A Comparative Prevalence of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles in Urinary Infection

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Okunye, O.L., Odeleye, F.O., Adesoji, A.T.

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Abstract

A comparative study was carried out on the prevalence and antibiotic sensitivity of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus isolates from 100 mid-stream urine samples of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) patients. Escherichia coli gave isolation rates of 66.7% in female and 62.5% in male against Staphylococcus aureus 28.7% male and 37% female respectively. The antibiotic susceptibility  test carried out on the  isolates  gave a results that reflect the current knowledge on their reactions to commonly prescribed antibiotics while the  higher prevalence of  Escherichia coli  confirms its frequent occurrence in UTI, the detection of Staphylococcus aureus and  Escherichia coli relatively considerable  resistance to  oxacillin  in the this study  indicated   the inherent ability of the organisms to adapt.

Keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus

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Okunye, O.L., Odeleye, F.O., Adesoji, A.T. (2015). A Comparative Prevalence of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles in Urinary Infection, International Journal for Pharmaceutical Research Scholars (IJPRS), 4(2), 482-486.