An in vitro study on methicillin and other antimicrobial agents against staphylococcus aureus, 1994 - 1996

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dc.contributor.authorKesah, C.N.
dc.contributor.authorOgunsola, F.T.
dc.contributor.authorNiemogha, M.T.
dc.contributor.authorOdugbemi, T.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-06T14:24:28Z
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dc.date.issued1997
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractStaphylococcus aurous infections remain a throat lo bolh immunocompelent and imrnunosuppresscd patients despite advances in antibacterial therapy. An in virro antimicrobial susceptibility study was conducted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on clinical isolates of S. aureus over a period of three-years, 1994 . 1996. Beta· lactamase production was detected usina a cnrornoqenic cephalosporin method (Nitrocefin, Oxoicl) and antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed by r ' ct (AB Biodisk, Solna, Sweden) including reference sir;,, ·,. A total of 152 strains of S. aureus were analysed. Eighly-six percent of lhe 152 isolates produced B· lactamase, 50.4% were high level penicillinaso producers, while 4 7 .3°/o produced low levol penicillinasos. Approximately 52% of the strains were sonsilivo lo menucillin and 3.3% to Penicillin G. Thero was 100% suscopfibility to vancomycin over the three ye,r period, 96.5% lo rifampin, 90.2°/o to tusidic acid, 89.6°/o to ctindamycin, 71.8°/o to amoxycillin-ctavulanic acid, 7 1 . 7°/o lo crylhromycin, 64.4°/o to cotrimoxazolo, and below 50°/o lo gentamicin and tctracv: line. The MIC90 values for vancomycin, clindamycin, rifampin and fusidic acid were within tho.; susceptible breakpoints, thus these drugs could be used omp\rically. For the other antibiotics tested such as erythcomycin, tetracycline, augmentin, septrin and gentamicin, susceptibility cannot be assumed. In vitro efficacy should volioate their therapeulic option. ·en_US
dc.identifier.citationKesah, C.N, Ogunsola, F.T, Niemogha, M.T. and Odugbemi, T. (1997). An in vitro study on methicillin and other antimicrobials against Staphylococcus aureus, 1994-1996. Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine 7 : 286-288.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7285
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine;Vol.7
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureusen_US
dc.subjectBeta-lactamaseen_US
dc.subjectSusceplibilily patternsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Microbiology, immunology, infectious diseasesen_US
dc.titleAn in vitro study on methicillin and other antimicrobial agents against staphylococcus aureus, 1994 - 1996en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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