Prevalence of MRSA in ICU in a Tertiary Care Hospital

ABSTRACT

MRSA is a major nosocomial pathogen. It causes severe morbidity and mortality all over the world. MRSA strains are prevalent around the world. In India it is responsible for 25%–50%. Methods: The study included 379 samples from various critical care units. The study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology at Prasad Institute Of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. The duration of study was over a period of three months. Results: In our study, we found that out of total 379 samples ,200 were isolated as Staphylococcus aureus . The prevalence of MRSA cases in ICU was 10.2%. Conclusion: MRSA is an important pathogen for nosocomial infections so studying prevalence of this pathogen in various clinical samples and screening for MRSA colonization in health care workers will help in hospital infection control practices