Phenotypic profile and antibiogram of biofilm-producing bacteria isolates from diabetic foot ulcers in Zaria, Nigeria

Phenotypic profile and antibiogram of biofilm-producing bacteria isolates from diabetic foot ulcers in Zaria, Nigeria

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) present with high morbidity and reduce patient's quality of life. There is a gross paucity of data on biofilm-producing bacteria in DFU Infection in North-Western Nigeria. The study sought to determine the biofilm-forming ability of bacteria isolates from...

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Main Authors: Yahaya Usman, Adamu Girei Bakari, Idris Nasir Abdullahi, Abdurrahman El-Fulaty Ahmad, Fatima Sani-Bello, Atiene Solomon Sagay, Adebola Tolulope Olayinka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
Subjects:
antibiogram
bacteria
biofilms
diabetic foot ulcers
nigeria
zaria
Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2021;volume=28;issue=4;spage=233;epage=239;aulast=Usman

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