Книга: Esther Omowumi Olaniyan (nee Fakunle),Ezekiel O. Akinkunmi and Adebayo Lamikanra «Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus»

Производитель: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing"

Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of disease, particularly in colonized persons. 259 nasal swabs were collected from 127 females and 132 males between age 3-15 years in primary and secondary schools in Ile- Ife, Osun state. The nasal carriage rate by the subjects was influenced primarily by age and found to be 33. 3% in ages 3-5 years, 28. 3% in ages 6-8 years, 24. 1% in ages 9-11 years and 18. 1% in ages 12-15 years showing a decreasing nasal carriage rate with increasing age of which there was a significant difference within the age groups of the subjects without significant difference of the nasal carriage of S. aureus in females and males at 5% level of significance and the overall nasal carriage of S. aureus is 22. 0%. Resistance and susceptibility patterns to commonly used antibiotics in the community environment were determined, of which 94. 6% of the S. aureus isolates were resistant to Ampicillin, 61. 8% to Trimethoprim, 60. 0% to Tetracycline, 9. 1% to Chloramphenicol, 3. 6% to each... ISBN:9783846590232

Издательство: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" (2011)

ISBN: 9783846590232