[Effect of oral Rifampin in prophylaxis of Staphylococcus Aurous nasocarriers of hemodialysis patients]

ABSTRACT

Background: patients on hemodialysis exhibit higher susceptibility of infection because of decreased immunity. Several microbial pathogens are responsible for the variety of infections. Staphylococcus aurous is one of the most important bacterial agents that specially colonized the skin, nasal mucosa and pharynx. The nasal carriage rate is estimated to be about 42% to 60% in similar studies that is greater than then general population [20% - 40%]. Staphylococcus aurous is one of the most important causes of shunt infection, exit site infection, bacteremia, septicemia, bone and joint infection in hemodialysis patients