Symptoms, causal agent and distribution of wilt disease of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariafolium Vis) in Kenya
Date
2001Author
Kimani, Esther W N
Mutitu, E W
Waudo, S W
Obukosia, Silas D
Kimani, P M
Ikahu, J M
Waithaka, Kimani
Type
ArticleLanguage
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A cross sectional study of 115 patients admitted at the Department of Orthopedics, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya was carried out to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from infected wounds. The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus was 33.0 %. The drugs tested and their corresponding sensitivity was amoxycillin (13.2 %), co-amoxyclav (39.5 %), oxacillin (55.3 %), erythromycin (44.7 %), gentamicin (60.5 %), ciprofloxacin (62.2 %), minocycline (86.8 %), cefuroxime (57.9 %), and clidamycin (84.2 %). These results show the sensitivity profile of Staphylococcus aureus and can be used to choose suitable drugs in the management of wounds for hospitalized patients.
Citation
Pyrethrum Post, 21(1)35.. Paper presented in the International Conference on Integrated pest Management for Sub-saharan Africa, 8-12 Sept 2002, Kampala, UgandaPublisher
Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection