Open AccessPrevalence of nasal colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among schoolchildren of Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Amit Kumar Singh,
Loveleena Agarwal,
Amresh Kumar,
Chandrim Sengupta,
Ravinder Pal Singh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_345_16
Subject(s) - medicine , cefoxitin , linezolid , staphylococcus aureus , clindamycin , vancomycin , penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , gentamicin , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , chocolate agar , veterinary medicine , agar plate , bacteria , biology , genetics
The study aimed to determine the prevalence of nasal colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of oxacillin and vancomycin, inducible clindamycin resistance, and antimicrobial resistance pattern of S. aureus among children of Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh, India.