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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Antibiotic resistance in urinary tract bacteria in ouagadougou
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume 12, No. 9, Year 2009
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The present study aimed to ascertain for the current situation of antimicrobial resistance of major urinary tract bacteria in Saint Camille Medical Centre. During two consecutive years, 794 urine specimens were analyzed for microorganism isolation and identification. The microorganisms were identified by conventional methods used in the centre and antimicrobial assays were performed by the NCCLS agar disk diffusion. Pathogenic microorganism's isolation was attempted for 89.04% samples. Escherichia coli (32.76%) was the most frequently isolated microorganism followed by Staphylococcus aureus (22.74%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.45%). The antimicrobial screenings revealed very high antimicrobial resistance, to β-lactams. The resistance rates recorded with E. coli were 76.64, 74.01, 25 and 74.34% for ampicillin, amoxicillin amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and trimethoprime-sulfamethoxazole, respectively. Microorganisms were still susceptible to quinolones however, attention should be paid, because, the resistance rate already reached 10% for nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin. Periodic performance of prevalence studies is a useful tool to know the current situation of microorganisms and their resistance patterns in an institution and it helps to access the emergence and the spread of antibiotic resistance. © 2009 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
Authors & Co-Authors
Karou, Simplice Damintoti
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Cerba
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Medical Saint Camille Cmsc
Togo, Lome
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tokoin
Ilboudo, Dénise Patoinewende
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Cerba
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Nadembega, Wendyame M.C.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Cerba
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Medical Saint Camille Cmsc
Améyapoh, Yaovi A.
Togo, Lome
University of Lome
Ouermi, Djénéba
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Cerba
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Pignatelli, Salvatore
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Medical Saint Camille Cmsc
Pietra, Virginio
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Medical Saint Camille Cmsc
Traoré, Alfred Sababénédjo
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Souza, Comlan De
Togo, Lome
University of Lome
Simpore, J.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Cerba
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre Medical Saint Camille Cmsc
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3923/pjbs.2009.712.716
e-ISSN:
18125735
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study