MRSA COLONISATION AND DISEASE SEVERITY IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS

Dr. Vidya B; Dr. Priya Ashok; Dr. Geetha Raveendran

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

MRSA COLONISATION AND DISEASE SEVERITY IN ATOPIC DERMATITIS

Dr. Vidya B, Dr. Priya Ashok, Dr. Geetha Raveendran

Abstract :

Introduction: Atopic dermatitis is an eczematous highly pruritic chronic inflammatory skin disease. Atopic dermatitis patients are more frequently colonised by Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA when compared with healthy people. In this study we have attempted to find out the proportion of patients with MRSA colonisation in Atopic dermatitis and to find out any association between MRSA colonisation and disease severity. Materials and methods:After taking informed consent from the patient/ guardian, clinical details were collected. Two swabs were collected one from the anterior nares and the other from the affected area from the skin and send for culture and sensitivity. Result: The prevalence of Staph aureus in the study population was 62.7% and MRSA was 13.3%. All MRSA strains were sensitive to Vancomycin and Linezolid. Conclusion: We didn�t find a statistically significant association between MRSA colonisation and disease severity.The information collected in this study helped to know the prevalence of MRSA in our region and the antibiotic sensitivity pattern.