Prevalence and Antibiotics resistance profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from post-operative wounds in secondary health facilities of Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria

Healthcare-associated infections are of different forms, with Surgical Site Infections (SSI) being the second most common type, they continue to be a relatively postoperative complications and frequent reason for re-admission following surgery. Several data from around world revealed Staphylococcus aureus leading cause surgical site infection. Therefore, this study aimed determine occurrence drug resistance profile Methicilin Resistant isolated post-operative wounds in secondary health facilities within Ilorin metropolis. With aid sterile cotton swabs, total hundred thirty-two (132) wound swab samples were obtained patients who had been clinically diagnosed These processed as per standard microbiological techniques. was at an rate 15.2%. Chi-square analysis showed that there significant difference number isolates relation both hospitals (GHI CHO) (p<0.05), highest (12.6%) seen GHI, while (24.1%) recorded CHO. The antimicrobial susceptibility 8(40%) S.aureus (MRSA). 100% Tigecycline it resistant Cefoxitin. these findings affirmed is metropolis.