Abstract:Objective To culture the clinical isolates of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and compare the efficacy of single and combined use of Vancomycin against MRSA infection. Methods Agar dilution method was applied to confect broth culture medium, which was used to culture 1×1010 CFU/ml concentration of bacteria. The mutant prevention concentrations of single and combined use of Vancomycin for 10 clinical isolates of MRSA were determined, and then the corresponding selection index and the frequency of drug resistance were calculated. Results For the 10 MRSA isolates, the selection indexes of Vancomycin used alone were 16-64, the selection indexes of Vancomycin combined with Rifampicin were 2-6, and the selection indexes of Vancomycin combined with Fosfomycin were 1-8; meanwhile the frequency of drug resistance showed a downward trend. Conclusions Compared to single use, Vancomycin combined with Rifampin or Fosfomycin can reduce the mutant prevention concentration for MRSA, and narrow the drug-resistant mutant selection window, and prevent the production of drug-resistant mutant bacteria.