Emergence of Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Strains of Salmonella Species in Calabar
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
A total of 213 Salmonella species isolated from patients at the Microbiology laboratory of UCTH between Jan 2008 -Dec 2012 were examined for resistance to 12 antimicrobial agents using the agar diffusion technique. In all, 83(38.97%) of the isolates were resistant to two or more antibiotics. The distribution of multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) among these isolates show that 46(55.4%), 24(28.92%) and 13 (15.66%) were resistant to 2,3,4, antibiotics respectively. The distribution of MAR on yearly basis was 7 (28.0%), 11 (35.48%), 17 (39.53%), 21 (42.86%) and 29 (44.60%) in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 respectively. These result show a steady increase in MAR - Salmonella infections in Calabar. Antibiotic misuse by" health care professionals and quacks as well as the wide spread availability of fake and/or substandard drugs are the principal factors that are responsible for the emergence of MAR Salmonella species in this community.
Authors and Affiliations
Andy, I. E, Bassey, I. U, Ama-Abasi, D. A, Anyaghara, K. U
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