Isolation and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Nosocomial Sources
U. H. Musa
Department of Microbiology, School of Biological Science, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
I. G. Innocent *
Department of Microbiology, School of Biological Science, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
G. S. Dafur
Department of Biology, Federal College of Education Pankshin, Plateau State, Nigeria.
I. F. Ola
Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Nigeria.
A. G. Gowon
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic Wannune, Benue State, Nigeria.
E. E. Julius
Federal College of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
M. Suleiman
Department of Biology, Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi, Kano State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus have been reported worldwide to emerge mostly in developing and developed countries. This study aimed at isolated and antibiotic resistance from nosocomial sources in Dalhatu Araf specialist Hospital, Lafia, Nigeria. A total of (200) samples were collected from February 2021 to May 2021 from different Nosocomial sources such as door handles, seat handles, surgical equipment and stretchers and Staphylococcus aureus was isolated and identified using standard microbiological method. The Antibiotic susceptibility test for the isolates were carried out and interpreted in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) protocol. The occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus from the samples was 50 (25%). The highest occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus is from seat handle swab with (32%) and the lowest occurrence is (18%) from surgical equipments. The Antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus showed that the isolates were more resistant to oxacillin.
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, antibiotics, nosocomial infection