Volume : III, Issue : II, February - 2014

Staphylococcus Haemolyticus; a Nosocomial Pathogen Showing Higher Antimicrobial Resistance

Dr. Sadhvi Parashar

Abstract :

Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) species Staphylococcus haemolyticus(S.haemolyticus) is 2nd or 3rd most common cause of nosocomial infection and showing multidrug resistance.An attempt was made and 199 CoNS isolates were collected from various clinical samples;blood cultures, pus, urine samples vaginal swabs, miscellaneous samples and antibiogram of all isolates studied after speciation 199 CoNS isolates with the help of practical scheme developed in our laboratory after going through various referances. Scheme was able to identified 197 isolates up to species level. The S.haemolyticus is second most common species next to S.epidermidis and showing higher resistance to antibiotics.Few other species were also identified. The increase recognition of pathogenic potential of CoNS and emergence of drug resistance among them denotes the need to understand their antibiogram at their species level to plan empirical therapy

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Dr. Sadhvi Parashar Staphylococcus Haemolyticus; a Nosocomial Pathogen Showing Higher Antimicrobial Resistance International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.II February 2014

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