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.