PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUSAUREUS (MRSA) IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PRIMARY PYODERMA

Authors

  • Mariam K Ali Medical Microbiology, the Status of Laboratory Animals, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.

Keywords:

Community-acquired primary pyoderma, Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

Although prevalence of MRSA strains is reported to be increasing, there are no studies of their prevalence in community-acquired primary pyodermas in Iraq.Aims: This study aimed at determining the prevalence of MRSA infection in community-acquired primary pyodermas.Methods: prospective survey carried out in Dermatology Department of Baghdad Teaching Hospital in Baghdad.Materials and Methods: Eighty-six patients with primary pyoderma, visiting the dermatology outpatient, were studied clinically and microbiologically. Sensitivity testing was done for vancomycin, sisomycin, gentamicin, framycetin, erythromycin, methicillin, cefazolin, cefuroxime, penicillin G and ciprofloxacin.Results: The culture positivity rate was 83.7%. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated in all cases except two. Barring one, all strains of Staphylococcus aureus were sensitive to methicillin. Conclusions: Methicillin resistance is uncommon in community-acquired primary pyodermas in Baghdad. Treatment with antibacterial active against MRSA is probably unwarranted for community-acquired primary pyodermas.

 

Published

2010-03-01

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PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUSAUREUS (MRSA) IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PRIMARY PYODERMA. ANJS 2010, 13 (1), 103-106.