Archives of Clinical and Medical Microbiology(ACMMJ)
ISSN: 2835-9968 | DOI: 10.33140/ACMMJ
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Alpha Umaru Bai-Sesay
Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone, Nigeria
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Research Article
Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus on the Hands of Healthcare Workers in Jos, Nigeria
Author(s): Walter Emeka Alobu*, Yemgbe Emmanuel, Ifeoma Augustina Adulugba, Ben James Eveshojiame, Musa Adah Giftson, Ayeni Christabel Oyowo, Obinna Innocent Oke and Alpha Umaru Bai-Sesay
Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus has been implicated in a wide range of infections from mild skin infections to life threatening blood stream infections. The multidrug resistant strain is widely distributed within the hospital setting and readily transmitted by contaminated hands of healthcare workers. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the susceptibility pattern and multidrug resistance index of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hands of healthcare workers to routine antibiotics in Jos, North central Nigeria. Methodology: Forty-eight isolates were collected from hands of 145 healthcare workers in Jos University Teaching Hospitals, Nigeria. The Staphylococcus aureus isolates were identified using standardized laboratory techniques. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done using disc diffusion meth.. Read More»