Abstract

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Data on the isolated bacteria causing wound infections is currently needed in Nigeria to determine the best management practice and antibiotics to be adopted in wound infection treatment to reduce the cost, pains and improve recovery of affected patients. This work is aimed at identifying bacteria isolated from wound infections in Benue State Teaching Hospital Makurdi Nigeria. Samples were collected from ward patients. Swabs were collected from these patients using standard medical procedures and analyzed using cultured nutrient agar medium and cystine lactose electrolyte deficient agar (CLED) medium. Klebsiella spp , Streptococcus spp, Staphylococcus aureus , and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were bacteria isolated from wound infections. The abundance of these bacteria causing wound infection increases from Streptococcus spp (10%), Klebsiella spp (20%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (30%) to Staphylococcus aureus (40%). Both culture methods showed the same abundance pattern. Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern and inhibition of bacteria identified with wound infections were different across sampled antibiotics. However, this study revealed the bacteria responsible for wound infections and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern. The outcome could be useful in model ling antibiotics for the management of bacterial wound infections.

Keywords: Antibacterial, Klebsiella spp, sensitivity, teaching hospital, wound