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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important cause of nosocomial infection and health workers including doctors can be a carrier of this microorganism; also it can be present on the sleeve of white coat and auxiliaries and so transmitted between patients. Aim of this study performed to assess the MRSA carrier in health personnel in Al-Jumhori teaching hospital and to assess the benefit of dress code policy. This study was conducted on 500 swabs were taken from nose, sleeve, elbow and auxiliaries of 100 health workers and cultured to assess the presence of MRSA. The results of this study showed 65% of health workers are carrier of MRSA ; also MRSA present in 30% and 34% on the sleeve of white coat and elbow respectively while it was found in 24% of health workers auxiliaries.

Keywords: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), nosocomial infection

INTRODUCTION

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a vital etiological cause of community and hospital attained infections (Aghazadeh et al. 2009, Bratu et al. 2005). Moreover, the primary MRSA case was testified in 1961 of 19th century (Aghazadeh et al. 2009). Thus, the significance of MRSA as a nosocomial and community developed pathogen is finely documented (Rahbar et al. 2006, Brown et al. 2005). Rise of MRSA globally has caused the over usage of the glycol peptides antibiotics and S.aureus vancomycin-resistant strain' occurrence (Mimica et al. 2007). Its heterogeneous nature is a distinguishing factor of the resistance of methicillin (Roman et al. 1997, de Lencastre et al. 1998) however, with fluctuating resistance level agreeing to the used antibiotic of ß - lactam and cultural conditions. Thus, the resistance of methicillin in S. aureus is centered upon the extra penicillin binding proteins such as PBP2a and PBP2 that are mecA gene mediated (Brown et al. 2001). Strains of MRSA are recurrently resistant to numerous dissimilar antibiotics 'classes (Tiemersma et al. 2004). Since the escalating rate of infections that are MRSA instigated, performance of consistent, precise and quick analysis for discovery of MRSA is crucial for both measures of infection control and antibiotic therapy (Kaier et al. 2009; Muchun, et al, 2018).

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains an up surging issue in the facilities of health care (Fridkin et al. 2005,...

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