International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 3and4

Antimicrobial activity assessment confirms tetracyclev sensitivity against isolated strain of methktllin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA-MSU-101)

Department of Microbiology, International Medical School, Management & Science University, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Kartikeya Tiwari Senior Lecturer Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management & Science University, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia Email: kartikeya_tiwari@msu.edu.my

Online published on 5 October, 2018.

Abstract

A large number of micro-organisms colonize in human body. These resident microbes gives protection to the healthy human body, but at the same time when the immune system of an individual is weakened these microbes can become pathogenic and can cause infection. These microbes are adapting to the human environment very fast and using various mechanisms for survival and pathogenicity. Recently several cases has been reported of multi drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus especially in hospital settings. In this connection, present paper discusses the assessment of antimicrobial activity of isolated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain (MRSA-MSU-101) and confirms the tetracyclin sensitivity against the isolated strain. Initially, isolation of Staphylococcus aureus strains from skin of various community people has been carried out, then the screening has been done for the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain. One strain shown methicillin resistance labelled as MRSA-MSU-101 and considered as potentially pathogenic. This strain MRSA-MSU-101 has shown significant susceptibility against tetracyclin Therefore, tetracyclin antibiotic is recommended for treatment against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.

Keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Gram positive, Catalase, Drug resistance, Tetracyclin