Sensitivity pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Abstract

 A study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa obtained from different clinical specimens at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Five hundred and twenty (52) isolates were investigated using disc diffusion method. One hundred percent (100%) sensitivity to Ofloxacin, ceftazedine and ciprofloxacin was recorded. One hundred percent (100%) resistant to tetracycline, ampicillin and co-trimoxazole, while 98.1%, 95.2%, 85.6%, 51.9%, 34.6% and 3.8% resistance to chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, gentamycin, streptomycin, augmentin and peflocine were recorded respectively. There was no significant difference in the antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of P. aeruginosa isolates from the different clinical specimens (P >0.05). The implication of the findings is that P. aeruginosa could be effectively treated with ofloxacin, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin and peflocine and not with tetracycline, ampicillin and co-trimoxazole inkano.