Open AccessAntibiotic susceptibility of wound swab isolates in a tertiary hospital in Southwest Nigeria
Author(s) -
Eguono Erhinyaye Omoyibo,
AO Oladele,
Muhammad Habib Ibrahim,
Oluwakayode Temitope Adekunle
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_22_17
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotic sensitivity , ampicillin , cloxacillin , cefuroxime , ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , ceftazidime , imipenem , antibiotics , morganella morganii , amikacin , antibiotic resistance , amoxicillin , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , klebsiella pneumoniae , bacteria , escherichia coli , gene , biochemistry , genetics
Wounds are commonly encountered in the clinical practice. Microbacterial colonization and infection negatively affect wound outcomes. With increasing emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, it is essential to determine local patterns of wound microbiological profile and antibiotic susceptibility to guide rational empirical antibiotic use.