Antibiotics susceptibility profiles of bacteria from clinical samples in Calabar, Nigeria

Abstract

The current discourse on infectious disease and drug resistance as it affects sub-Saharan Africa is limited to the pressing problems associated with HIV, TB, malaria and other emerging- and re-emerging resistant organisms. Available therapeutic options for antibiotic-resistant organisms are severely limited, as these organisms frequently display a multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype. This study reports on the antibiotics susceptibility profiles of bacteria from clinical samples in Calabar, Nigeria. This study was carried out using standard agar diffusion technique (sensitivity testing). Thirteen different antibiotics were tested against