Open AccessMolecular detection of the carriers of Staphylococcus aureus golden in referred to the Imam Ali Clinic in Shahrekord, Iran
Author(s) -
Maryam Reisi,
Elahe Tajbakhsh,
Reza Arjmand Timuri,
Koorosh Ghorbanpour,
Mohammad Momeni
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60614-9
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , medicine , anterior nares , agar plate , respiratory tract , microbiology and biotechnology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , respiratory system , bacteria , biology , genetics
Objective: To conduct for the molecular detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (Golden\udstaph) carriers among patients referred to the Imam Ali Clinic, Shahrekord, Iran.\udMethods: This sectional-descriptive study was conducted with 200 persons with suspected upper\udrespiratory tract infections, who were referred to the Imam Ali Clinic in Shahrekord, Iran, in 2012.\udAfter culturing the nasal swab samples in mannitol salt agar and blood agar, S. aureus colonies\udwere confirmed by biochemical methods. To determine the susceptibility of S. aureus strains\udisolated, molecular methods were used.\udResults: Among the 200 investigated samples, 60 cases (30%), comprising 25 men (41.66%) and 35\udwomen (58.33%), were found to be S. aureus carriers.\udConclusions: The results of the present study showed that the frequency of the S. aureus strain\udisolated from the nasal swabs of patients with respiratory tract infections admitted to the Imam\udAli Clinic in Shahrekord, Iran, was remarkable. Thus, knowing detection of S. aureus carriers,\udwho are at a risk of spreading nosocomial infection among the staff, is vital to control and prevent\udnosocomial infections