M.Sc.

 In this study, twenty five swabs and twenty five biopsies were collected from twenty five patients suffering from chronic osteomyelitis (one biopsy and one swab from each patient) from Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital , Surgical Specialist Teaching Hospital and Baghdad Teaching Hospital in Baghdad during the period June 2010 to May 2011  Results showed that the most common affected gender with chronic osteomyelitis were males with 84% , and the highest incidence were recorded at the age group of 30-39 years distributed between (7) for males (28%) and (3) for female

Sixteen isolates of Lactobacillus spp. were obtained from different sources including dairy products, vinegar, pickles and two locally vaginal isolates by primary culturing on De Mannes Rogoza Sharp (MRS) agar before subjection to cultural, microscopic and biochemical tests. To examine their inhibitory activity against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), all isolates were cultured once on solid and other in liquid MRS media. Results revealed that high inhibitory effect was detected by the isolates that propagated in liquid medium than on the solid.

 A total of (100) samples were collected from patients (referred to three hospitals in Baghdad) suffering of accident wounds included traumatic wounds, foot ulcer and burns. The samples were collected from both sexes during the period 10/12/2009 – 14/3/2010. A total of 22 isolates of Klebsiella were identified depending on cultural, microscopic and biochemical characterizations.