Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in Pakistan

• Published in: Khyber Medical University journal Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 182 - 6
• Main Authors: Arooj Sattar, Namra Mahmood, Zahra Riaz, Iram Yousaf, Rubeena Hafeez, Sakina Jamil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Khyber Medical University 30.09.2024
• Subjects: antimicrobial drug resistance; bloodstream infection; coagulase; cross infection; drug resistance, microbial; infections, nosocomial; linezolid; microbial sensitivity test; minimum inhibitory concentrations; multidrug resistance; nosocomial infections; staphylococcal infections; vancomycin

OBJECTIVE: To determine the antimicrobial resistance pattern in Linezolid-resistant coagulase negative staphylococcus (CoNS) isolates in Pakistan. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from February and July 2022, at a private laboratory in Lahore, with samples collected from various reg...