Study of Dittrichia Graveolens Extracts Effect against Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections and Burns

Abstract

the current study was aimed to estimate the activity of D. graveolens extract against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from urinary tract infection and burns . In this study, 150 samples were collected from urine and burns from patients attending and lying in hospitals (Azadi General - Kirkuk General - Public Health Laboratory) after consulting the specialist doctor and referring the patient to the laboratory, taking information for each sample and recording it in the special questionnaire form for different ages and genders for the period from December 2021. Until March 2022. The effect of different concentrations of aqueous and alcoholic extracts of the D. graveolens plant on the growth of microorganisms (bacteria) was studied. The results showed The current study showed that the number of positive samples containing various bacterial growths was 102 (68%), while the number of negative samples that did not show bacterial growth was 48 (38%). the total of S. aureus isolates was 31(30.39 %) as 20(64.5%) of the isolates were isolated from urine, while 11(35.5%) were isolated from burns. The results of the study demonstrated the effect of cold water and ethanol alcohol plant extracts from the Dittrichia graveolens plant on the growth of S.aureus isolates which isolated from urinary tract and burns infections using extraction devices. These isolates are known to be pathogenic and have high resistance to antibiotics under study. The ethanol extracts showed significant results, with the highest inhibition value reaching 14.44 at a concentration of 200 mg/mL, while the cold water extracts did not show any significant results.