Microbiology (medical)
Assistant Lecturer
Microbiology
At the Microbiology department office
Appointment on Visitation important
Topic: STUDIES ON MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANT ON P. AERUGINOSA ISOLATED FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Description:
Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the
causes of hospital-acquired infections in the critically ill. It is an
opportunistic pathogen that is the main cause of chronic lung infections in
cystic fibrosis patients. Vulnerable people, like the immunocompromised
individual, are particularly susceptible to infections.
Aims: The aim of
this study was to determine the prevalence, antibiotic resistance, and genetic
profiles of P. aeruginosa from a variety of sources (wound swap, inanimate
surfaces, ventilators, water, urine, and blood sample in hospitals, water
bodies from environment, and abbatoir water, animal waste and animal urine). And also to establish
clonal relatedness and/or diversity utilizing advanced molecular techniques.
Methods: In total, 3100 clinical
samples, 900 environmental samples, and 500 animal sources will be used to
detect the frequency of P. aeruginosa pathogens using cultural methods and
identified by standard methods. Further identification will be carried out
using AP1 20E. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, ESBL and AmpC, and
resistance determinants will be done using the standard recognized procedure.
Virulence and resistance genes determinant will be done using specific gene
markers.
Possible
Results: Positive culture will be reported of the samples using
conventional culture, PCR, and Molecular methods. Multidrug-resistant P.
aeruginosa will be found from different sources. The phylogenetic tree will be
created and the clonal relatedness of P. aeruginosa from different sources will
be determined. The results from this study will also provide information data
on strains of P. aeruginosa circulating in Nigeria and will contribute to the
global gene data bank thereby paving the way for a better understanding of resistance
mechanisms and for instituting new intervention strategies in the areas of
sanitation and waste management as well as novel antibiotics, diagnostic assay,
and vaccine development.
# | Certificate | School | Year |
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1. | M.Sc (Medical Microbiology and Parasitology.) | University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State. | 2021 |
LAWAL Aminat is a Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Microbiology
LAWAL has a M.Sc in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. from University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State.