Bacteria Prevalence On The Environmental Labour Wards As The Causes Of Nosocomial Infections In General Hospital Umuguma And Umezuruike Hospital Owerri, In Imo State, Nigeria.

This study was on the isolation and identification of bacteria prevalent on the environmental labour wards of General hospital Umuguma and Umezuruike hospital, Owerri, Imo State of Nigeria. In carrying out the research, samples were collected from the floor, bed rails, walls, mattresses, malting touch and baby beds using sterilized swab stick that is moistened with peptone water. Appropriate media, agar and reagents were used to culture the micro-organism for 24 hours. The organisms were isolated and it was observed that staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus species, pseudomonas acruginosa, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus faecalis, Klebsiella acrogens, and Micrococcus species were predominant in descending order of prevalence. These bacteria are therefore factually suggested to be the major cause of Nosocomial infections in the environmental labour wards of the named hospitals. Recommendations such as keeping hand clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water, or using alcohol base were made for the effective control and reduction of the said infections in the hospitals. [Report and Opinion 2010;2(9):45-52]. (ISSN: 1553-9873).