PROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF SPUTUM SAMPLES FOR STREPTOCCUS PNEUMONIAE
IN BENISHEIKH GENERAL HOSPITAL, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA
1*A.A.G Benisheikh, 2Yufusam .S. Kuburi, 3Isyaka M.T., 4Baba J.U., 5Abubakar M. and 6Zainab Y. Thamus
1Biotechnology Centre, University of Maiduguri
2Department of Pre-ND Studies, Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
3Department of Medical Microbiology University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
4Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
5Department of Basic Science and Technology, Mohmed Lawan College of Agriculture, Maiduguri.
6Department of Basic Science and Technology, Mohmed Lawan College of Agriculture, Maiduguri.
E-mail: abbabesheikh@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Streptococcus pneumoniae cause life-threatening disease of respiratory tract. It is the most important of all the tropical disease in terms of morbidity and mortality. Across-sectional study on relationship between Streptococcus pneumonia, age and sex was carried out at Benisheikh General Hospital, Kaga Local Government Area (L.G.A), Borno State, Nigeria. Variables assessed were sputum sample for Streptococcus pneumoniae, age (No. of years) and sex (male and female). A total of 211 patients were examined, comprising 118 (55.9%) male and 93 (44.10%) female, 122 (57.8%) of the study population were adult and 98 (42.2%) adolescent. One hundred and thirty 130 (61.6%) of the patient had Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in their sputum. Streptococcus pneumoniae infection of these 74 (35.1%) were males while 56 (26.5%) were female but the difference was not found to be statistically significant (P>0.05) infection rate was higher among the adult 82 (38.8%), than the adolescent 48 (22.8%) and the difference was not found to be statistically significant (P>0.05). The study indicated a strong correlation between age, sputum and prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Thus, the information in this study is helpful in knowing the final solution of life-threatening disease and checking out to formulate the control strategy in future.