Open AccessMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Prevalence and current susceptibility pattern in Sikkim
Author(s) -
Dechen C Tsering,
Ranabir Pal,
Sumit Kar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.77289
Subject(s) - medicine , imipenem , vancomycin , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , drug resistance , referral , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , biology , bacteria , family medicine , genetics
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) strains is reported to be increasing globally.