Healthcare-associated (HA) and community-associated (CA) methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Bangladesh - Source, diagnosis and treatment.

ABSTRACT: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has long been a common pathogen in healthcare facilities, but now, it has emerged as a problematic pathogen in the community setting as well. This study reported source, diagnosis and treatment of HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA. A total of sixty-five clinical samples (urine, pus, wound swab) were collected from clinical origin of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. All the isolates were tested phenotypically by conventional methods and genotypically by PCR targeting nuc, pvl and mecA genes. Finally sequencing was carried out for pvl gene to know the mutagenic variation or any amino acid changes in pvl gene. Chi square test was employed for statistical analysis. Patients of age group 51-60 years are more susceptible (46.15%) to MRSA, CA-MRSA or HA-MRSA infection.

SUBMITTER: Parvez MAK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353753 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature