Isolation and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Staphylococcus Aureus from Paper Currency.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 6
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Context: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of human infection worldwide and is endemic in both hospitals and the community. Paper currency has recently been identified as an important mode of spread by which Staphylococcus aureus infection may be transmitted since it is frequently transferred from one person to another. Management of severe Staphylococcus aureus infection is confounded by the penchant of the pathogen to develop antibiotic resistance. Aims: To study the incidence of presence of Staphylococcus aureus on paper currency and to identify the resistance pattern by Kirby-Bauer Disc Diffusion method. Settings and Design: prospective study carried out in the population of Cuttack city in SCBMCH, Cuttack, India Methods and Material: The study was conducted from feb 2013 to apr 2013. 200 numbers of paper currency was collected from different sources. Each sample was collected into a sterile bag and the currency notes were vortexed individually in a test tube containing 10ml of 0.8%NaCl for 10 minutes and inoculated to blood agar and mannitol salt agar. The isolated bacteria were identified to be S.aureus by standard bacteriological methods. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was determined by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected by using Cefoxitin disc(30mcg). Statistical analysis used: None Results: Out of 200 currency Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 44 (22%) notes .Maximum number of S.aureus was isolated from hospital staff & patient attendant followed by medicine store within hospital premises.Out of all isolates of Staphylococcus aureus . 36.7% was found to be MRSA . Maximum number of MRSA was isolated from hospital staff & patient attendant (62.5%) . Maximum suscepitibility was shown by linezolid followed by vancomycin. Conclusions: Presence of Staphylococcus aureus on currency clearly indicate that pathogenic microbe may spread this way. Public education on hand washing, proper handling and care of currency is advocated. Dirty & mutilated notes should be withdrawn from circulation from time to time.
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PATY BIMOCH P
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