Retrospective Analysis of the Serovars and Antibiogram of Vibrio cholerae Isolates of the 2017 Ilorin Cholera Outbreak, Nigeria
- Author:
Dele Ohinoyi AMADU
1
;
Idris Nasir ABDULLAHI
;
Ezekiel SEIBU
;
Abayomi FADEYI
;
Khadeejah KAMALDEEN
;
Aliu Ajibola AKANBI
;
Chukwudi Crescent OKWUME
;
Motunrayo Bukola AMADU
;
Charles NWABUISI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2021;53(2):368-373
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: In this retrospective study, we determined the incidence, serovars, and antibiogram of Vibrio cholerae isolated from 102 clinical stool samples collected from rice water diarrheic patients during an outbreak (May - July 2017) in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. The culture positive rate of the V. cholerae isolates was 41.2%, with 41 and 1 isolates from O1 (Inaba) and non-O1/O139 serogroups, respectively. The isolates were the most susceptible to ciprofloxacin (76.2%) followed by amoxicillin-clavulanate (71.4%). However, all isolates were resistant to ampicillin and tetracycline. In conclusion, V. cholerae O1 was the predominant circulating serogroup exhibiting multi-drug resistance during the outbreak.
