Antibiogram of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> isolates from Buea, Cameroon

Bacteriological Profile of Recurrent Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Children Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital

“…However, the overuse and misuse of antibiotics for upper RTIs in children is widespread and fuelled by public attitudes and expectations heralding the emergence of resistance (Parimi et al, 2004). The ever-increasing tendency to purchase drugs over-the-counter in our environment heralds the emergence of resistant strains of pathogens posing a great problem in the treatment and control of such pathogens (Ndip et al, 2001). …”

“…It is estimated that Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Nepal together account for 40% of the global ARI, which are bacterial in origin (Shrestha et al, 2006) There is a widespread agreement that viruses are the principal initiators of RTIs (Ndip et al, 2001). In case of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) only 25% of cases are due to bacteria, mostly…”

Current antibiotic susceptibility profile of the bacteria associated with Surgical wound infections in the Buea health district in Cameroon

“…Samples were collected from hospitalized patients and transported according to methods previously described (1,7). Samples were aseptically collected using sterile swab sticks and inserted into sterile Amies Transport medium and carefully labeled.…”

“…Colonies were then subjected to oxidase, catalase, coagulase, motility tests, Gram staining, as well as growth on Kliger iron agar. Colonies were presumptively identified based on their morphological and colonial characteristics (7,10). Their identity was confirmed using the Analytical Profile Index (API) 20E (Biomerieux SA, Marcy E'Etiole, France) (7).…”

“…The most commonly used antibiotics in the Unites Sates are cefazolin and cefozitin (6). The use of vancomycin is increasingly important for the treatment of hospital acquired Staphylococcus infections (7). Topical antibiotics such as silver sulphadiazine, compounds containing silver or iodine and honey have the potential to reduce the bacterial burden in wounds (8).…”