Detection the Staphylococcus aureus producing enterotoxin isolated from skin infections in hospitalized patients.
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that produces a wide array of toxins, thus causing various type of disease symptoms. Staphyloceccal enterotoxins (SES), a family of 9 major serological types of heat-stable enterotoxins, are a main cause of gastroenteritis and skin infection. In this study to determine the extent of enterotoxin-producing S. aureus in skin infections of hospitalized patients, their samples were screened and the results showed that 42% of totally 200 patients studied in this research carried S. aureus and 45% of these S. aureus produced Staphylococcal enterotoxins. Twenty percent produced enterotoxin A, 25% produced enterotoxin B and 4.7% produced both enterotoxin A and B. The results demonstrated a high level of enterotoxigenic and multi drug resistance S. aureus in skin infections of hospitalized patients.
Imanifooladi
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Department of Bacteriology, School of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.
Sattari
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Peerayeh
S Najar
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Hassan
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Hossainidoust
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004768:Enterotoxins