Obiekezie S.O
Department of Microbiology, Nigeria State
Title: Microorganisims associate with breast nipples of nursing mothers and their corresponding antiobiotic susceptibility in Keffi, Nigeria
Biography
Biography: Obiekezie S.O
Abstract
This study on the microbial contaminants associated with breast nipples of nursing mothers in Keffi with their corresponding antibiotic susceptibility pattern was conducted. A total of forty (40) swab samples were collected from nursing mother attending Federal Medical Centre Keffi the cultural, morphological and biochemical characterization of the bacterial contaminants revealed the presence of the following bacteria; Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter spp., and Aspergillus spp. Nonetheless, frequency of isolation of the microorganism indicates that Staphylococcus aureus had 75.0% which is the most occurring bacterial contaminant, followed by Escherichia coli (35.0%), and Enterobacter spp (25%); while the most occurring fungal isolate was Candida spp. (10%) compared to Aspergilus spp. (5.0%). The corresponding antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the bacteria isolate present varying degree of susceptibility to the antibiotics tested. Susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli against the antibiotics tested were in the order; Agumentin (100.0%) > Gentamicin (85.7%) > Chloramphenicol (71.4) > Ampicillin (42.9) > Cefuroxime (42.6) > Nitrofurantion and Ceftriaxone (28.6%) Ofloxacin and Perfloxacin (14.3%). Staphylococcus aureus on the other hand was found to be susceptible to Augmentin (80.0%), Chloramphenicol and Gentamicin (66.7%), Ampicillin (60.0%), Nitrofurantion (40.0%), Cefuroxime (26.7%), Ceftriaxone, Ofloxacin and Sparfloxacin (20.0% each). However the Enterobacter spp. was highly susceptible to Agumentin and Gentamicin (80.0%), susceptible to Ampicillin and chloramphenicol (60.0%), and Nitrofurantoin (40.0%), although they were only slightly susceptible to Cefuroxime, Cefuroxime and Perfloxacin (20.0%) each), but was completely resistant to Ofloxacin (0.0%).The corresponding antibiotics susceptibility profile of the bacteria isolates indicate an intermediate susceptibility to the antibiotic tested, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter spp. having a moderate overall susceptibility of 47.6%, 44.5% and 42.2% respectively, Hence these antibiotics can serve as drugs of choice for the treatment of infection due to these bacterial agents.