Carrier Rate of Typhoid Organisms in Enugu, Nigeria: Brief Research | Chapter 14 | Theory and Applications of Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 3
Aims:
To determine the carrier rate of typhoid and paratyphoid organisms in Enugu
community. Place and Duration of Study: The project was carried out in Enugu
Urban in South Eastern part of Nigeria. Those enrolled in the study that lasted
for one year are students, traders and civil servants. Methodology: Ninety six apparently healthy
adults without any complaints, comprising of forty eight males and forty eight
females were selected for the study. Blood, urine and stool samples were
collected from all in the study group. The samples were subjected to standard
bacteriological culture for enteric organisms at the Medical Microbiology
Laboratory of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Results:
Salmonella typhi was isolated from the stool of two (2.08%) of the candidates
while S. paratyphi was recovered from the stool of another individual (1.04%)
of the study group. No candidate gave Widal titre greater than 40 to ,O,
agglutinin which is statistically significant
(Anova F value 597.7, P value <0.0001). Only Two Candidates positive for S.
typhi culture gave titre of 160 to, H, antigen, also statistically significant
(Anova F value 1195, P value <0.0001). Conclusion: Typhoid carrier rate in
Enugu Community is 2.1% while that of paratyphoid is 1.0%. From the study
females are more likely to be typhoid carriers in Enugu.
Author(s) Details
Dr. Martin E. Ohanu
Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria.
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Author(s) Details
Dr. Martin E. Ohanu
Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria.
View Book: - http://bp.bookpi.org/index.php/bpi/catalog/book/154
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