Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in post operative wound infection

Dr Anju Goyal, Dayanand Pal

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in post–operative wound infections and also to define the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the strains isolated. .Patients and Methods: Wound swabs from patients who had undergone surgery and were suspected of having post–operative infection of the wounds were collected and inoculated on blood agar and MacConkey agar plates. After incubation for 24–48 hours, plates were examined for the growth. Anti–microbial susceptibility test of Staphylococcus aureus was performed. Results: The screening and confirmation of MRSA production was done by Cefoxitin disc diffusion method among the Staphylococcus aureus isolates. The predominant pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus (30.61%) followed by Escherichia coli (26.53%) and Klebsiella spp (22.44%). Out of 15 Staphylococcus aureus isolates 12 (80%) were detected as MRSA. The drugs highly effective for GPC were Vancomycin, linezolid (100%) & teicoplanin (83.3%). Conclusion: Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen in post–operative wound infections with increasing tendency towards MRSA and requires strict intervention for its prevention and control. So combining infection control measures and rational antibiotic policies, we can prevent the emergence and dissemination of MRSA.

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PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN POST OPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION, Dr Anju Goyal, Dayanand Pal INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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