COMPARISON OF CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION IN ELDERLY AND YOUNGER ADULT PATIENTS IN KURDISTAN REGION. IRAQ

The study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus infections are different in elderly patients as compared with younger adults, the study started from January 2021 to December 2022, the samples were collected from male and female patient of 2 hospitals in Zakho and Duhok cities, were stratified into two groups by age, those 60 years or older were considered ‘elderly’ and those aged 15 to 59 years were defined as a younger ‘. Of 481 patients with an S. aureus infection. 249 (51.67) were classified as younger, while incidence rates of elderly patients were 232 (48.33). Pneumonia was the most common S. aureus infection in the younger group and skin and soft tissue infection, bacteremia infection, Bone and joint infection, Surgical site infection and endocarditis infection was the most common in the younger group comparative with the elderly group, Old age (60 years) was confirmed to be a strong independent risk factor for death in the entire study population after adjustment for confounding variables. And the clinical Characteristics in elderly and younger patients with Staphylococcus aureus infection. was incidence most common in the younger group comparative with the elderly group rates. KEYWORDS: Staphylococcus aureus Aged. Infection, outcomes, Clinical characteristics