Detection of inducible clindamycin (iMLSB) resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in tertiary care centre of South India.

Abstract

Macrolides have been known for >5 decades.Macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) antibiotics are commonly used in treatment of staphylococcal infections. Clindamycin is also used as an alternative for patients who are allergic to penicillin. In the present study Staphylococcus aureus isolates was done to find out the percentage of Staphylococcus aureus having inducible clindamycin resistance in our geographic area by using Dtest. Various clinical samples like pus, urine, stool, sputum, blood and other body fluids of patients attending Shri B M Patil Medical College and Hospital were selected