Background: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus has a key role in the epidemiology and pathogenesis of infection. In this study we aimed to investigate the occurrence of the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA )and mecA gene among healthy primary school boys in north of Iran.Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2017 to July 2017 in Sari l...

*Corresponding Author: [email protected] Abstract The aim of the study was to screening for coagulase positive methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare workers and prevalence of nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus. We included 84 healthcare workers’ samples (nasal swabs) in the study. Different biochemical tests were done to isolate Staphylococcus aureus...

objective(s) methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) is an important cause of nosocomial and community infections. biofilm formation, mediated by a polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (pia) and encoded by the ica operon, is considered to be an important virulence factor in both s. epidermidis and s. aureus. however, the clinical impact of the ica locus and pia production is less wel...

background: this study was undertaken to evaluate staphylococcus aureus carriage and persistence in health sciences students at the faculty of medicine and health sciences, universiti putra malaysia. methods: consent form and self-administered questionnaires on socio-demographics, hygienic practices, medical and medication history were distributed followed by nasal swab collection; sampling was...

background and objective : the prevalence of community acquired methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (ca-mrsa) is increasing around the world. it involves healthy people and causes a variety of diseases. material and methods : this cross sectional study was conducted from september 2010 - june 2011 on children less than 14 years of ahvaz, southwest iran. the participants were selected wi...

objectives: staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of serious infection in both hospital and the community. methicillin-resistant s. aureus (mrsa) is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates with rapid development of resistance. there is a need for early and reliable detection of mrsa infection to direct antibiotic therapy, and more effectively control cross-infection. in this st...

background nasal colonization of healthy children with staphylococcus aureus is an important risk factor for different infections. detection of colonized individuals with methicillin resistant s. aureus (mrsa) and its eradication is the proper prevention strategy for infection spread in the community and health-care centers. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, asso...

Staphylococcus aureus is considered one of the most frequently occurring communityand hospi-tal-associated pathogens. Infectious diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus are in various forms, ranging from mild skin infection, endocarditis, to fulminant septicemia. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage rates ...