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Automated Susceptibility Testing With Vitek 2 Compared to MicroScan Reduces Vancomycin Alternative Therapy For
Dusten T Rose1, Alexander Moskhos1, Arya Wibisono1
1Ascension Seton, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Department of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA; College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Objectives:
Variability in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) with automated susceptibility testing instruments may influence methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference in vancomycin MIC values and the impact on vancomycin alternative therapy for MRSA bacteremia using the MicroScan and VITEK 2 automated systems.
Methods:
This was a retrospective multicenter cohort study of adult patients with MRSA bacteremia. Patients were stratified by susceptibility testing with MicroScan (May 2013-December 2016) or VITEK 2 (June 2017-February 2020). The primary outcome was vancomycin alternative therapy use. Secondary endpoints included MRSA MIC, 30-day mortality, 30- and 90-day readmission, and hospital length of stay (LOS).
Results:
A total of 193 patients were included for analysis: 89 in the MicroScan group and 104 in the VITEK 2 group. Vancomycin alternative therapy use was higher in the MicroScan group than the VITEK 2 group (56.2% vs 20.2%; p <0.001). Median MIC value was 2 mg/L and 1 mg/L for MicroScan and VITEK 2, respectively (p <0.001). Median hospital LOS was shorter in the VITEK 2 period (16 vs 12 days; p = 0.02). Thirty-day mortality (10.1% vs 7.7%; p = 0.555) and 90-day readmission (34.8% vs 29.8%; p = 0.457) did not significantly differ between MicroScan and VITEK 2 groups.
Conclusions:
VITEK 2 use was associated with lower reported vancomycin MICs and less use of vancomycin alternative therapy.
