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The risk for acquisition of MRSA in a hospital setting by personnel; including doctors and nurses who are in contact with patients is escalating. This study was conducted to screen, isolate and identify Staphylococcus aureus from nose and throat specimens obtained from medical and paramedical personnel in Al-Khoms Teaching Hospital, Libya. A total of 150 persons were included in this study. Two specimens (throat and nasal swabs) were collected from each individual. Specimens were collected from medical (doctors) and paramedical staffs (nurses, technicians, midwives, and medical students), comprising both males and females with age groups ranging from 21 to 65 years, and belonging to different nationalities, departments, and clinical activities. MRSA isolates were detected by disc-diffusion and Latex agglutination method. The study showed prevalence of MRSA positive was in nasal swabs at 14.7% and throat swabs at 9.3% of tested individuals. Libyan nurses carried the highest rate of positive MRSA cases, (75%). Doctors, regardless of nationality, showed a lower prevalence of 25% positive MRSA. The prevalence of MRSA according to departments was found to be 43.7% in emergency, 16.2% surgery, 15.7% medicine, 33.3% in paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology 27.7% and renal dialysis 42.8%. No recorded prevalence in ICU and physiotherapy departments, because of the small number.

Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Al-Khoms hospital medical staff, Libya