Prevalence of Acinetobacter spp isolated from clinical specimen in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin, Nigeria.

Abstract

The genus Acinetobacter currently contains 34 species, the vast majority of which are not regularly implicated in causing infection. However, incidences of hospital acquired infection with Acinetobacter species are on the increase due to the rise in the number of infections caused Acinetobacter baumannii. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Acinetobacter species isolated from clinical samples from University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in UITH located in the North Central Nigeria. Ten (10) strains of Acinetobacter spp. were isolated from clinical samples between February to July 2018. The isolated strains were identified using standard microbiological methods, API20NE. The Prevalence of Acinetobacter spp in this study was 6% high. Moreso, it is also similar to a work done in France, which reported 9% and about 7% in Nigeria. They are mostly multi-drug resistant. The prevalence has shown to be significantly connected with age. Majority of the patients 43(38.1%) were in the range of 31- 40 years. This eventually shows that patients in the age bracket 31-60 years were more
susceptible to Acinetobacter infection. The prevalence rate of Acinetobacter spp in this study is high. This study is of high significance particularly all health workers to know that there is high prevalence of Acinetobacter spp. There is need to maintain a clean and healthy environment at all times.