Francis E Oronsaye
University of Benin, Nigeria
Title: Bacterial infection of wounds in Benin city, Nigeria
Biography
Biography: Francis E Oronsaye
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to characterize the bacteria associated with wound infections. A total of 35 bacterial species were isolated from wound swabs from the patients attending the University of Benin Teaching Hospital and Central Hospital all in Benin City of Nigeria from isolates during 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 the protocol of Cowan and Steel. The antibiotics susceptibility patterns of the isolates were also determined in the present study.