Assistant Prof., M. Sc. Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Diyala University, Diyala, Iraq
*Corresponding Author: Burooj M. Razooqi Al-aajem, Assistant Prof., M. Sc. Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Diyala University, Diyala, Iraq, Email: m.rburooj@yahoo.com
Online published on 11 July, 2019.
Diabetes mellitus is a serious public health problem that's rapidly expanding worldwide. Increase the risk of S. aureus, MRSA and P. aeruginosa carriage in patients with diabetes may reflect association between diabetes and bacterial carriers.
Study was to compare prevalence S. aureus, MRSA and P. aeruginosa carriage in diabetics’ patients in general and those with foot ulcer with rates in healthy carriers.
The study was conducted on (450) diabetics’ patients, attended the out patients clinic in baquba Teaching Hospital, their ages ranged from (15–65)years, and 150 healthy group, during the period from May 2016 to April 2017, patients were classified into two groups according to type of diabetes. Swabs were taken from anterior nares, toe and axillae for each patient, identified based on standard bacteriological methods.
The results showed rates of bacterial carriage in anterior nares of diabetic patients type-1 were (9.7%), (1.6%), (0.5%), respectively for S. aureus, MRSA and P. aeruginosa. In healthy group the rate of S. aureus carriage were (4.8%), and (0.5%) for each MRSA and P. aeruginosa. in toe were (5%), (0.8%), (5.8%), respectively for S. aureus, MRSA and P. aeruginosa, In healthy group were (3.3%), (0.8%), (4.1%) for S.aureus, MRSA and P. aeruginosa. In axillae of diabetic patient's type-1 were (3.7%), (1.8%), (10.1%), respectively for S. aureus, MRSA and P. aeruginosa.
We concluded an increasing rate of S. aureus, MRSA nasal carriage and P. aeruginosa toe, axillae carriage in diabetic patients in general and those with foot ulcer compare with healthy carriers.
Diabetes type1 and 2, S. aureus. nasal carriage, Foot ulcers, P. aeruginosa
