In vitro efficacy of Daptomycin against clinical isolates of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Authors Asim Ali Shah Department of Microbiology, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Shahid Ahmad Abbasi Department of Microbiology, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Yasir Ali Department of Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan (Rawalpindi Campus), Pakistan Ayesha Maqbool Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan (Rawalpindi Campus), Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.145 Abstract This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the Department of Microbiology, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, from March 2019 to September 2019 to determine the in vitro efficacy of Daptomycin against clinical isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Consecutive non-probability sampling technique was used and a total number of 270 patients’ Pan Cultures having MRSA growth on Cefoxatin Disc with size less than 22 mm zone size were included in the study. Cultures were inoculated on MacConkey, Chocolate and Blood agar and then incubated for 24 hours at 37 degree Celsius. After incubation, Coagulase test, Catalase test and Gram staining technique were used for further identification. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the isolates for Daptomycin was obtained by using E strips (Oxoid UK) according to Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines. Continuous... Downloads Full Text Article Published 2020-11-04 How to Cite Asim Ali Shah, Shahid Ahmad Abbasi, Yasir Ali, & Ayesha Maqbool. (2020). In vitro efficacy of Daptomycin against clinical isolates of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 71(1), 338–340. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.145 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 71 No. 1 (2021): JANUARY "B" Section Short Communication