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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996
EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 15, No. 4, 2016, pp. 815-819
Bioline Code: pr16109
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2016, pp. 815-819

 en Multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus check for this species in other resources isolated from emergency ward of an Iranian hospital
Ahmadi, Koorosh; Zakeri, Hossein; Doloo, Hamid Zamani Moghadam; Kakhki, Behrang Rezvani; Mohammadshahi, Ali; Alavi-Moghaddam, Mostafa & Hashemian, Amir Masoud

Abstract

Purpose: To study the prevalence of resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus check for this species in other resources isolated from surfaces, beds and various equipment of an Iranian hospital emergency ward.
Methods: Two hundred swab samples were collected from the surfaces, beds, trolleys, surgical equipment and diagnostic medical devices in emergency ward. Samples were cultured and those that were S. aureus-positive were confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Antimicrobial resistance pattern was analyzed using disk diffusion method.
Results: Nine of 200 samples (4.5 %) collected were positive for S. aureus. Surfaces (8.8 %), beds (5 %) and trolleys (5 %) were the most commonly contaminated. S. aureus isolates exhibited varying levels of resistance against antibiotics with the following being the highest: tetracycline (88.8 %), penicillin (88.8 %) and ampicillin (77.7 %). The prevalence of resistance against methicillin, oxacillin and azithromycin were 44.4, 33.3 and 33.3 %, respectively. There was no pattern of resistance against imipenem.
Conclusion: Efficient disinfection of surfaces, beds, trolleys and surgical instruments should be performed periodically to reduce colonization of resistant strains of S. aureus in various areas of emergency health care centers.

Keywords
Staphylococcus aureus; Nocosomial infection; Antibiotic resistance; Hospital equipment; Emergency ward

 
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