A survey of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal ward in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. |
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| Authors: | A K Ako-Nai S E Torimiro A Lamikanra A D Ogunniyi |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. |
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| Abstract: | The nasal carriage rate of Staphylococcus aureus among maternal-infant pairs was 18% compared with 39% among hospital staff in Ile-Ife, Nigeria during a 12-week survey. Of the newborns, 46% tested positive compared with 26% of their mothers. The S. aureus phage types recovered were predominantly of the group III type (38%); however, 28% of the strains isolated were non-typable. All the S. aureus strains were resistant to penicillin, 84% to tetracycline, and 35 and 24% were resistant to streptomycin and chloramphenicol, respectively. Altogether 19% of the strains tested were resistant to methicillin. |
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