Risk Factors for Colonization with S.aureus and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Health Care Workers in Al-Batool teaching hospital for maternity and children in Diyala, Iraq

Background: Staphylococcus aureus coloniza-tion for the human nose representing a challenge that requires cope with host defense and competing resident microor-ganisms. Objective: To evaluate risk factors in-fection S. au-reus MRSA among health care workers (HCWs) in Al-Batool teaching hospital maternity children Diyala, Iraq. Patients Methods: A total of 27 swabs were taken from HCWs ma-ternity chil-dren Iraq (ATHMC) Standard microbi-ological proce-dures used diagnosis Methicillin Re-sistant Staphylo-coccus (MRSA). Results: Significant corre-lation was report-ed between age colonization & MRSA. Inverse correlation reported education level Signifi-cant be-tween acne aureus. sinusitis, years experi-ence, contact farm animals ward duty Conclusion: Colonization inversely correlated younger group, HCWs. experience (5 -6); animals. acne. at floor.