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Research Article | Open Access
Anitha T.K.1 , Morubagal Raghavendra Rao2 , Ranjitha Shankaregowda2 , Rashmi P. Mahale2 , Sowmya G.S.2 and Vidyavathi B. Chitharagi2
1Department of Microbiology,Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, India.
2Department of Microbiology, JSSMC, JSSAHER, S.S. Nagar, Mysore – 570 015, India.
J Pure Appl Microbiol, 2019, 13 (3): 1797-1801 | Article Number: 5744
https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.13.3.56 | © The Author(s). 2019
Received: 15/07/2019 | Accepted: 30/08/2019 | Published: 12/09/2019
Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) and coagulase negative Staphylococci (CONS) are the commonest pathogens that lead to severe bacterial infections. It is a bacterium with consistent resistance development against commonly used antibiotics, with emergence of Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causing several infections in patients following hospitalization. Glycopeptides like vancomycin is used as primary drug for treating infectious diseases caused by MRSA. Due to indiscriminate use of vancomycin to treat MRSA, several strains with variable susceptibility to the same have emerged. Evaluation of Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) in the MRSA isolates obtained from clinical samples received in the diagnostic microbiology laboratory. About 120 Staphylococci obtained from different clinical samples in the diagnostic Microbiology laboratory, at tertiary health care center, South India, were included in the study. The isolates were identified and susceptibility to the relevant antibiotics was done by Vitek 2 an automated system. Vancomycin MIC was detected by Vitek 2 and E-test strip technique. Out of 120 Staphylococcal strains, 79(65.8%) S. aureus and 41(34.1%) CONS were isolated. Methicillin resistance was observed in 38 (48.1%) strains of S. aureus. Almost all 38 MRSA isolates were vancomycin sensitive with MIC range of 0.5 – 2µg/ml. Maximum isolates had MIC of 1 µg/ml i.e. 65.78% and 71% by E-Test and Vitek 2 respectively. The reported increased MIC of Vancomycin, though within the susceptible range, might experience poor clinical outcomes. Emergence and spread of resistance to glycopeptides like vancomycin needs to be kept in check by rapidly detecting the strains for resistance and strictly obeying the infection control practices.

Keywords

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)

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