TY  - JOUR
T1  - Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I> Isolates from Intensive Care Unit Patients
AU - Naseer, B. Shagufta AU - Jayaraj, Y.M. 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SP  - 150
EP  - 154
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2010.150.154
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2010.150.154
KW  - S. aureus
KW  -MRSA
KW  -nasal carriage
KW  -ICU
KW  -nosocomial infection
KW  -India
AB  - Nasal carriage of the patients hospitalized in the ICU is at high risk for acquiring MRSA infections. Hence, the researchers conduct the study to evaluate the nasal carriage of MRSA isolates from ICU and to investigate resistance patterns against various antimicrobial agents. Among 327 <I>S. aureus</I> strains, 255 MRSA (77.9%) was detected. The high incidence of MRSA was seen in cardiac ICU (92.4%) followed by trauma ICU (71.9%), renal ICU (58.6%) and medical ICU (30.7%). Penicillin resistance was found to be high (92.9%). None of the isolate was resistant to glycopeptides. The <I>mec</I>A gene has been identified by PCR amplification. Monitoring and stopping the spread of MRSA in hospital environment can control the nasal carriage of MRSA.
ER  -