Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and multidrug resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples at a tertiary care teaching hospital: an observational, cross-sectional study from the Himalayan country, Nepal.
Prashant AdhikariDeepak BasyalJunu Richhinbung RaiLaxman BharatiArjun BudthapaKul Prasad GhartiShiv Kumar SahPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Our study indicated a high rate of MRSA and MDR-SA (Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) prevalence in a Nepalese tertiary care hospital. Therefore, given the widespread burden of MRSA and the threat of the emergence of resistance to commonly used antibiotics, there is a need for the development, adoption and enforcement of appropriate control policies in these hospital settings. Regular surveillance, reporting mechanism as well as prudent use of antimicrobial agents are crucial to combating the progression of MDR-MRSA prevalence and antibiotic resistance.
Keyphrases
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- staphylococcus aureus
- tertiary care
- multidrug resistant
- risk factors
- public health
- adverse drug
- biofilm formation
- healthcare
- drug resistant
- gram negative
- acinetobacter baumannii
- acute care
- electronic health record
- emergency department
- escherichia coli
- pseudomonas aeruginosa