Title of article :
Nasal Colonization rate of Staphylococcus aureus strains among Health Care Service Employee’s of Teaching University Hospitals in Yazd
Author/Authors :
Khalili, Mohammad Bagher Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences - School of Allied Health Sciences - Shahid Sadughi University of Medical Science, Yazd , Sharifi-Yazdi, Mohammad Kazem Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences - School of Allied Health Sciences - Shahid Sadughi University of Medical Science, Yazd , Dargahi, Hosein Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences - School of Allied Health Sciences - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Sadeghian, Hosein Ali Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences - School of Allied Health Sciences - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
This study was carried out to find the extent of staphylococcal carriages including Methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus MRSA in employee’s of teaching university hospitals in Yazd. Nasal swabs of
742 employees in four different medical teaching hospitals in Yazd were collected, and tested for detection of
staphylococci strains. Out of 742 employees, 94 (12.7%) were carrier of staphylococcus aurus and 57
(11.38%) for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) respectively. Prevalence of Staphylococci
aureus and MRSA in individual hospitals and wards were different. In general the highest carriers were personnel
of dialysis ward and the lowest pediatrics wards. Resistance rate of MRSA against Ciprofloxacin,
Vancomycin, and Rifampin were found to be as 28.1%, 10.5% and 35.1% respectively.
Keywords :
Staphylococcus , Nosocomial Infections , MRSA
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
