THE PREVALENCE OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE IN PNEUMONIA PATIENTS IN ENUGU METROPOLI

The prevalence of streptococcus pneumonia in pneumonia patients using university of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu as a case study was carried out based on the fact of the pneumonia is one of the commonest afflictions of the aged people and children worldwide. A total of 50 samples were collected. 12 (24%) of the sample were from sputum while 38 (76%) were from nasopharyned swabs from children who can not produce sputum using sterilized disposable swab sticks. 12 (24%) of the patients were adults and 38 (76%) were children under the age of the. 29 (58%) of the patients were made while 21 (42%) were female. The media used for isolation of bacteria were blood agar and chocolate agar plates. This was followed by their appropriate biochemical tests  5 different organisms were isolated. They streptococcus pneumonia's 13 (26%) staphylococcus 17 (34%) streptococcus viridian's 3(6%) other staphylococcus species 6(12%) mixed growth of staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus specie 1(2%) and non -significant growth of staphylococci and streptococci 10(20%). This study shows that the frequency of staphylococcus aureus is prater than streptococcus pneumonia's which was earlier regarded as the most common pathogen that cause pneumonia.
 

Title page                                     
Certification                                 
Dedication                                 
Acknowledgement                            
Abstract                                     
Table of content                             
Lists of table                                 
List of figures  
                             
CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction                         
1.1    Pathophysiology of bacterial pneumonia         
1.2    Classification of pneumonia                 
1.3    Causes of pneumonia                        
1.4    Justification                             
1.5    Aims and objective                         
1.6    Hypothesis                             
1.7    Statement of problem                         
1.8    Diagnosis    
                           
CHAPTER TWO
2.0    Litterateur review                         
2.1    Epidemiology of pneumonia                 
2.2 Actiologic Agents of pneumonia                 
2.3    Pathogenesis                             
2.4    Mode of Transmission                     
2.5    Risk group                             
2.6     mortality morbidity                         
2.7    Symptoms of pneumonia                     
2.8    Treatment / management                     
2.9    prevention      
                     
CHAPTER THREE
3.0    Materials and Method                 
3.1    Material                             
3.2    Collection of Samples                           
3.3    Method of Sample Analysis                        
3.4    Biochemical test to identify bacteria             
3.5    Antimicrobial susceptibility test         
       
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0     result                                 
4.1 Sources of  sample and type of bacteria isolated     
4.2    Age and sex distribution
                   
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0    Discussion conclusion                 
5.1    Discussion                             
5.2    conclusion                             
5.3    Recommendation                         
REFERENCES                                 
APPENDIX 1                                
APPENDIX II                                                                

LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1:     Appearance of the growth in the plates             18
TABLE 2: Characteristics of isolates                         20
Table 3:     Abbreviations                             33

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE I: presentation of the age distribution of patients in pie chart.     20
FIGURE II: Presentation of the sex distribution of patients in pie chart      21
FIGURE III: Presentation of percentage of frequency of organization isolated in Bar chart.  22