Ajoseh, S. O., Fakorede, C. O., Abegunrin, R. O., Sodipo, C. O., Lawal-Sanni, A. O., Salami, W. O., and *Akinyemi, K. O.
Department of Microbiology, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria
*Correspondence to: kabiru.akinyemi@lasu.edu.ng; +2348029088676
Abstract:
Background: Salmonellosis persists in Lagos, Nigeria, despite interventions. This study investigated antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella species from clinical, food, and environmental samples in Lagos. Methodology: From June to December 2018, 276 samples (86 blood, 80 stool, 40 hospital effluents, and 70 food) were collected for microbiological analysis. Clinical samples (blood and stool) were collected from patients in General Hospital Igando and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja. Food samples were collected from food vendors in the urban periphery of Lagos State, and hospital effluents were collected from Gbagada General Hospital and Ojo Health Centre. The samples were processed using standard microbiological procedures.
Antimicrobial susceptibility of isolated bacteria was done using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Continue reading “Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Salmonella isolates from clinical, environmental and food sources in Lagos, Nigeria”