Multidrug resistance of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from medical centers of Batna (north-east Algeria)

Abstract

The emergence of resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health problem mainly in hospitals around the world and in Algeria in particular. This work aims to assess the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in the University Hospital Center of Batna and the Hematology Unit of the Anti-Cancer Center using conventional standardized methods during a study period of four months. A total of 70 strains of S. aureus were isolated and their antibiotic susceptibility study showed significant resistance to β-lactam especially to penicillin (95.71%) and 61.43% to tobramycin. The methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA) formed 30%. Resistant strains to macrolide-lincosamide streptogramin B (MLSB) and aminoglycosides (KTG) classes presented 17.14% and 21.43% respectively. These results require a control plan by compliance with the hygiene conditions and the organization of the prescription of antibiotics and other molecular and epidemiological studies. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7996352

Keywords

• Staphylococcus aureus
• MRSA
• MLSB
• KTG
• University Hospital of Batna
• Hematology Unit of the Anti-Cancer Center