Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Staphylococcus Aureus in Wound Infection Among Patient Attending Selected Hospitals in Kano Central, Kano Nigeria

Iliyasu Ahmad; Ismail Ahmed; Zakari Nuhu Lambu; Adamu Abdullahi Shehu; Sadisu Farouk Umar; Aliyu Sani Ado; Ibrahim Adamu Karfi; Abba Salihu Zango; Corresponding author

doi:10.56201/ijmepr.v10.no5.2026.pg5.13

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Staphylococcus Aureus in Wound Infection Among Patient Attending Selected Hospitals in Kano Central, Kano Nigeria

Iliyasu Ahmad, Ismail Ahmed, Zakari Nuhu Lambu, Adamu Abdullahi Shehu, Sadisu Farouk Umar, Aliyu Sani Ado, Ibrahim Adamu Karfi, and Abba Salihu Zango, Corresponding author

Abstract

The present study investigated the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus among patients with wound infections attending selected hospitals in Kano State. A swab samples of wound were collected from patients with wound infection attending Dawakin Kudu General Hospital, Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital and National Orthopedic Hospital Dala, all in Kano. Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus was conducted using standard microbiological techniques. Questionnaire was administered to obtained demographic and other related information. The findings revealed that 77 (35.48%) of the 217 wound samples examined were positive for S. aureus. Based on the age of the participants, the highest prevalence of S. aureus was observed among patients aged 31–45 years (15.21%), followed by those aged 16–30 years (8.76%), whereas the lowest prevalence was found among patients aged over 45 years (5.53%). Regarding sex, male patients accounted for a higher proportion of S. aureus isolates (20.74%) compared with female patients (14.75%). Married participants had the highest prevalence of S. aureus (21.20%), followed by single (10.60%) and widowed (3.69%) participants. Participants with secondary education recorded the highest prevalence of S. aureus (17.51%), followed by those with primary education (7.83%), while respondents with Islamiyya and tertiary education had lower prevalence. Although employed participants recorded the highest prevalence (21.20%), followed by unemployed (10.14%) and retired participants (4.15%). Urban residents had a higher prevalence of S. aureus (22.58%) than rural residents (12.90%), while MRSA was also more common among urban participants (1.38% versus 0.46%). It is concluded that prevalence of S. aureus was influenced by several risk factors.

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PrevalenceRisk factorsMethicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureuswound

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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Staphylococcus Aureus in Wound Infection Among Patient Attending Selected Hospitals in Kano Central, Kano Nigeria

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