National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently isolated pathogen from wound infections and is a threat to the modern antibiotic era due to it propensity to undergo multidrug resistance. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of MRSA and to analyze the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolates in pus samples. Pus samples were subjected to Gram stain and culture and the organisms were identified by standard methods and antibiotic sensitivity testing was done. Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus were identified by using Cefoxitin disc diffusion test (30 µg). A total of 230 pus samples were sent for culture, out of which 32.14% was Staphylococcus aureus. Among the S. aureus isolates, 50.79% was MRSA. The isolates showed resistance to Ciprofloxacin and Gentamicin but were sensitive to Linezolid and Vancomycin. The panel of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus combined with the problem of antimicrobial resistance should evoke proper surveillance measures and preventive efforts in hospitals. This along with judicious antibiotic use will decrease the rates of antibiotic resistance in hospitals.
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