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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from community associated settings

Authors :
RANDHIR SINGH
SIMRANPREET KAUR
J S TOMAR
J P S GILL
Source :
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, Vol 90, Iss 3 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 2020.

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance is a cause of concern worldwide. Community settings are important reservoir of drug resistant microorganisms like Staphylococcus aureus. The present study was to determine the prevalence, phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic resistance pattern of S. aureus isolated from different community settings of university campus. A total of 300 swab samples were collected for isolation of S. aureus from different community settings at university campus of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, India. Confirmed S. aureus isolates were further subjected to antibiotic sensitivity by Epsilometer test (E-test) and detection of antibiotic resistance genes. The prevalence of S. aureus in the community samples was 12% (36/300). Methicillin Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) contamination among community was 3.33% (10/300). Among S. aureus isolates from community samples 63.8% (23/36) and all the MRSA isolates were multidrug resistant (MDR). Five out of 10 MRSA carried SCCmec type IVa, and 4 were pvl positive gene, therefore, designated as community associated MRSA (CA-MRSA). Phenotypic resistance to antibiotics ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, ceftriaxone clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was 69.4% (MIC ≥32 μg/ml), 63.9% (MIC 32 μg/ ml), 16.7% (MIC 16–64 μg/ml), 16.7% (MIC 256 μg/ml) and 8.3% (MIC 12–64 μg/ml), respectively. Resistance genes blaZ, mecA, tetK, tetM, ermB and aacA-aphD were present. Presence of MRSA and MDR variant in community settings is a public health concern, as cell phone, offices telephone, computer keyboard and tap faucet are commonly shared or touched by people. Therefore, have potential to disseminate widely, not only in the community settings but also in hospitals environment, complicating treatment.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03678318 and 23943327
Volume :
90
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.44788db50fe8497e988da2b638064915
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v90i3.102321