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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 4
First page : (77) Last page : (85)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8739

The Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Passage among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Al-Jouf University

Nojood Rheel Al-rawily¹, Noor Awd Al- qiaiqi¹, Asma Rakad Al-rawily¹, Mariam Alogla Al- falaj¹, Shatha Ibrahim Alwageed¹, Feryal ahamd Al- saiary¹, Manhal Ahmed Hamza1^2*
1College of Applied Medical Science, Al-jouf Univercity, Saudi Arabia
²Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Department of Medical Microbiology, Omdurman Islamic University
*Corresponding Author E-mail: manhalo26ahb@oiu.edu.sd
Received: 4.06.2021 | Revised: 10.07.2021 | Accepted: 15.07.2021 

 ABSTRACT

This study aimed to compare the occurrence of potentially nasal Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) of both female medical students and non-medical students at Al-Jouf University and its resistance & sensitivity of methicillin antibiotic. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 30 females’ volunteers. Students including 15 medical students and 15 non-medical students. Specimens were taken from the subjects by a sterile moistened swab, which inserted into each nostril in turn, to a depth of approximately 1 cm, and rotated five times. Then the specimens were subjected to bacteriological examination, isolated S. aureus were subjected for further identification by biochemical tests. Then methicillin antibiotic test sensitivity and resistant were performed on isolates. We found that S. aureus in both samples medical and non-medical with 60% ,and methicillin resistant S. aureus in each samples medical and non-medical with 66.7% as Statistical analysis demonstrated.

Key words: Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin resistance, questionnaire, medical students, agar.

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Cite this article: Al-rawily, N. R., Al- qiaiqi, N. A., Al-rawily, A. R., Al- falaj, M. A., Alwageed,  S. I., Al- saiary, F. A., Hamza, M. A. (2021). The prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal Passage among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Al-Jouf University, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(4), 77-85. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8739