Incidence, Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Plasmid Profile of Bacterial Pathogens from Surgical site Infections in a Tertiary Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

Surgical site infections [SSIs] remain a common postoperative complication despite the use of prophylactic antibiotics and other preventive measures, mainly due to increasing antimicrobial resistance.SSIs increase postoperative morbidity and mortality and may require hospital admission, intravenous antibiotics and even surgical re-intervention.A hospital based descriptive study was conducted on 100 consented postoperative patients with clinical SSIs.Data on patients was obtained using structured data collection form.Swab samples were collected aseptically from each patients.Bacteriological culture examination and identification was done following standard microbiological techniques.Antibiotics sensitivity test was done by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method.Ninety (90%) bacterial isolates were recovered from surgi-PriMera Scientific Medicine and Public Health https://primerascientific.com/psmph Incidence, Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Plasmid Profile of Bacterial Pathogens from Surgical site Infections in a Tertiary Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria 24ment of surgical site infections in this study area These findings necessitates judicious antibiotic use and calls for surveillance of SSIs periodically as well as strict adherence to good sanitation practice to reduce spread of drug-resistant pathogens.