Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus prevalence of nasal carriage among healthy MBBS students of Continental Medical College,Lahore

Aim: the objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of mrsa carriage among healthy medical students. duration: january 2016 to june 2016 settings: department of pathology,continental medical college lahore,attached with ch. rehmat ali memorial trust teaching hospital. method: a total of 200 healthy medical students (male and female) were included in this study. nasal swabs were taken and further processed for identification and antibiotic sensitivity. results: the results of our study show that 39 (19.5%) were positive for s. aureus among them 11 (5.5%) were carriers of mrsa. so it is concluded that nasal carriage of mrsa exists in medical students. s. aureus was higher among males while mrsa carriage was more in females. conclusion: it is concluded that nasal carriage of s. aureus and mrsa among medical students exists and that is worrisome because they can infect not only themselves but also others as well. © 2016,lahore medical and dental college. all rights reserved.