Objective: To conduct for the molecular detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) staph) carriers among patients referred to the Imam Ali Clinic, Shahrekord, Iran. (Golden Methods: This sectional-descriptive study was conducted with 200 persons with suspected upper respiratory tract infections, who were referred to the Imam Ali Clinic in Shahrekord, Iran, in 2012. Awfetreer ccounltfuirrminegd t hbey nbaisoaclh sewmaibc asla mmpetlheso dins. mTaon dneittoelr msailnte a tghaer asnudsc beplotoibdi laigtya ro, fS S. .a auurerueus sc osltoraniiness isolated, molecular methods were used. Results: Among the 200 investigated samples, 60 cases (30%), comprising 25 men (41.66%) and 35 women (58.33%), were found to be S. aureus carriers. Conclusions: The results of the present study showed that the frequency of the S. aureus strain isolated from the nasal swabs of patients with respiratory tract infections admitted to the Imam Awlhio C alrien iact ian r iSshka ohfr eskporerdad, iInragn n, owsoacso rmeimala rinkfaebcltei.o nT haumso, nkgn tohwei nstga fdf,e itse cvtiitoanl toof cSo.n atruorl eaunsd c parreriveernst
کلید واژگان :
Nasal carriers, Respiratory system infections, Staphylococcus aureus
