DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i08.006

Pages: 370-373

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health problem. Staphylococcus aureus is a commonest bacterium associated with community acquired and nosocomial infections. Methicillin resistant strains are increasingly being reported worldwide. In this study, we determined the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), isolated from various clinical specimens from a tertiary care hospital. The study comprised of 545 strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various clinical specimens using standard microbiological procedures. From these isolates, methicillin resistant strains were screened, and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was detected according to CLSI 2020 guidelines. Out of 545 strains a total of 358 Strains were found to be methicillin resistant. In this study all MRSA strains were Vancomycin sensitive and majority of the MRSA strains were linezolid susceptible. However, Vancomycin intermediate and Linezolid resistant strains has been reported in some studies, but not found in our study.