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Research Journal of Microbiology

Year: 2007 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 496-499
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Microbial Quality and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Different Sections of a State Specialist Hospital

V.O. Oyetayo
Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
R.M. Ilori
Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Microbial quality of the air in the main operating theater, male and female surgical wards of State Specialist Hospital Akure was assessed. The female surgical ward was found to have the highest Total Viable Count (TVC) of 42.25 cfu/plate while the least TVC was recorded in the main operating theater (3.25 cfu/plate). The bacteria isolated from the different sections sampled include Escherichia coli, Staph. aureus, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bacillus subtilis. Antibiotic sensitivity test reveal different sensitivity pattern of bacteria even within the same species. The antibiotics that were found to be most effective are Clindamycin (90.90%), Cloxacillin (81.81%), Norfloxacin (81.81%), Daravid (81.81%), Ciprofloxacin (72.73%) and Chloraphenicol (72.73%). Hospital management are advised to monitor the quality of the hospital environment periodically to know the bacterial pathogens that are prevalent and the effective antibiotics against such pathogens.
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V.O. Oyetayo and R.M. Ilori, 2007. Microbial Quality and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Different Sections of a State Specialist Hospital. Research Journal of Microbiology, 2: 496-499.

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