A SUPERBUG (METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUERUS) IN HUMAN

  • Sumaira Kanwal Assistant professor of surgery, Punjab Medical College Faisalabad
  • Muhammad Akram Professor of Surgery, Independent Medical College, Faisalabad
  • Abid Rashid et al. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Punjab Medical College Faisalabad
Keywords: MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus), MSSA (methicilline sensitive staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To study incidence the (MRSA) methicillin resistance staphylococcus aureus in various surgical pathologies. DESIGN: Non probability random sampling. PLACE & DURATION OF STUDY: Study was conducted in Allied Hospital & Independent Hospital from March 2003 to Feb 2004. RESULTS: Total 340 randomly collected samples from patient were analysed for presence of MRSA. Of 340 samples 162 (47.53) were positive for S. aureus, of these 52.64 % (n = 85) were MRSA while resistance 47.5 (n = 77) were found to MSSA. Hospital based analysis showed that 58.64 (n = 95) and 41.51 (n = 67) percent. S. aureus respectively from AHF & IMC Hospital. CONCLUSION: Incidence of MRSA is acutely high in our hospitals. The highest no of MRSA were isolated from wound samples.

Published
2014-12-03
How to Cite
Sumaira Kanwal, Muhammad Akram, & Abid Rashid et al. (2014). A SUPERBUG (METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUERUS) IN HUMAN . Journal of University Medical & Dental College, 5(2), 23-25. Retrieved from http://www.jumdc.com/index.php/jumdc/article/view/289
Issue
Vol 5 No 2 (2014): July-December
Section
Original Article

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