International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Keshav Bimal
Department of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna, IndiaPublications
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Research
Study of Hospital Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bihar
Author(s): Suprakash Das*, Keshav Bimal, Namrata Kumari and Shailesh Kumar
Objective: There has been a steady increase in the prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infections throughout the world, especially in hospital settings, and is exacerbated by its ability to cause cross infections, colonization, and resistance to multiple classes of commonly used antimicrobials. There are various risk factors associated with MRSA infections among hospitalized patients. Studies which focus on current antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and risk factors associated with such important pathogen are scanty for this region and will be of great importance in the prevention and proper antimicrobial therapy for such infections. Methods: Patients admitted to various departments of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna in the duration of February 2014 to November 2015 were in.. Read More»
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