| dc.contributor.author | Munyao, T M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-03T13:33:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-03T13:33:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1986 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Degree Of Master of Medicine (Medicine) in the university of Nairobi | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/28773 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation presented in part
fulfilment for the Degree Of
Master of Medicine (Medicine) in
the university of Nairobi | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Investigations were carried out with a view to
establishing vibrio cholerae susceptibility to
various antimicrobial agents. Tetracycline,
chlorampenicol, co-trimoxazole, Erythromycin,
Ampicillin, Minocycline, Amoxycillin and Nalidixic
acid were included.
Vibrio cholerae strains tested from 178 isolates were
found to be completely resistant to Co-trimoxazole
and amoxycillin. Complete resistance was encountered
to Tetracycline, in Kirinyaga district (N=124) and
highly resistant in Nyanza Province 67%(N=33).
Variable high resistance was also encountered to
Erythromycin 65.2% (N=178) and ampicillin 99.3%(N=l78)
The V. cholerae strains were 100% sensitive to
Minocycline and Nalidixlc acid, and 84.3% sensitive to
chloramphenicol.
The multiple drug resistance encountered is
usually confered by plasmids. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | Antimicrobial sensitivity in cholera in Kenya | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
| local.publisher | School of Medicine | en |
