Joseph Omololu-Aso, Oluwaseun Oluwatoyin Omololu-Aso, Nihinlola Adekanye, Tuesday Alexandrer Owolabi and Arwa Shesha
Antimicrobial resistance is majorly an issue of public health
concern. The aim of this study is to isolate and identify
Escherichia coli from samples of stool and urine obtained
from the clinical settings at Obafemi Awolowo University
Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, and to determine their antibiotics susceptibility patterns. Nineteen (19) of stools
and 22 of urine samples were analysed using standard
microbiological and biochemical techniques and 11 pure
isolates were obtained comprised of 5 (12,2%) isolates from
urine and 6 (14,6%) isolates from stool. Antibiotics
susceptibility studies were conducted using Kirby and Bauer
disc diffusion method, and the results were determined
using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
guides.
The studies showed that all the E. coli isolated were 100%
resistant to augmentin, gentamycin, streptomycin,
tetracyclin and chloramphenicol, and 90.90% resistant to
oflaxin, sparfloxacin, and amoxycillin while the isolates were
susceptible tociprofloxacin (26.33%), and pefloxacin
(45.46%).
Effective hygiene must be encouraged and indiscriminate
usage of antibiotic must be avoided in the study area.
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