TRENDS OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) IN SURGICAL SITE INFECTION AND ITS ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT, INDIA

C.C. SURANI¹, R.V. SHAH²*, K.D. MEHTA³, M. SINHA^4
1Department of Microbiology, Shri M.P. Shah Government Medical College and GGG Hospital, Saurashtra University, Jamnagar, 361008, Gujarat, India
²Department of Microbiology, Shri M.P. Shah Government Medical College and GGG Hospital, Saurashtra University, Jamnagar, 361008, Gujarat, India
³Department of Microbiology, Shri M.P. Shah Government Medical College and GGG Hospital, Saurashtra University, Jamnagar, 361008, Gujarat, India
⁴Department of Microbiology, Shri M.P. Shah Government Medical College and GGG Hospital, Saurashtra University, Jamnagar, 361008, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : ruchi211shah@gmail.com

Received : 14-05-2018     Accepted : 24-05-2018     Published : 30-05-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 5       Pages : 1199 - 1201
Int J Microbiol Res 10.5 (2018):1199-1201
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-5276.10.5.1199-1201

Keywords : Methicillin resistant, antibiotic, prevalence, Staphylococcus, surgical site infections (SSIs)
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Shri M.P. Shah Government Medical College and GGG Hospital, Saurashtra University, Jamnagar, 361008, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Introduction: Staphylococci play major role in surgical site infections. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent worldwide and is an important cause of nosocomial infections, resulting in an increased morbidity and mortality in the hospital settings worldwide. Aims & Objective: To study the prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in surgical site infections (SSIs). Materials & Methods: This study was carried out in our institute from January to December 2017. Pus samples from surgical sites included for culture sensitivity examination were collected. Staphylococcus was identified using standard methods. Then, methicillin-resistant strains were identified by using screening and confirmatory techniques recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Result: We collected a total of 3,958 samples, and Staphylococcus was identified from 300 (7.57%) samples. Of the 300 samples containing S. aureus recovered from the pus samples, 37.66% (113) of them were found to be methicillin resistant. All MRSA are sensitive to Vancomycin, Linezolid, and Teicoplanin. Conclusion: Minimizing the emergence of this organism and its spread remain to be the challenges that need to be addressed. A regular surveillance of hospital-associated infections is mandatory. For decreasing the MRSA infection, we need to monitoring the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of MRSA.

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