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Global Journal of Medical Research: C
Volume 19 Issue 1 Version 1.0 Year 2019
Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal
Publisher: Global Journals
Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888
Antibiotic Resistance in Uropathogenic Citrobacter Spp. Isolated from
Internally Displaced Persons with Urinary Tract Infections in
Internally Displaced Camps, Maiduguri
By Abdulrasheed B. Abdu, Mohammed Kachallah, Kemebradikumo D. Pondei
& Adebayo Lamikanra
Niger Delta University
Abstract- Background: We sought to investigate the health challenges attributed to urinary tract infections
(UTI) amongst internally displaced persons (IDPs) in north- eastern Nigeria.
Methods: Urine specimens were collected, micro- biologically processed and subjected to antimicrobial
susceptibility testing using standard agar disc diffusion techniques in accordance with standard
protocols.
Results: Citrobacter spp. accounted for 1407 (30.01%) of the total uropathogens identified with Citrobacter
freundii 850 (60.4%) being the most frequently encountered isolates. This was followed by Citrobacter
koseri 421 (29.9%), while Citrobacter amalonaticus and Citrobacter intermedius accounted for 68 (4.85%)
each. All the Citrobacter isolates were found to be resistant to Amoxicillin, Cephalexin, Co-trimoxazole,
and Tetra- cycline.
Keywords: citrobacter, uropathogenic, antimicrobial susceptibility, internally displaced persons, multi-drug
resistance, urinary tract infections.
GJMR-C Classification: NLMC Code: WJ 151
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