DEEPAK KUMAR SHARMA, JASINA, RICHA PANWAR, MONIKA YADAV, SONIA GOEL* AND MOHINDER SINGH
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugram-122 505 (Haryana),
India
*(e-mail : soniabansalsgt@gmail.com; Mobile : 9711817426)
(Received : December 2, 2021; Accepted : February 10, 2022)
ABSTRACT
A total of 30 positive blood culture samples from paediatrics wards, general medicine and general surgery
in the Department of SGT Medical and Research Institute, Gurugram were analyzed for bacterial profile
and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus. The samples were collected following
standard microbiological techniques as part of the routine clinical management of the patient. Antibiotic
susceptibility testing was done on pure culture isolates employing disc-diffusion method for the commonly
used antibiotics. Most of the patients (60%) were found positive from the paediatrics wards due to the
immaturity of the immunity system in children. Sensitivity test showed that S. aureus from diverse
blood cultures was found sensitive to different antibiotics as co-trimoxazole (23.3%), ciprofloxacin (16.6%),
gentamycin (50%), vancomycin (100%), linezolid (96.6%), tetracycline (76.6%), clindamycin (43.3%),
doxycycline (16.6%), cefoxitin (36.6%), minocycline (76.6%), penicillin-G (10%), erythromycin (33.3%)
and azithromycin (3.3%). The study can be a potential tool in diagnosing and treating effectively the
impact of S. aureus.
Key words: : Staphylococcus aureus, antibiotic resistance, automated blood culture system, Vitek2 compact system