Prevalence of toxigenic in hospitalized patients in the southwestern province of Saudi Arabia: Confirmation using the GeneXpert analysis.

() is a leading cause of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients worldwide. Stool samples were collected from 112 inpatients admitted to different hospitals and were screened for GDH + toxin A + B by immunoassay, and all positive samples by immunoassay were processed for molecular detection of using the GeneXpert assay. strains were detected in 12 (10.

Prevalence of a carbapenem-resistance gene (KPC), vancomycin-resistance genes (van A/B) and a methicillin-resistance gene (mecA) in hospital and municipal sewage in a southwestern province of Saudi Arabia.

Objective: According to the World Health Organization, the increasing antibiotic resistance of pathogens is one of the most important threats to human health. Prevalence of a carbapenem-resistance gene (KPC), vancomycin-resistance genes (van A/B) and a methicillin-resistance gene (mecA) in hospital and municipal sewages will be potential threat to public health.

Results: Vancomycin-resistance genes were detected in the sewage of community tank-II, sewage tank of the tertiary and general hospital.