The Antibiogram of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated From Blood, and Wound Infections of Patients at Jos University Teaching Hospital

Abstract

A total of fift) Staphylococcus aureus isolates consisting of twenty-five each from blood and wound specimens collected from the Jos University Teaching Hospital were used in this, stud). In Vitro antibiotic sensitivity testing was carried out on the isolates. Of the fifty Staphylococcus aureus isolates tested 26 (52%) were sensitive to crvthromycin, 20 (40%) cloxacillin, 20 (40%) tetracycline, 17 (34%) gentamycin, 13 (26%) streptomycin and 12 (24%) chloramphenicol. All isolates were 100% resistant to penicillin G. Isolates from blood specimens were found to be more resistant to all of the antibiotics tested than those from wound. This difference was statistically significant (p < 0.(5). It is recommended that periodic invitro antibiotic susceptibility testing of clinical isolates he carried out to know the current predominant strains of bacteria within a given area and their antibiograms as well.