ASSESSING THE RESISTANCE TO MUPIROCIN IN MRSA-INFECTED INDIAN INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

Background: MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a prevalent infection linked with enhanced
multidrug resistance in a variety of therapeutic situations. With an increasing immediate need to combat MRSA infection,
the use of mupirocin as a decontamination strategy has increased dramatically.
Aim: The current study aims to investigate resistance to mupirocin in MRSA-infected people from an Indian background.
Methods: In the current investigation, Staphylococcus infection was detected in 130 analysed samples using normal
conventional phenotypic techniques. Kirby Bauer's disc diffusion technique was used to measure antibiotic susceptibility
in μg/ml mupirocin, while MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) was determined using MIC E-test strips.