Ciprofloxacin Sensitivity of Staphylococcus Strains Isolated at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital, Togo

• Published in: Pharmacology & pharmacy Vol. 5; no. 13; pp. 1143 - 1147
• Main Authors: Salou, Mounerou, Yehadji, Degninou, Ekouevi, Koumavi, Dossim, Sika, Tsogou, Chantal, Nyasenu, Yawo Tufa, Lack, Fiali, Prince-David, Mireille, Y. Dagnra, Anoumou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Staphylococcus aureus
• ISSN: 2157-9423; 2157-9431
• DOI: 10.4236/pp.2014.513124

Staphylococcal infections are managed by hygiene measures and usage of antibiotics. The researchers want to contribute to setting monitoring and alert-making tools for drug prescribers. They conducted this study from January 2006 through Jun 2010. The Microbiology Laboratory Service collected and analyzed samples for diagnostic purpose from inpatients and outpatients consulted in the hospital. They collected and analyzed de-identified data on these patients to form laboratory records. Over the 1,108 staphylococal strains isolated from various biological samples processed, 751 were Staphylococcus aureus and 357 were coagulase-negative staphylococci. The strains sensitivity profile is for all isolates. The majority of germs were S. aureus and 20% of them were ciprofloxacin-resistant. The probability of a patient who has an infection caused by S. aureus increases his stay in high-risk settings such as intensive care unit, surgical intervention, extended hospitalization, use of a catheter. The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics increases the risk of multidrug-resistant strains.