在韩国共和国的Staphylococcus argenteus细菌病
Minkyeong Lee1, Yunsang Choi1, Seong Jin Choi1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Microbiology spectrum
|January 10, 2024
概括
这项研究报告了韩国第一个STAPHYLOCOCCUS argenteus bacteremia的临床病例. 两名患者都经历了致命的结果,突出了对这种S. aureus复合体成员的认识的需要.
科学领域:
- 临床微生物学 临床微生物学
- 传染病 传染病 传染病
- 细菌学 细菌学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 阿根廷葡萄球菌和瑞士葡萄球菌在2015年被提出为新物种,与金黄色葡萄球菌不同.
- 这些物种被统称为S. aureus复合体.
- 在这项研究之前,韩国没有S. argenteus的临床报告.
研究的目的:
- 调查S. argenteus在韩国的存在和特征.
- 描述S. argenteus bacteremia的临床和微生物特征.
主要方法:
- 使用矩阵辅助激光脱/离子化飞行时间质谱法 (MALDI-TOF MS) 进行鉴定.
- 重新检查了存档的黄金色细菌菌病分离物 (2012-2018年).
- 病毒性基因和序列类型 (ST) 被分析.
主要成果:
- 在韩国发现了两例S. argenteus bacteremia病例 (一个来自档案,一个来自最近的隔离物).
- 这两种病例都与广泛的肺炎有关,并导致致命的结局.
- 隔离物含有多个毒性基因,但缺乏mecA和pvl;它们与已知的S. argenteusSTs.密切相关.
结论:
- 阿根廷葡萄球菌 (Staphylococcus argenteus) 是韩国的一种病原体,导致严重的侵入性感染.
- 临床医生必须区分S. argenteus和凝血酶阴性葡萄球菌,以确保适当的管理.
- 需要进一步的监测和报告,以了解其流行程度和影响.
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