Antimicrobial activity of Loranthus europaeus L. and Lawsonia inermis L. extracts against clinical Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from boil infections

This study included to collect 106 samples boil swab from patients, males and females, at Baqubah Teaching Hospital whose ages ranged between (1-80) years old. At the period of 1st July 2016 end January 2017. Aimed identification bacterial isolates determine antibiotic resistance isolates. In addition activity aqueous alcohol Loranthus europaeus Lawsonia inermis extracts on The results showed a significant difference (p <0.05) in percentage infected females (58.49%) compared (41.51%). involved isolation diagnosis (41) (38.67%) Staphylococcus aureus, which, 5 (12.20%) were methicillin-resistant Bacterial identified initially depending cultural microscopic features biochemical reactions test. Antibiotics sensitivity Staph. aureus conducted for 14 β-lactam groups. All (100%) resistant ceftriaxone, cefotaxime cefepime, (92.68%) cefoxitin penicillin G, while sensitive Imipenem Meropenem. Regarding plant extracts, various concentrations hot prepared each one them (12.5, 25, 50, 100 200) mg/ml against aureus. When europaeus’s extract was used, diameters inhibition zone (14.57, 15.28,16.00, 23.71 25.00 mm) (0.00, 11.85, 18.00, 21.28 24.14 when inermis’s used. Like same range alcoholic extracts. (7.57, 8.42, 10.57,13.28, 17.28), (11.14, 17.00, 20.85, 25.42, 28.42) inermis, respectively Comparing tested plants, had higher inhibitory effect S.