Prevalence of S.epidermidis and S.aureus and their biofilm ability among Iraqi Patients suffering from urinary tract infection

الملخص EN

Urinary tract infections (UTI) caused by methicillin resistant staphylococci are a growing problem for many health care institutions especially when it correlates with biofilms formation of these isolates on living and nonliving surfaces.

The prevalence of staphylococci from UTI were studied and it was found that S.epidermidis are higher prevalence than S.aureus 55.5 % ( 10 out of 18) and 26.6 % ( 8 out of 30) were methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus isolates (MRSA) and methicillin resistant staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE), respectively.

Biofilm formation on microtiter plates revealed that MRSE isolates was more efficient in biofilm production than its counterpart MRSA.Urinary tract infections (UTI) caused by methicillin resistant staphylococci are a growing problem for many health care institutions especially when it correlates with biofilms formation of these isolates on living and nonliving surfaces.

The prevalence of staphylococci from UTI were studied and it was found that S.epidermidis are higher prevalence than S.aureus 55.5 % ( 10 out of 18) and 26.6 % ( 8 out of 30) were methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus isolates (MRSA) and methicillin resistant staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE), respectively.

Biofilm formation on microtiter plates revealed that MRSE isolates was more efficient in biofilm production than its counterpart MRSA.