EC Microbiology

This study was carried out in Dutse, Jigawa state in five hospitals involving equipments used in hospital settings at the selected hospitals which include stethoscopes, thermometers intravenous drip tubes, catheters, etc. The aim of the study was to detect Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from equipment’s in some selected Hospitals of Dutse metropolis. A total of 350 hospital instrument were surface-swabbed from the hospitals and samples were analyzed. Isolation and identification of S. aureus was carried out. Isolates that were Gram positive cocci, catalase positive and coagulase positive were characterized as S. aureus and used to carry out further analysis. Results revealed that out of the 350 samples collected, 104 (29.7%) were S. aureus. The highest number of 33 (31.68%) were from Dutse General Hospital, while Dr. Bashir Hospital has the lowest number of 13 (12.48%) isolates. It revealed that 18 (17.28%) out of the 104 S. aureus were MRSA isolates. Samples from Dutse General Hospital were found to harbor the highest number of MRSA isolates of 7 (38.85%) while samples from Dr. Bashir Hospital, had the least 1 (5.55%). Antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that gentamicin and ciprofloxacin has the greatest activity on the isolates. It is eminent to note that the secondary healthcare hospital has high no of S. aureus isolates and MRSA. It’s followed by primary health care centers having 45 S. aureus and 6 MRSA isolates. This is followed by tertiary health care hospital having 15 S. aureus isolates and 5 MRSA isolates.

Keywords: Antimicrobial; Healthcare; Susceptibility; Resistant; Methicillin

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