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    Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Escherichia coli Isolated from Urine of Patients in Nagari Allah Magani Hospital, Keffi, Nigeria
    (Department Of Microbiology, Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2018-05-05) Eko, K.O.; Jodi, S.M.; Nkene, I.H.; Abimiku, R.H.; Ibrahim, T.; Ngwai, Y.B.
    Aim:This study investigated antimicrobial resistance in E. coli recovered from urine of patients attending Nagari Allah Magani Hospital, Keffi, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Nasarawa State University, P.M.B. 1022, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria; between January 2018 and July 2018. Methodology: Escherichia coli was isolated and identified from the urine of suspected UTIs patients by culture, microscopy and biochemical tests. Sample: We included 248 patients; (116 men, 132 women;age range 5-65 years). Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of the isolates was carried out in accordance with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) method.