Epidemiological profile and antifungal susceptibility pattern of species in a tertiary care hospital in Chandigarh, India.

Background And Purpose: species are ubiquitous in nature which are associated with fatal opportunistic invasive infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical details, as well as the antifungal susceptibility pattern of the patients with infections.

Materials And Methods: In total, 50 clinical isolates of from various samples were included in this study.

Optimization of multiple muco-cutaneous site sampling method for screening MRSA colonization in ICU.

Aims: Active screening for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers remains a vital component of infection control policy in any health-care setting. The relative advantage of multiple anatomical site screening for detecting MRSA carriers is well recognized. However, this leads to increase in financial and logistical load in a developing world scenario.