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Vol.4 , No. 5, Publication Date: Dec. 6, 2017, Page: 63-67
 wound samples, which comprises of 15 (50%) males and 15 (50%) females respectively in Wukari and environs. The aim was to identify the various bacteria found on wound in these localities. These was achieved by using standard bacteriological procedures and techniques. The Result showed that majority of the wounds were contaminated with various bacteria isolates of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, Coagulase negative <i>Staphylococcus</i> species and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>. In decreasing order of frequency of occurrence of the bacteria isolates identified, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> 19 (62.7%), Coagulase negative <i>Staphylococcus</i> species 16 (52.8%) and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> 7 (23.1%). In males, the isolated bacteria have high frequency of occurrence of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> 11 (36.3%), Coagulase negative <i>Staphylococcus</i> species 9 (29.7%) and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> 3 (9.9%) when compared to the isolates isolated from females of which <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> 8 (26.4%), Coagulase negative <i>Staphylococcus</i> species 7 (23.1%) and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> 4 (13.2%). The results clearly showed <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> as the most commonly isolated bacteria from wounds in the localities. Also, the presence of these bacteria in the various wound samples investigated could have been as a result of exposure to dirty environment, contaminated water or materials used for treatment and even from the hospital (nosocomial infections). Therefore, avoidance of these factors will help to prevent mortality, amputation and debridement of infected part of the patients or individual. In conclusion, the presence and multiplication of the above bacterial in wound, may delay the healing process of wound, therefore, whenever there is wound, especially one which delays in healing, routine culture should be carried out to determine bacterial associated with such wound and its susceptibility to various antibiotics should also be carried out to determine the choice of antibiotic for treatment. Hence good hygiene and proper care of wound infection plus in cooperation of antimicrobial drugs during treatment is advised.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/972.jpg)
| [1] | Imarenezor Edobor Peter Kenneth, Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Federal University, Wukari, Nigeria. |
Wound is a type of injury in which skin is torn, cut or punctured and therefore compromises its protective function. The isolation and identification of bacterial from wounds was carried out on thirty (30) wound samples, which comprises of 15 (50%) males and 15 (50%) females respectively in Wukari and environs. The aim was to identify the various bacteria found on wound in these localities. These was achieved by using standard bacteriological procedures and techniques. The Result showed that majority of the wounds were contaminated with various bacteria isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Coagulase negative Staphylococcus species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In decreasing order of frequency of occurrence of the bacteria isolates identified, Staphylococcus aureus 19 (62.7%), Coagulase negative Staphylococcus species 16 (52.8%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7 (23.1%). In males, the isolated bacteria have high frequency of occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus 11 (36.3%), Coagulase negative Staphylococcus species 9 (29.7%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3 (9.9%) when compared to the isolates isolated from females of which Staphylococcus aureus 8 (26.4%), Coagulase negative Staphylococcus species 7 (23.1%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4 (13.2%). The results clearly showed Staphylococcus aureus as the most commonly isolated bacteria from wounds in the localities. Also, the presence of these bacteria in the various wound samples investigated could have been as a result of exposure to dirty environment, contaminated water or materials used for treatment and even from the hospital (nosocomial infections). Therefore, avoidance of these factors will help to prevent mortality, amputation and debridement of infected part of the patients or individual. In conclusion, the presence and multiplication of the above bacterial in wound, may delay the healing process of wound, therefore, whenever there is wound, especially one which delays in healing, routine culture should be carried out to determine bacterial associated with such wound and its susceptibility to various antibiotics should also be carried out to determine the choice of antibiotic for treatment. Hence good hygiene and proper care of wound infection plus in cooperation of antimicrobial drugs during treatment is advised.
Keywords
Bacteria, Identification, Wound, Wukari, North East
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