Open AccessThe Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Passage among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Al-Jouf University
Author(s) -
Nojood Rheel Al-rawily
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of pure and applied biosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-2845
DOI - 10.18782/2582-2845.8739
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , medicine , nostril , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , nose , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
This study aimed to compare the occurrence of potentially nasal Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) of both female medical students and non-medical students at Al-Jouf University and its resistance & sensitivity of methicillin antibiotic. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 30 females’ volunteers. Students including 15 medical students and 15 non-medical students. Specimens were taken from the subjects by a sterile moistened swab, which inserted into each nostril in turn, to a depth of approximately 1 cm, and rotated five times. Then the specimens were subjected to bacteriological examination, isolated S. aureus were subjected for further identification by biochemical tests. Then methicillin antibiotic test sensitivity and resistant were performed on isolates. We found that S. aureus in both samples medical and non-medical with 60% ,and methicillin resistant S. aureus in each samples medical and non-medical with 66.7% as Statistical analysis demonstrated.