Open AccessEmerging Antimicrobial Resistance Among Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Centre in North India
Author(s) -
Javaıd Ahmad Bhat,
Shariq Rashid Masoodi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical sciences/journal of medical sciences (srinagar. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2582-063X
pISSN - 0972-110X
DOI - 10.33883/jms.v23i1.747
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , antimicrobial , antibiotic resistance , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , mupirocin , microbiology and biotechnology , tertiary care , infection control , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , family medicine , bacteria , biology , genetics
Apropos to the article by Dr Bali, titled “Mupirocin resistance in clinical isolates of methicillin-sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care centre of North India” (1), the authors have raised important issue of emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action across all government sectors and society. As per WHO, AMR lurks the effective prevention and management of an ever-increasing spectrum of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses. Novel resistance mechanisms are emerging and spreading globally, threatening the man’s ability to treat common infectious diseases.