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Research Article
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Microbial Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Against Commonly Used Antibiotics |
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Asma Nafeesa ,
Munir Ahmad Sheikh ,
Ikram-ul-Haq ,
Amer Jamil
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Zahida Parveen
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ABSTRACT
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A total of 60 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, 30 each
from upper respiratory tract as well as from post operative wound infections
were subjected to antibiogram studies. Staph. aureus isolates
from upper respiratory tract were found 30, 53.33 and 43.33% resistant
against ciprofloxacin, amoxycillin and chloramphenicol respectively.
A similar pattern of antibiotic resistance was observed against the
bacterial isolates from post operative sepsis. Susceptibility of ciprofloxacin,
amoxycillin and chloramphenicol in such cases was found only to be 43.33,
10 and 3.33% respectively. The high bacterial resistance appears to
be due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics.
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