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VOL. 11, ISSUE 4 (2025)
Distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus among wound patients in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki
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Chibuike Kingsley U, Iroha Ifeanyi R, Okeh Emmanuel N
Abstract
Wound infection occurs when virulence factors
expressed by one or more microorganisms in a wound outcompete the host natural
immune system and subsequent invasion and dissemination of microorganisms in
viable tissue provokes a series of local and systemic host responses. The
present study determined the Distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus
aureus Among Wound Patients in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching
Hospital Abakaliki. A total number of 229 wound samples were collected
from wound patients and analyzed using standard microbiology techniques to
determine the presence and distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Antibiotic susceptibility testing
and multidrug resistance of these isolates were performed using a modified
Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Out of the 229 wound samples analyzed, Gram
positive and negative bacteria were isolated in 132 (57.6 %) samples, out of
which, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was 39.4 % while 60.6 % was S. aureus.
The possible reason for the high frequency of S. aureus and P.
aeruginosa may be that these bacteria are commonly found in the hospital
environment. In addition, S. aureus is a normal flora of healthy person
(especially on skin), so whenever there will be breaks and cuts on skins
and soft tissue, it can easily disseminate.
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Pages:64-66
How to cite this article:
Chibuike Kingsley U, Iroha Ifeanyi R, Okeh Emmanuel N "Distribution of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> among wound patients in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki". International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol 11, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 64-66
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