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Prevalence of Some Uropathogenic Bacterial Isolates and their Susceptibility to Some Quinolones
Bacterial Isolates of different Genera were collected from suspected
cases of Urinary tract infection in Ibadan and their prevalence was
determined. Sensitivity pattern of the organisms to quinolone
antibacterial agents was also investigated by the antibiotic disc
diffusion method using Kirby Bauer method. The study revealed the
prevalence of uropathogenic organisms as follows:- Escherichia coli
(46.2%), Klebsiella spp (23.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (21.1%) and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (9.6%). The quinolones were found to be highly
effective against all the organisms. The average percentage
susceptibility of the organisms were as follow: Staphylococcus aureus
(92.7%) Escherichia coli (81.7%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (76.0%), and
Klebsiella spp (70.0%). As indicated by their high activity, quinolones
are better alternatives to commonly prescribed antibiotics in Urinary
tract infection therapy although caution must be exercised in their
prescription as the emerging low level of resistance may portend great
danger for their future use
PERFORMANCE OF AN ACID-CASSAVA STARCH MEDIUM IN THE PROPAGATION OF FUNGI.
Propagation of mould and yeast isolates was carried out on a formulated
acid-cassava starch medium (A-CSM) and commercial potato dextrose agar
(PDA). The two media were also used to enumerate some of the fungal
isolates. Cultural and morphological characteristics expected of
filamentous fungi and those with transitional forms were observed on
both A-CSM and PDA. Growth was more rapid in respect of most of the
fungi on A-CSM but it was accompanied with minimal liquefaction, after
48 hrs of incubation. Similarly, the A-CSM produced greater viable
counts of most of the fungi. The acid-cassava starch medium reported is
considered a potential alternative to its equivalent commercial
nutrient media such as PDA