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Detection of vancomycin reduced susceptibility among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates using different susceptibility testing methods

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

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Tags

Medical Microbiology & Immunology

Advisors

Ezzat, Muna M. , Wali, Eiman E.

Authors

El-Battal, Heba Musaad Abdel-Atti

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:40:44

Available

2017-07-12 06:40:44

type

M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

Since the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin has been the standard treatment for MRSA infections. The incidence reduced susceptibility to vancomycin is increasing in various parts of the world. The vast majority of clinical laboratories use disk diffusion method as the routine susceptibility testing which is not accurate in detection vancomycin’s reduced susceptibility. In the present study we used broth microdilution, agar screening (BHI-V6 and BHI-V3) and E- test for detection of the resistance. BHI-V3 was found to be useful as a screening test.

Issued

1 Jan 2013

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/35799

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Thesis

Created At

28 Jan 2023