Open AccessDetection of virulence factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from medical staff in Samarra General Hospital
Author(s) -
Faten Latif Moza,
Bashar Sadiq Numee
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns1.6257
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , medicine , pharmacy , staphylococcus , antibiotic resistance , nursing staff , microbiology and biotechnology , drug resistance , staphylococcal infections , bacteria , family medicine , nursing , biology , genetics
S.arues bacteria is one of the most important types of resistance to antibiotics, including beta-lactam antibiotics, which cause infections acquired in hospitals, which is one of the biggest continuing medical problems and challenges in the world and due to the lack of accurate information and previous studies on Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its true prevalence rates in institutions The study was conducted on Staphaureus bacteria in (Samarra General Hospital) for the time period from the beginning of the month of November to the end of January. Obtaining (22) isolates out of (100) by phenotypic method.The study showed that the highest prevalence of Staphaureus bacteria was within the laboratory staff and constituted (30%), followed by the nursing staff (10%), then the medical staff (20%), followed by the pharmacy staff at (0%). The study showed that for the age group (21-29) year by (72%), for the age group (30-40) it was (18%), and for the age group over (40 years) it was (9%).