Antibiotic susceptibility profile for salmonella in the Buea health district

Authors

  • A. L. Njunda Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
  • N.J. C. Assob Department of Public Health and Hygiene, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
  • S. D. Nsagha Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
  • F. P. Nde Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
  • F.H. L. Kamga Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
  • C. A. Njimbia Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
  • T. E. Kwenti Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Buea, Cameroon

Keywords:

Salmonella, antibiotic, sensitivity, resistant, culture, agar

Abstract

Resistance of Salmonella to antibiotics is a serious health problem in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the antibiotic susceptibility profile of Salmonella in Buea. Stool samples were collected from 100 patients presenting with symptoms of typhoid and cultured on different media. 21 samples were positive for Salmonella and antibiotic susceptibility testing was done on these samples by the disc diffusion method, using 9 different antibiotics. Out of the 21 samples, 18(85.7%) were sensitive to Ciprofloxacin while Nalidixic acid recorded a high rate of resistance with only 2(9.5%) being sensitive to the drug.

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2012-09-30

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L. Njunda, A., C. Assob, N., D. Nsagha, S., P. Nde, F., L. Kamga, F., A. Njimbia, C., & E. Kwenti, T. (2012). Antibiotic susceptibility profile for salmonella in the Buea health district. Scientific Journal of Microbiology, 1(4), 97-100. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjm/article/view/1415

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