Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background and rationale: Pneumonia is still a serious issue in most developing countries. It affects all age groups. It can be caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses. Since there is dearth of information on the etiology of pneumonia in Ondo State, Nigeria, this study was conducted to know the types of bacteria associated with pneumonia among the patients attending the chest clinic of selected Government hospitals in Ondo State, Southwest, Nigeria. Methods: Ninety five percent (95%) confidence level of Andrew Fisher’s formula was adopted to determine the sample size used for the study. Sputum sample (n = 430) was collected from the patients who gave their consent to participate in the study at the chest clinic of the selected Government hospitals in Ondo State and the laboratory analysis was carried out at the Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Akure between the months of June and September, 2022. Isolation and identification of the organisms was done by using standard microbiological methods. Results: Out of a total of 430 sputum samples collected across the three senatorial districts in Ondo State for the study; three hundred and ninety sputum samples (90.7%) had bacterial growth with the break down as follows: Streptococcus pneumoniae (230; 59%), Staphylococcus aureus (115; 29%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (45; 12%) Conclusion: Streptococcus pneumoniae (59%) is the most prevalent cause of pneumonia among the patients attending the selected government hospitals in Ondo State, Southwest, Nigeria.
Authors: Busuyi Komolafe, Adebolu Tokunbo, Oladejo Olawale
Institution: Federal University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4390838712