Endogenous methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus as a source of post-operative surgical site infections.

Objective: To determine frequency of Endogenous Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pre-operative patients and its frequency in Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) post operatively.

Methods: It was a descriptive cross sectional conducted at Department of Microbiology, Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi (FFH), Pakistan. Samples were collected from 1st November-31st May 2018.

Outbreak Of Extensively Drug Resistant Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia In Burn Unit.

Stenotrophomonas maltophiliais an emerging cause of nosocomial infections. We report an outbreak of XDR-Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection from burn unit of a tertiary care hospital in July 2016. The strain isolated was resistant to all antimicrobials tested but colistin.

Aerobic vaginal pathogens and their sensitivity pattern.

Background: The vaginal flora is a complicated environment, containing dozens of microbiological species in variable quantities and relative proportions. The frequent cause of vaginal discharge is an infection or colonization with different microorganisms. Some pathologic conditions causing vaginitis are well defined yet, 7-72% of women with vaginitis may remain undiagnosed and such forms of abnormal vaginal flora neither considered as normal, nor can be called bacterial vaginosis have been termed as 'intermediate flora' and its management probably differ from that of bacterial vaginosis.

Extended spectrum beta-lactamases in enteric gram-negative bacilli: related to age and gender.

Background: Extended Spectrum beta-Lactamases (ESBLs)-producing strains of Enterobacteriaceae have emerged as a major problem in hospitalized as well as community based patients. Infections due to ESBLs-producers range from uncomplicated urinary tract infection to life threatening sepsis. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of ESBLs-producing Gram- negative bacilli among clinical isolates.