Detection the Staphylococcus aureus producing enterotoxin isolated from skin infections in hospitalized patients

Pak J Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 1;10(3):502-5. doi: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.502.505.

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that produces a wide array of toxins, thus causing various type of disease symptoms. Staphyloceccal enterotoxins (SES), a family of 9 major serological types of heat-stable enterotoxins, are a main cause of gastroenteritis and skin infection. In this study to determine the extent of enterotoxin-producing S. aureus in skin infections of hospitalized patients, their samples were screened and the results showed that 42% of totally 200 patients studied in this research carried S. aureus and 45% of these S. aureus produced Staphylococcal enterotoxins. Twenty percent produced enterotoxin A, 25% produced enterotoxin B and 4.7% produced both enterotoxin A and B. The results demonstrated a high level of enterotoxigenic and multi drug resistance S. aureus in skin infections of hospitalized patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Enterotoxins / analysis*
  • Enterotoxins / biosynthesis*
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / metabolism*
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Enterotoxins