Study of histopathological changes by Staphylococcus aureus in kidney and ability to produce B-Lactamase

Abstract

Abstract The study performed to explain the extreme susceptibility of the mouse kidney to the infection with Staphylococcus aureus by intraperitoneal inoculation. The percentage of the infection is (20%), histopathological examination showed many changes such as infiltration of the Inflammatory cells in interstitial tissue,cortex and medulla of the kidney ,and around the blood vessels , glomerulitis , addition to heamorrhage, necrosis in the cortex and medulla of the kidney. 19 Strains were positive for B-Lactamase production test (64%) and 6 were negative (36%)

Keywords

• histopathological changes
• staphylococcus aureus
• b-lactamase