Abstract
Infections of the skin and soft tissues due to MRSA are still relatively uncommon in babies. The ideal treatment for MRSA remains challenging. This study has been carried out to find out the antibiotics susceptibility pattern of MRSA bacteria causing community acquired folliculitis skin infections and to find the frequency of MRSA in an outpatient visiting hospital and private clinics in Mosul. In vitro, all Staphylococcus aureus isolates were investigated by antibiotic disk method and the gold standard of MRSA diagnostic testing, the molecular laboratory technique PCR to detect the mecA gene. Of 84 reported S. aureus isolates in the study period, 100% were MRSA and were mecA gene positive at 533bp. MRSA pathogenic strains were recorded as resistant to five antibiotics: pipracillin, ceftriaxone, cefixime, bacitracin, and cefotaxime (100%). However, еrimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole, showed absolute sensitivity 84/84 (100%) for all S. aureus isolates. Also the prevalence of folliculitis among boys (75%) was higher than among girls. The antibiotic choice for S. aureus should be еrimethoprim/ sulphamethoxazole for treating folliculitis.
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