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Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Staphylococcus Aureus With Reference to MRSA Isolates From Pediatric Patients

Author(s) -

Raja Ram Gurung,

Prashanna Maharjan,

Ganga Gharti Chhetri

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

future science oa

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825

H-Index - 23

ISSN - 2056-5623

DOI - 10.2144/fsoa-2019-0122

Subject(s) - clindamycin , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotic resistance , drug resistance , staphylococcal infections , biology , bacteria , genetics

Aim: The extent of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in Nepalese children is largely unknown. Materials & methods: Six hundred and seventy-two clinical samples collected from 232 patients between June and November 2016 were processed in a microbiology laboratory. Results: Out of 300 culture-positive samples, 52 (17.3%) were S. aureus isolates. Among those 52, 39 (75.0%) were found to be MRSA. The infection rate of S. aureus was shown to be higher in inpatients (55.7%) compared with outpatients (44.3%) at p = 0.637, 95% CI. Thirteen types of antibiotics were used in the antibiotic susceptibility test. MRSA isolates showed 100 and 0% resistance to penicillin and vancomycin, respectively. The D-test showed inducible clindamycin-resistant phenotype in 15.4% of MRSA isolates. Conclusion: This demonstrates the utmost need for routine testing for MRSA in Nepalese hospitals.

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