TY - JOUR
T1 - Reduced susceptibility of mrsa to vancomycin
AU - Bhooshan, Suneel
AU - Prasad, Jyoti
AU - Dutta, Amitesh
AU - Ke, Vandana
AU - Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Objective: This study was conducted to observe the antibiogram, vancomycin MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration), and inducible clindamycin resistance in clinical isolates of MRSA (Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus aureus). Methods: Drug resistance pattern was studied by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion methods. MIC of vancomycin was determined by agar dilution method. Results: MRSA was found to be highly resistant to gentamicin (76%), erythromycin (67.03%) and ciprofloxacin (65.09%) while glycopeptides showed uniform susceptibility. Conclusion: Though there was no drug resistance observed against vancomycin and linezolid, it’s wise to use these antibiotics safely as emerging resistance has been reported for these drugs from all over the world.
AB - Objective: This study was conducted to observe the antibiogram, vancomycin MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration), and inducible clindamycin resistance in clinical isolates of MRSA (Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus aureus). Methods: Drug resistance pattern was studied by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion methods. MIC of vancomycin was determined by agar dilution method. Results: MRSA was found to be highly resistant to gentamicin (76%), erythromycin (67.03%) and ciprofloxacin (65.09%) while glycopeptides showed uniform susceptibility. Conclusion: Though there was no drug resistance observed against vancomycin and linezolid, it’s wise to use these antibiotics safely as emerging resistance has been reported for these drugs from all over the world.
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U2 - 10.22159/ijpps.2016v8i9.13023
DO - 10.22159/ijpps.2016v8i9.13023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84988663595
SN - 0975-1491
VL - 8
SP - 321
EP - 322
JO - International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
JF - International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
IS - 9
ER -