Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of methicillin resistant associated with pyogenic infections.

Background And Objectives: Staphylococcal infections are one of the major infectious diseases affecting globally in spite of advances in development of antimicrobial agents. Knowledge and awareness about the local pattern and prevalence of MRSA infections plays a key role in treatment. The aim of this study was to identify MRSA strains by phenotypic and genotypic methods and to analyze the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of MRSA strains from patients attending a tertiary care hospital.

Efficacy of the Stellate Ganglion Block Through the Lateral Approach Using Ultrasonogram and Fluoroscopy.

Objective: Stellate ganglion (SG) block can provide pain relief in sympathetically mediated painful conditions. SG block at the sixth cervical (C6) vertebra level through lateral approach under the ultrasonogram (USG) guidance is very safe but may spare the fibres supplying the upper limb. When the drug is given at the C6 subfascially, it spreads along the cervical sympathetic chain, blocking the head/neck and upper limb.