Comparison between staphylococcus aureus carriers in patients with boil and recurrent boil infections

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to determine the incidence of recurrent boil infections in the society and the carrier state of S. aureus in patients with boil and recurrent boil infections. Swabs were obtained from nostril, axilla and perineal area of each patient. The percentage of the carrier state was [87%] of the whole 100 patients. The carrier state of all patients according to sites, nostril alone [21%], axilla alone [zero], perineum [17%], while nostril, axilla and perineum sites together [49%]. The finding of this study emphasize the carrier state of S. aureus was higher in patients with recurrent boil infections than the first time infection