Abstract:
Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by infection with theNeisseria
gonorrhoeaebacterium. This work was carried out from April to June, 2022 to determine the incidence of
Neisseria gonorrhoeae among patients attending some selected Hospitals in Minna, Niger State. One
hundred and twenty (120) samples collected, which includes, high vaginal swabs,81 (67.50%) , endo
cervical swabs 16 (13.33%) from female patients and urethral swab, 23(19.17%) from male patients. The
samples were cultured on chocolate agar modified with antibiotics. Isolation and identification of the
organisms were done by standard bacteriological procedure. Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of the
isolates were determined by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method on Muller Hinton agar. Neisseria
gonorrhoeaewas not isolated out of the 39 isolates obtained in the study as follows; Escherichia coli
13(33.3%), Staphylococcus aureus 12(30.8%), Streptococcus sp 3(7.7%) Klebsiella sp. 2(5.1%) and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9(23.1%). The antibiotics susceptibility testing revealed E. coli were sensitive to
ciprofloxacin, septrin, and pefloxacin. Apart from E. coli, other isolates sensitive to these antibiotics
includes, Streptococcus sp., Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella sp. Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sp. were 100% resistant to amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, rifampin,
augmentin and gentamicin. Twenty-three (23) (19.17%) positive cases of genitourinary tract infection were
male, while female patients had 97(80.83%). During this research, middle aged patient from 25-30
(30.80%) and 20-24 (25.60%) were found to possess the highest prevalence of genitourinary tract
infection. The findings of this study indicated that E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus were the most
prevalent isolates responsible for genitourinary tract infection due to the possession of some virulent
associated features which helps them to attach to the genital tract. Proper measures should be taken to
prevent further spread of this infection most especially in women and children.
