Prevalence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus [mrsa] infection laboratory study at mayo hospital lahore

To study the prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] so that recommendation can be made for their prevention and control. Design: 350 Staphylococcus MINUS strains were isolated from Swvab/pus and other specimens randomly. Place and Duration: The samples were processed in the Department of pathology King Edward Medical Lahore College, during June 2000 to December 2000. Subject/The specimens from various types of infection sites suspected on clinical ground were processed by Standard methods and antibiotic susceptibility testing of all the isolates was done by using modified Kirby Bauer Disc diffusion technique. Result: Of these 350 positive cultures for Staphylococcus aureus, 135 were found to be methicillin resistant [38.5%]. This study shows a high prevalence of MRSA, which is of serious concern in Pakistan, In addition to the economic burden for antibiotic treatment MRSA Infections are serious threat to patients and a challenge for doctors

Khoa; microbiological examination

Samples of " Khoa" collected from five different localities of Lahore were subjected to microbial analysis. The microbial examination showed quite variation in viable count, sporeformer, yeast, molds and coliforms. The total viable count of mould and sporeformer were maximum in the samples obtained from Mochigate. Yeast was absent and Fecal coliforms were present in all the samples. Maximum count of mould i.e. 700/g was found in samples obtained from Mochigate. Non-Fecal coliforms were also present in all of the samples

Occurrence of salmonella in ice cream and related products

In a microbiological examination of 70 packed and unpacked samples of ice cream and related products such as kulfi. kulfa, cones and ice cubes collected from different localities of Lahore, the total viable counts ranged from 1.0x10[4]/g to 6.0x10[6]/g. Salmonella occurred in 10 out of 70 samples [14.3%]. The maximum occurrence [75%] of Salmonella was recorded in samples collected from Muslim Town

Occurrence of rubella antibody IgG in general population

Four hundred cases from general population ranging from 0 to 30 years were screened for IgG Rubella antibody using ELISA technique. The prevalence of antibody increased parallel with increasing age.Infants of 0 age group were sampled along with their mothers for the detection of IgG Rubella antibody at the time of birth. The immune status of infants was similar to their mothers. However, in children of 2-23 months the seropositivity fell from 88% to 0% at the age of 6 months and remained so till the age of 23 months.Individuals of 2-30 years the incidence of IgG increased with an increase in age. The immune status of females of child bearing age [15-30] in the present study was 81.78% indicative of reasonable immunity against Rubella virus. Increasing antibody prevalence with increasing age in the general population is suggestive of presence of virus in the environment leading to its horizontal transmission