Occurrence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Emerging Tertiary Care Hospital, Veraval, Gujarat, India

The present study was carried out to monitor the incidence of MRSA as an emerging pathogen in health care setting. In total of 36 clinical samples from men, women and children and also hand swabs of nursing staff and surrounding environment of GirSomnath District, Veraval Civil Hospital, Gujarat were collected and examined for the presence of MRSA. The collected samples were screened for the presence of MRSA and assessing their antimicrobial susceptibility testing, minimum inhibitory concentration as per CLSI (2017) guideline. The incidence rate of MRSA was found as 52.78%. The results indicate that the highest level of resistance was found to Penicillin (100%) and the least level of resistance was found to Tigecycline (4%). About 24% isolates were positive for mecA gene. The lack of health care facility (antimicrobial testing), poor hygienic practices, and awareness among the patient and healthcare workers may be plays a significant role in the presence of MRSA in the health care setting