Antibiotic susceptibility and phenotypic profile of Staphylococcus species isolated from different clinical samples from health facilities: A cross-sectional study
Khanda Abdulateef Anwar, Shyar Mustafa Saadalla, Aran Jabar Muhammad Amin, Shad Mahdi Ahmed, Mina Kawa Qadir · 2024
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Khanda Abdulateef Anwar and co-authors report a 2024 study of staph bacteria taken from patients at two health sites in Sulaimani, Iraq. They grew bacteria from four hundred samples of many kinds, from urine and wounds to blood. Then they tested which drugs still worked against each strain.
One staph species made up about half of all finds, with a few close kin behind it. Every strain resisted several common penicillin type drugs. Most strains carried an enzyme that breaks such drugs down. Smaller shares showed genes or traits tied to stronger drug resistance. The authors say local drug checks like theirs are vital, since resistance patterns vary by place and change over time.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Khanda Abdulateef Anwar, Shyar Mustafa Saadalla, Aran Jabar Muhammad Amin, Shad Mahdi Ahmed, Mina Kawa Qadir |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |