Drovashti Seepersaud

Determination of MICs of Methicillin-resistant and Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from a Tertiary-care Hospital in Guyana

Drovashti Seepersaud, Tereasia Ramlochan & Paul Cheddie · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Objective: Previous studies done in the hospital setting in Guyana have shown that the frequency of isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates far exceeds the worldwide estimate of 50%. These past studies have been based on the use of the Kirby-Bauer disk d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230256

Detection of Oxacillin (Methicillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from a Tertiary-care Hospital, Georgetown, Guyana

Paul Cheddie, Drovashti Seepersaud & Tereasia Ramlochan · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Background and Aim: Methicillin-resistant Staphylocccus aureus (MRSA) continues to be a major problem globally. Previous data had suggested that the prevalence of MRSA infections in the tertiary hospital setting was 51%. The aim of this study was to conduct a point prevalence sur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i630182