Andaleeb Gul Shabbir, Mujahid Ali, Adnan Nasir, Kashif Malik.
Prevalence and Sensitivity of Stayphlococcus Aureus in Sialkot - Pakistan.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):18.

Background: The resistance against the pathogens is increasing day by day leading to long hospital stay and life threatening diseases. Staphylococcus Aureus causes suppurative lesions which affects majority of patients coming to hospitals. Aim : To determine sensitivity of Staphylococcus Aureus and its prevalence among males and females in Sialkot-Pakistan. Study Design : Cross-sectional Study Place and duration of study : Department of Pathology, Allama-Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital Sialkot from January 2016 to January 2017. Method : Cross-sectional study was conducted at AIMTH sialkot by separating data of 100 patients having Staphylococcus Aureus infection, was cultured on Maconkey’s agar, confirmed by catalase and coagulase tests. Antibiotics sensitivity was carried using Kirby-Buer Disk. Results : Prevalence was 60% among males and 40% among females. The sensitivity to antibiotics were Linezolid (100%) , Teicoplanin (100%) , Vancomycin (95%) , Amikacin(81%), Fusicidic Acid(70%), Clindamycin (63%), Minocycline (65%), Doxycycline (59%), Gentamycin(57%), Augmentin(52%), Cefradine (46%), Moxifloxacin (44%), Septran (39%), Ciprofloxacin(29%), Cefoxitin(26%), Ofloxacin(23%), Levofloxacin(24%), Erthromycin(10%) and penicillin (03%).

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