Frequency of the Occurence of Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Hyderabad, Pakistan

The survey report of 381 patients of Hyderabad, Pakistan was collected from March 2013 to June 2014 in which 176 cases were reported for Staphylococcus aureus in both genders of different age groups of 3-15 y kids, 16-45 y adults and 45-70 y olds, which showed 208 and 132 specimens Staphylococcus in...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of analytical and environmental chemistry 2017-06, Vol.18 (1), p.84-90
Main Authors: Brohi, Nazir Ahmed, Noor, Agha Asad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Antibiogram of MRSA
Antibiotics
Aquatic environment
Bacteria
Beta lactamases
Cross infection
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA polymerase
Drug resistance
Food
Food handling
Health aspects
Impurities
Indoor environments
Microbial drug resistance
Microorganisms
Nosocomial infection
Nosocomial infections
Organic chemistry
Pathogens
Penicillin
Penicillins
Plants (botany)
Public health
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus infections
Staphylococcus infections
Virulence (Microbiology)
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Summary:The survey report of 381 patients of Hyderabad, Pakistan was collected from March 2013 to June 2014 in which 176 cases were reported for Staphylococcus aureus in both genders of different age groups of 3-15 y kids, 16-45 y adults and 45-70 y olds, which showed 208 and 132 specimens Staphylococcus infection and 16 and 4 cases of MRSA infections in male and female patients, respectively whereas other 31 cases showed no infection. The laboratory diagnosis of the 200 samples from various hospitalized patients revealed the highest percentage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA in pus and post-operative wounds (17%) followed by skin swabs (10%), sputum (7%) and blood (0%). Amplification of mecA gene was done using PCR reaction that revealed mecA gene bands up to 150-200 base pairs by test resistant strains. Introduction The environment has many chemical impurities, which may affect the whole environment including the unicellular to multicellular organisms e.g. chlorinated dibenzodioxins and chlorinated dibenzofurans [1] and other biological impurities that include the presence of dead plants, dead animals and the minute microorganisms. In aquatic environments, staphylococci are found inhuman consumption and recreational water and also in the food manufacturing environment; more frequently those, which colonize the skin and the interior nares of food handlers [2]. In hospital environments these bacteria are also isolated from the surfaces of patients and healthcare personnel, hospital dust aerosols [6-8]. After the introduction of penicillin in the treatment the diseases frequency reduced till the production of beta-lactamase in Staphylococcus aureus that...
ISSN:1996-918X
1996-918X
DOI:10.21743/pjaec/2017.06.08