Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia
Background. In most African countries including Ethiopia, Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections were diagnosed clinically and its antibiotic susceptibility was rarely tested. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of N. gonorrhoeae among suspected patients...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2020-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7672024 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832550330746798080 |
|---|---|
| author | Addisu Sahile Lule Teshager Minale Fekadie Mulatu Gashaw |
| author_facet | Addisu Sahile Lule Teshager Minale Fekadie Mulatu Gashaw |
| author_sort | Addisu Sahile |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background. In most African countries including Ethiopia, Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections were diagnosed clinically and its antibiotic susceptibility was rarely tested. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of N. gonorrhoeae among suspected patients attending private clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia. Methods. Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of N. gonorrhoeae isolated from urogenital specimens. Urogenital samples were collected aseptically and then transported using Amie’s transport media and processed in a microbiology laboratory following the standard protocol. Results. Of the total 315 samples examined, 31 (9.8%) were confirmed to have gonococcal infection. Of these, 30 (96.7%) were females. High proportion of culture confirmed cases (18 (12.5%)) were observed in the 20–24 age group. All of the identified organisms were susceptible to ceftriaxone and had high resistance to penicillin (80.6%) and tetracycline (54.8%). Conclusion. The prevalence of gonococcal infection is high. In the current study, participants who have no information about sexually transmitted infection were more likely to be infected by N. gonorrhoeae. According to our study, ciprofloxacin is effective against gonococcal infection. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-12845ea836e746b1943de1f6d17ea2f4 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1687-918X 1687-9198 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2020-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Microbiology |
| spelling | doaj-art-12845ea836e746b1943de1f6d17ea2f42025-02-03T06:06:54ZengWileyInternational Journal of Microbiology1687-918X1687-91982020-01-01202010.1155/2020/76720247672024Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, EthiopiaAddisu Sahile0Lule Teshager1Minale Fekadie2Mulatu Gashaw3School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, EthiopiaSchool of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, EthiopiaSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, EthiopiaSchool of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, EthiopiaBackground. In most African countries including Ethiopia, Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections were diagnosed clinically and its antibiotic susceptibility was rarely tested. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of N. gonorrhoeae among suspected patients attending private clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia. Methods. Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of N. gonorrhoeae isolated from urogenital specimens. Urogenital samples were collected aseptically and then transported using Amie’s transport media and processed in a microbiology laboratory following the standard protocol. Results. Of the total 315 samples examined, 31 (9.8%) were confirmed to have gonococcal infection. Of these, 30 (96.7%) were females. High proportion of culture confirmed cases (18 (12.5%)) were observed in the 20–24 age group. All of the identified organisms were susceptible to ceftriaxone and had high resistance to penicillin (80.6%) and tetracycline (54.8%). Conclusion. The prevalence of gonococcal infection is high. In the current study, participants who have no information about sexually transmitted infection were more likely to be infected by N. gonorrhoeae. According to our study, ciprofloxacin is effective against gonococcal infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7672024 |
| spellingShingle | Addisu Sahile Lule Teshager Minale Fekadie Mulatu Gashaw Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia International Journal of Microbiology |
| title | Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of neisseria gonorrhoeae among suspected patients attending private clinics in jimma ethiopia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7672024 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT addisusahile prevalenceandantimicrobialsusceptibilitypatternsofneisseriagonorrhoeaeamongsuspectedpatientsattendingprivateclinicsinjimmaethiopia AT luleteshager prevalenceandantimicrobialsusceptibilitypatternsofneisseriagonorrhoeaeamongsuspectedpatientsattendingprivateclinicsinjimmaethiopia AT minalefekadie prevalenceandantimicrobialsusceptibilitypatternsofneisseriagonorrhoeaeamongsuspectedpatientsattendingprivateclinicsinjimmaethiopia AT mulatugashaw prevalenceandantimicrobialsusceptibilitypatternsofneisseriagonorrhoeaeamongsuspectedpatientsattendingprivateclinicsinjimmaethiopia |