Prevalence, Sensitivity Profile and Resistance of Gram-Positive Bacteria in Wounds to Conventional Antibiotics (original) (raw)

Aim: The prevalence, sensitivity profile and resistance of Gram-positive bacteria in wounds to commercial antibiotics were ascertained in this study. Place and duration of study: University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Nigeria, between January and June 2019. Methodology: Wound swabs sample collection, isolation of bacteria, identification of Grampositive bacteria isolates and antibiotics sensitivity testing of isolated bacteria were determined employing standard protocols. Result: Three Gram-positive bacteria were isolated and presumptively identified to be S. aureus, S. epidermidis and S. pyogenes. S. aureus had the highest prevalence of 53% followed by S. epidermidis with 42% and S. pyogenes accounting for the least occurrence of 5%. Ninety percent Original Research Article Alabi et al.; IJPR, 7(2): 9-17, 2021; Article no.IJPR.69880 10 (90%) of ten S. aureus strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin while only 10% had intermediate activity. The least resistance of S...

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