Aasma N Ajmal, Farzana Mir, Maleeha Aslam, Rubeena Hafeez, Rubina Attique.
Nosocomial methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus frequency in a tertiary care hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Biomedica Jan ;25(2):97-100.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important nosocomial pathogens world wide. The present descriptive study was carried out to determine the frequency of MRSA isolates in Jinnah Hospital Lahore, which is a major tertiary care hospital. Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) isolates recovered from various clinical samples received from inpatient departments of Jinnah Hospital Lahore (JHL) were included in the study. Screening for MRSA was done by modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique according to the CLSI guide lines. A total of 864 isolates of S. aureus were cultured. Two hundred and forty (27.77%) were found to be MRSA. Maximum isolation was from endotracheal tubes and ceritral venous (CV) catheters. Conclusion: MRSA infections are emerging as a serious health problem in our set up. Joint efforts by clinicians, clinical microbiologists, hospital management and public health authorities are required to meet the challenge of MRSA on the forefront.

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