Abstract
Pregnant mothers are exposed to several infections because of their reduced immunity. Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus among postpartum women and babies are increasing, and a rise in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus may have fueled this increase. The study was designed to investigate the carriage and resistance pattern of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among pregnant women attending the ante-natal clinic at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri. Fifty urine samples were screened for Staphylococcus aureus on mannitol salt agar. Positive samples were then subjected to antibiotic sensitivity testing using the disc diffusion method, and resistance to Ceftriaxone was considered methicillin resistance. Results showed that 20 (40%) of the urine samples yielded growth of Staphylococcus aureus, 11 (73%) were resistant to Ceftriaxone, and over 70% of the MRSA isolates were multi-drug resistant. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in pregnant women has dire consequences, and a surveillance system for antimicrobial resistance surveillance system is recommended.
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