Evaluation of frequency of Staphylococcus aureus in urinary tract infections in patients living in nursing homes referred to hospital

Background and Aim : Urinary tract infection is one of the most common acquired communities and acquired hospital infections in patients. Diseases of the elderly impose significant costs on the health care system. Patients resident in nursing homes are often extensively colonized with potential pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus. Nowadays, gram-positive cocci play an important role in human infection with various diseases, and among them, staphylococci are of special importance due to their resistance to antibiotics. The aim of this study is to Evaluation of frequency of Staphylococcus aureus in urinary tract infections in patients living in nursing homes referred to hospital.Methods : ۲۳۶ urine samples of patients living in nursing homes referred to the emergency department of Rasoul Akram and Firoozgar hospitals were collected and transferred to the Microbial Resistance Laboratory of the Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. The samples were cultured on enriched media and identified by microscopic methods and biochemical methods. The collected was analyzed by SPSS۲۴Results : The frequency of Staphylococcus aureus in urinary tract infections in old patients living in nursing homes referred to hospital was ۸۲ (۲۷.۶%).Conclusion : Urinary tract infection is known as the most common infection in nursing homes and hospitals. according to statistics, the number of elderly people is increasing. Therefore, the number of elderly who lives in nursing homes increases. It is very important to study the prevalence and their antibiotic resistance pattern.

کلیدواژه ها:

Urinary tract infections ، Frequency ، Elderly ، Staphylococcus aureus