Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Superbugs are pathogenic micro-organism and especially a bacterium that has developed resistance to the medications normally used against it. As the superbug family increases, the need for appropriate diagnostic, treatment, prevention and control strategies cannot be over emphasized. T...
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| author | Alkali Bashir Iliyasu Garba Adamu Almustapha Aliero Abdurrazak Kibiya Muhammad Hassan Abubakar Ibrahim Ntulume Faruk Sarkinfada Agwu Ezera |
| author_facet | Alkali Bashir Iliyasu Garba Adamu Almustapha Aliero Abdurrazak Kibiya Muhammad Hassan Abubakar Ibrahim Ntulume Faruk Sarkinfada Agwu Ezera |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Superbugs are pathogenic micro-organism and especially a bacterium that has developed resistance to the medications normally used against it. As the superbug family increases, the need for appropriate diagnostic, treatment, prevention and control strategies cannot be over emphasized. Therefore, this work determined the distribution of superbug bacteria among patients on prolonged hospital admissions in three tertiary hospitals of Kano state, Nigeria. METHODS: a descriptive cross sectional study was undertaken among 401 patients from medical, surgery, orthopedic and burn centre wards in a three tertiary hospitals in Kano state. A sample collected comprises wound/pus, urine, urine catheter and nasal intubation and were analysed using standard microbiological methods for Acinetobacter spp and other related nosocomial bacterial pathogens. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. RESULTS: one hundred and thirty eight (138) isolates were recovered, from the studied participants. More than 80% of the nosocomial infections (NIs) were caused by Gram-negative bacteria, predominantly Escherichia coli, Klebseilla spp, Proteus spp, Pseudomona and Acinetobacter spp. In-vitro antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that acinetobacter were 100% resistant to amoxicillin, co-trimoxazole, perfloxacin and imipenem. CONCLUSION: the results of this study reported higher antibiotic resistant among Acinetobacter spp isolated from three studied hospitals. The healthcare manage of the these hospitals and ministry health need to take measures against this resistant bacteria Acinetobacter spp) especially on prescribing antibiotics that showed 100% resistant from these studied hospitals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55ff85433bf749f3b28f251f0b8d3a582022-12-21T20:00:08ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882019-04-013216610.11604/pamj.2019.32.166.1848118481Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, NigeriaAlkali Bashir0Iliyasu Garba1Adamu Almustapha Aliero2Abdurrazak Kibiya3Muhammad Hassan Abubakar4Ibrahim Ntulume5Faruk Sarkinfada6Agwu Ezera7 Department of Science Laboratory Technology, School of Technology Kano State Polytechnic, Nigeria Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University Kano State, Nigeria Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Science Kampala International University Bushanyi, Uganda Department of medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of clinical science, College of Health science, Bayero University Kano, Kano State Nigeria Microbiology Unit, Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Hospital Management Board, Kano State, Nigeria Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Science Kampala International University Bushanyi, Uganda Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano State, Nigeria Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Science Kampala International University Bushanyi, Uganda INTRODUCTION: Superbugs are pathogenic micro-organism and especially a bacterium that has developed resistance to the medications normally used against it. As the superbug family increases, the need for appropriate diagnostic, treatment, prevention and control strategies cannot be over emphasized. Therefore, this work determined the distribution of superbug bacteria among patients on prolonged hospital admissions in three tertiary hospitals of Kano state, Nigeria. METHODS: a descriptive cross sectional study was undertaken among 401 patients from medical, surgery, orthopedic and burn centre wards in a three tertiary hospitals in Kano state. A sample collected comprises wound/pus, urine, urine catheter and nasal intubation and were analysed using standard microbiological methods for Acinetobacter spp and other related nosocomial bacterial pathogens. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. RESULTS: one hundred and thirty eight (138) isolates were recovered, from the studied participants. More than 80% of the nosocomial infections (NIs) were caused by Gram-negative bacteria, predominantly Escherichia coli, Klebseilla spp, Proteus spp, Pseudomona and Acinetobacter spp. In-vitro antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that acinetobacter were 100% resistant to amoxicillin, co-trimoxazole, perfloxacin and imipenem. CONCLUSION: the results of this study reported higher antibiotic resistant among Acinetobacter spp isolated from three studied hospitals. The healthcare manage of the these hospitals and ministry health need to take measures against this resistant bacteria Acinetobacter spp) especially on prescribing antibiotics that showed 100% resistant from these studied hospitals. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/32/166/pdf/166.pdf superbugsprolonged admissiontertiary hospitalskano |
| spellingShingle | Alkali Bashir Iliyasu Garba Adamu Almustapha Aliero Abdurrazak Kibiya Muhammad Hassan Abubakar Ibrahim Ntulume Faruk Sarkinfada Agwu Ezera Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria The Pan African Medical Journal superbugs prolonged admission tertiary hospitals kano |
| title | Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | superbugs related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals kano state nigeria |
| topic | superbugs prolonged admission tertiary hospitals kano |
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