ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF METHICILLIN RESISTANCE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN TERTIARY CARE CENTER AT SOUTHERN RAJASTHAN
AbstractThe objective of this study was to determine antibiotic susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus in tertiary care center at Southern Rajasthan. Modified Kirby Baurer disc diffusion method was used for antimicrobial sensitivity testing of all samples. Maximum resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n=400) was observed against Methicillin (59%), Amikacin (53%) followed by other antimicrobial agents. Earlier Vancomycin, Linezolid and Pristinamycin were 100% sensitivity to MRSA. But results of this study shows that among MRSA isolates 13 % were found resistant to Vancomycin (VRSA), 12 % isolates found resistant to Linezolid and 9 % isolates Pristinamycin resistant. Pristinamycin was found sensitive in 75% of MRSA which were also Vancomycin resistant (VRSA) and Linezolid resistant (LRSA). The emergence of drug resistance and it’s dissemination in MRSA is worrisome. So we need to develop newer agents as well as slow down the spread of resistant strains by various measures.
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607-611
326KB
1170
English
IJPSR
Harcharan Singh*, Meena Atray, and Pankaj Kumar Modi
Department of Pharmacology, RNT Medical College, near Court circle, Udaipur- 313003, Rajasthan, India
dr.harcharans@yahoo.com
08 July, 2013
13 December, 2013
15 January, 2014
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.5(2).607-11
01 February, 2014
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