title: Drug resistance pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: A total of 404 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from pus, CSF, blood and sputum of various hospitalized cases were analyzed. The resistance pattern of these strains were gentamicin (51.8%), erythromycin (80.1%) and co-trimoxazole (89.6%). All these strains were sensitive to vancomycin. The isolation rate was maximum from various surgical specialties (General surgery-28.5%; Neurosurgery-16.3% and Cardio-thoracic unit-10.5%) followed by Children Ward, Premature Nursery and Gynecology Ward, respectively. Use of cloxacillin needs to be restricted since vancomycin, the drug of choice is not available in our country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pal
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayyagari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008712:Methicillin