Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, cilt.69, sa.3, ss.155-162, 2012 (Scopus)
Objective: In this study, it is aimed to investigate the nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and meticilin resistance amongst the workers of the Kütahya Province Directorate. Method: For the identification of isolated strains were used conventional biochemical tests and for phenotyping antibiotic susceptibility tests. Results: A total of 597 people included in the study, of which 51 (8.54%) were determined as carriers. The distribution of carrier were found as (7.55%) are nurses, midwives and health officers; (9.42%) are health staff and the remaining (11.2%) are identified as doctors, respectively. Methicillin resistance has not been determined in the isolates tested. A resistance against the vancomycin has not been detected. As a result of the tests, it is observed that 100% of isolates are resistant to bacitracin, 90.19% to ceftazidime, 88.23% to penicillin G and 82.35% to ofloxacine and 82.35% nalidixic acid. Conclusion: With this study, in determining the rate of carriage of S. aureus, amongst the employees in health sector the measures have to be taken against the noso-comial staphylococcus infections and by giving valuable information about the treatment methods a contribution will be made to the development of common protection and treatment methods against this microorganism.