SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SALMONELLA TYPHI ISOLATED FROM STOOL SAMPLES OF SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS TO ROVTINE ANTIBIOTICS ATTENDING YUSUF DANTSOHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, KADUNA.
SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SALMONELLA TYPHI ISOLATED FROM STOOL SAMPLES OF SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS TO ROVTINE ANTIBIOTICS ATTENDING YUSUF DANTSOHO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, KADUNA . ABSTRACT Salmonella species are gram negative facultative anaerobic rods. The study was carried out to determine the susceptibility pattern of Salmonella typhi to selected routine antibiotics. A total of 100 stool samples were collected from Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital, Kaduna. Out of the total of 100 stool samples cultured, 13 (13 0 ) Salmonella isolated were identified by their colony morphology and biochemical tests of which 7 (53.84%) were Salmonella typhi and 6 (46.16%) were Salmonella typhimurium . Out of the 13 Salmonella isolates 5 (38.46%) were from males and 8 (61.54%) were from females. All the isolates of Salmonella typhi were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing using 10 antibiotics commonly used for the treatment of typhoid fever Augmentin (25 m g), Gentamycin (10 m g), Pefloxaci...