Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bacteria in Integrated Laboratory Handwashing Facilities
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https://doi.org/10.47494/mesb.v36i.1790Keywords:
laboratory, MRSA bacteria, resistance, S. aureusAbstract
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the normal flora bacterial species in humans which is susceptible to resistance to antibiotics. The example of which is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It is resistant to the antibiotic β-lactam classes and its spread is quite widespread. It has spread not only in hospital, but also in the community environment. So, it is suspected that it has reached the campus environment which has several laboratories. One of the facilities in Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto is an integrated laboratory which has a hand washing facility (sink). It is very potential to be a medium for transmission and spread of MRSA, yet the research related to this has never been done. Hence, the objective of this study is to reveal the presence or absence of MRSA and also the percentage of MRSA in the hand washing facility at the Integrated Laboratory of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. It is an observational descriptive study, furthermore, the obtained data were analyzed by univariate analysis. The results indicated that there were 2 MRSA isolates scattered in the Microbiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, 2 isolates in the Botany and Genetics Laboratory, and 2 isolates in the Laboratory Equipment Washing Room. The percentage of the number of which was 27%. The conclusion indicated that Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was found in the three rooms of laboratory. Furthermore, the percentage of MRSA in the hand washing facilities in the Integrated Laboratory is 27%.
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