of bacterial agents of wound infection among in- and- out patients at a rural tertiary hospital in Nigeria, within a 5 year period.
methodsWound swabs collected from 156 out-patients and 353 in-patients were, cultured and microbial isolates identified using standard methods. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done on bacterial isolates.
resultsThe prevalence of wound infection in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 was 71.4%, 76.2%, 74.5%, 61.5%, and 67.0% respectively. The overall prevalence of wound infection was 70.1%. In all the years studied, out-patients had a higher prevalence of wound infection, but this was significant in 2007, 2009, and 2010 only. Staphylococcus aureus was the most prevalent pathogen in both in- and out - patients with the exception of 2009 where both Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa had the same prevalence (24.4%) among in - patients. The flouroquinolones were the most potent antimicrobial agents against bacterial isolates from both in - and out -patients.
conclusionStaphylococcus aureus was the most predominant etiologic agent of wound infection among in and out patients. A generally higher resistance pattern was observed among nosocomial bacterial pathogens. Prudent use of antibiotics is recommended.
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