Anacan, Ivy Jane C. <br/><br/>
Prevalence, phenotypic characteristics and anti-biograms of the clinical isolates of methicillin resistant (staphylococus aureus (MRSA) among pediatric patients / 
by Ivy Jane C. Anacan 
 - Indang, Cavite :  Cavite State University- Main Campus,  2008. 
 - xii, 47 pages :  illustrations ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Thesis (BS Biology - - Microbiology) Cavite State University 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>College of Arts and Science (CAS)  College of Arts and Science (CAS) 
<br/><br/> ANACAN, IVY JANE CORTEZ. PREVALENCE, PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS AND ANTIBIOGRAMS OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus AMONG PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE. Undergraduate Thesis, Bachelor of Science in Biology. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. April 2008.Adviser: Dr. Yolanda A. Ilagan <br/>A study was conducted to assess the prevalence rate, phenotypic characteristics and antibiograms of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among pediatric patients in General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital Trece, Martires City, and Cavite. Nasal swab and questionnaire were provided to each pediatric patient. From 155 children who participated in the study, 88 (57%) were positive for S. aureus while 27 (17%) were positive for MRSA. All isolated S. aureus colonies were yellow, circular and with entire margin. The isolates differed in hemolysis: 17 (63%) were gamma hemolytic while 10 (37%) were beta-hemolytic when grown on Blood Agar Plates. The MRSA isolated from pediatric patient were highly susceptible to kanamycin, tetracycline, gentamicin, norfloxacin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, vancomycin, lincomycin, clindamycin, rifampicin, and streptomycin .MRSA isolates exhibited low intermediate resistance to B-lactam and non- B-lactam antibiotics. The MRSA isolates resistant in 13-lactam were 15 (56%) while in non- B-lactam,19 (79%) MRSA isolates were resistant to nalidixic acid. Four MRSA isolates exhibited mono-drug resistance, five bi-drug resiatance two each tri- and tetra-drug resistance and one each hepta- and hexa-drug resistance to non-B-<br/>lactam antibiotics. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of 13-lactam and non-13-lactam antibiotics to MRSA isolates ranged from less than 4 1.1g/m1 to more than 328 µg/ml. The demographic characteristics of the pediatric patients such as gender, age, address, residential area and number of siblings were not significantly related with MRSA acquisition among pediatric patients in General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital Trece Martires City. <br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communicable diseases<br/>Biological warfare<br/>Insects as carriers of disease
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.9   / An1 2008