Frequency of Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus among in hospitals among health care workers in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

ABSTRACT

Background: Hcallh carc workers due to closed connecliun with paticnts usually are in exposure to high risk infections and to lransicc ontaminatifin to the other patients. 1-hcp uo s ro f this study u;ss to inl[cstigatc tht frequency of colonization with Stupk/uc.wcrust rrru.a mong health carc workus' hospitals in Tehran Universiy oTMcdical Sciences. Mattrials and Methods: A cross sectional study was performed 011 261 nasal swabs sari-lples of htalih cart workers frnn Tehran university uf Mcdical Sciences hospitals. SraphyIocor.us cart-diffusion methfid. Heults Om of 261 hcalthcare workers 7U people were S, rst1ritu.i. From that number 29 isuliitss wcrr resistant to methicillin and eighl nrrrcr csitantto mupirncin.

Conclusion:

Ilealth care wurkws contmnatcd hy bacterial colonizaliun arc thc tnost inportant elcmcnl to 111c infected hospital chain. Regarding lo this fact, screening of nasal carricn would hc necessary to nowcumial infection control