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Online ISSN : 2349-8080 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorinchiefijcrbp@gmail.com |
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of nosocomial infections worldwide and outbreaks caused by MRSA are common. The present study investigated the prevalence of MRSA amongst school going children between the age group of 7 to 15 years. This study was carried out in Government Middle School. A total of 150 samples were collected and standard microbiological procedures were employed for isolation and screening of Staphylococcus aureus. The isolates were then subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing using disc diffusion technique against 6 antibiotics (ampicillin, vancomycin, methicillin, gentamycin, oxacillin and clindamycin). The prevalence of MRSA was reported as out of the 150 collected isolates 39 were found to be colonised with Staphylococcus aureus out of which 79.4% were MSSA and 20.5% were MRSA. Majority of the S.aureus isolates showed resistance towards ampicillin (94.87%), oxacillin (37.00%) and clindamycin (80.00%).
