DSpace
 

University of Jos Institutional Repository >
Health Sciences >
Medical Microbiology >

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/450

Title: Isolation of Aeromonas Species From Children With and Without Diarrhoea in Jos, Nigeria.
Authors: Kandakai-Olukemi, Y.T
Mawak, J.D
Ochai, I.J
Olukemi, M.A
Issue Date: Jan-2007
Publisher: African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology
Series/Report no.: Vol.8;No.1;Pp 54-62
Abstract: An investigation on the prevalence and antibiogram of Aeromonas species among children in Jos was conducted. The sample analysed included a total of 104 (52 diarrhoeal and 52 non-diarrhoea) stool samples collected from Vom Christian and Plateau Specialists Hospital in Jos. Aeromonas isolates were identified using standard biochemical tests. Of the total number examined, 6 (5.7%) were positive for Aeromonas species, 2 (3.9%) from diarrhoeal and 4 (7.7%) from non diarrhoeal samples (p>0.5). All isolates were identified as Aeromonas hydrophillia. The highest number of isolates 3 (10.7%) were recovered from the group 7-12 months. No isolates were recovered from exclusively breast fed children while the highest number 4 (9.8%) was found in children fed with breast milk and formula. The isolates were found to be very sensitive to ciprofloxacin, but resistant to penicillin.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/450
ISSN: 1595-689X
Appears in Collections:Medical Microbiology

Files in This Item:

File Description SizeFormat
ISOLATION OF AEROMONAS SPECIES FROM CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT DIARRHOEA IN JOS , NIGERIA.pdf4.29 MBAdobe PDFView/Open
View Statistics

Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Valid XHTML 1.0! DSpace Software Copyright © 2002-2010  Duraspace - Feedback