F E Oronsaye
University Of Benin, Nigeria
Title: Bacterial infection of wounds in Benin City, Nigeria.
Biography
Biography: F E Oronsaye
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to characterise the bacteria associated wih wound infections A total of 35 bacterial species were isolated from wound swabs from patients attending University of Benin teaching hospital and central hospital all in Benin city Nigeria from isolates from April-November,2013, as follows: Acinetobacter species 9, Escherichia coli 10, Taylococcus aereus 16, Pseudomonas aerogene 3, Staphylococcus epidermidis 15, Proteus mirabilis 4, and Klebsiella aerfogenes 13. The organisms were identified to species level using thed protocol of Cowan and Steel. The antibiotics susceptibility patern of the isolates were also determined.