Abstract

Introduction: Nosocomial infections are referred to the infections that occur during the patient’s hospitalization or owing to his hospitalization in hospitals. Nosocomial infections are associated with numerous complications, high mortality rate, and high costs. Moreover, nosocomial infections will increase the length of hospitalization in the wards. Material and methods: Personal information was collected by using a questionnaire that was filled out by the patient during the sampling. In this questionnaire, age, gender, occupational experience, the ward they work at, and taking antibiotics in the last 72 hours are specified. Results: The entire personnel of the clinical wards of Imam Hussein Hospital was 372. From the entire personnel, as many as 278 individuals (75) entered the present study. The individuals excluded from the study (94 individuals) were those who were on vacation at the time of sampling, were on a treatment course of antibiotics, or were unwilling to cooperate in the project.As many as 83 individuals (29.8) were males, and 195 individuals (70.2) were females. Conclusion: It is important to adopt the necessary measures towards diagnosing nasal carriers of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus, isolating the colonized individuals, eradicating this strain, and following the healthcare principles such as washing hands and using disinfectants in hospital, so that the risk of nosocomial infections will be reduced. This strain is still highly susceptible to vancomycin, it is of significant importance to prevent the resistant strains. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved.