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ArticleInfectious diseases2021

Methicillin-Resistant

Sajina Dhungel, Komal Raj Rijal, Bindeshwar Yadav, Binod Dhungel, Nabaraj Adhikari, Upendra Thapa Shrestha, Bipin Adhikari, Megha Raj Banjara, Prakash Ghimire

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Article in Infectious diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sajina DhungelCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Komal Raj RijalCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-8236
Bindeshwar YadavShaid Gangalal Heart Center, Banbasari, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Binod DhungelCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-9109
Nabaraj AdhikariCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Upendra Thapa ShresthaCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bipin AdhikariCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Megha Raj BanjaraCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prakash GhimireCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tribhuvan University · NPShahid Gangalal National Heart Centre · NPUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMethicillin Resistant

methodsA total of 524 clinical samples (blood, urine, sputum) were collected and processed. Bacterial isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) and screening for MRSA was carried out by cefoxitin disc diffusion method. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of vancomycin for MRSA was established by agar dilution method and chromosomal DNA was extracted and used in polymerase chain reaction targeting the

resultsOut of 524 specimens, 27.5% (144/524) showed bacterial growth. Among 144 culture positive isolates,

conclusionsHigh prevalence of MRSA among the cardiac patients indicates the increasing burden of drug resistance among bacterial isolates. Since infection control is the crucial step in coping with the burgeoning antimicrobial resistance in the country, augmentation of diagnostic facilities with routine monitoring of drug resistance is recommended.

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PMID34483665
PMCPMC8414605
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