@article{Jha_Sapkota_Sharma_Mishra_Bhatt_2018, title={Screening for nasal carriage Staphylococcus aureus and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern among the health care workers in a tertiary care hospital, Nepal}, volume={7}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JKMC/article/view/21596}, DOI={10.3126/jkmc.v7i2.21596}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background: </strong>The presence of <em>Staphylococcus aureus </em>in anterior nares of health care workers may serve as a major source of infection in hospital environment and act as a reservoir for the spread of Methicillin Resistant <em>S. aureus </em>between patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study was conducted to determine the frequency of nasal carriage of <em>S. aureus </em>among the health care workers of Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital and to assess the antibioticsusceptibility patterns of the Methicillin Resistant <em>S. aureus </em>isolates.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A total of 200 health care workers involved in the management of patients from the intensive care unit, Operation Theatre, postoperative wards, different wards and emergency department were screened for <em>S. aureus </em>by collecting their nasal swabs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 200 health care workers, only 10(5%) were <em>S. aureus </em>nasal carriers. Out of 10 <em>S. aureus </em>strains isolated six (60%) were methicillin sensitive <em>S. aureus</em>whereas four (40%) were methicillin resistant <em>S. aureus</em>. The isolates were 100% sensitive to Linezolid, Vancomycin and Amikacin but showed highest resistant to Azithromycin (100%), followed by Cefixime (60%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study concluded that 5% of health care workers were <em>S. aureus </em>carriers and proportion of Methicillin Resistant <em>S. aureus </em>and Methicillin sensitive <em>S. aureus </em>was 60% and 40% respectively.</p><p><strong>Journal of Kathmandu Medical College</strong></p><p>Vol. 7, No. 2, Issue 24, Apr.-Jun., 2018, page: 64-67</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Kathmandu Medical College}, author={Jha, Beena and Sapkota, J and Sharma, M and Mishra, B and Bhatt, CP}, year={2018}, month={Nov.}, pages={64–67} }