Study of antibiotic resistance pattern of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from samples of Ali Ebn Abi Talib hospital in 2014

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are one of the main bacteria responsible for development of nosocomial infections. Therefore, the detection and identification of these strains can be very effective in the treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of antibiotic MRSA strains isolated from clinical samples in Ali ibn Abi Talib hospital in 2014.
In this cross-sectional study, 119 isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aurous were isolated from 460 samples; antibiotic resistance pattern was studied by disk diffusion method. The MRSA strains were first approved by Cefoxitin disk.
The highest and lowest resistances were found in penicillin and vancomycin, respectively. Distribution of resistance in MRSA strains in children was allocated to the highest percentages.
According to the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance, especially for resistant strains to several antibiotics, rapid detection, on time and accurate resistant strains by using international standards, in order to make appropriate treatment options and preventing the spread of resistance between strains is necessary.