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Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Carriage Among Medical Staff In AL-Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital ,Thi-Qar,Iraq | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-55 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hameed N.Al-Yassiri; Dheaa K. AL-Omer | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Conclusion: Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is a common health problem all over the world and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an emerging subject even in our community ,which requires further attention and support.Key words: Staphylococcus aureus, nasal carrier, penicillin resistance, methicillin resistance. Background : nasal carrier of Staphylococcus aureus is a common health problem world wide. Objective: The present study was conducted to assess the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriers among hospital staff in AN- Nasiriyah teaching Hospital ,Thi-Qar ,Iraq. Patients and methods: Nasal swabs were taken from each of 140 personnel. After culturing on blood agar for overnight, probable staphylococcal isolates were identified and subjected to tube Coagulase test. After a two-week interval, second nasal swabs were taken from the subjects whose first cultures were positive for S. aureus. Results: Nasal carriage was defined in 31 (22.14%) personnel with positive culture for both sampling time. 74.19% are penicillin resistant, most of them are methicillin sensitive but 2 cases (1.43%) are methicillin resistant. | ||
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