降低了黄金葡萄球菌 (Staphylococcus aureus) 临床分离物中的万科胺素敏感性:一系列不太研究的不确定性
Christine E Tawfeek1, Sally Khattab1, Nermine Elmaraghy1
1Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
BMC infectious diseases
|October 30, 2024
概括
该研究发现,在临床隔离物中,抗万素黄金葡萄球菌 (VRSA) 的流行率较低,但异质的万素中间体黄金葡萄球菌 (hVISA) 的发病率显著. 这凸显了检测耐药性的潜在挑战,并强调了需要谨慎使用万科米辛的必要性.
科学领域:
- 临床微生物学 临床微生物学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 抗微生物耐药性 抗微生物耐药性
背景情况:
- 黄金葡萄球菌分离物与万科米MIC为2μg/ml与治疗失败和异质的万科米中间体黄金葡萄球菌 (hVISA) 现型有关.
- 旺科米辛耐药性基因 (van genes) 通常表明MIC较高,但异种耐药性往往被低估.
- 目前用于测试香草素敏感性的方法显示性能变化,使医院的治疗决策复杂化.
研究的目的:
- 调查临床黄金葡萄球菌 (Staphylococcus aureus) 隔离物中万科米辛耐药性和异种耐药性的流行情况.
- 评估不同的方法来检测减少的万科米辛敏感性和hVISA表型.
- 评估vanA和vanB基因的存在与万科米辛敏感性有关.
主要方法:
- 选了195个临床样本的金黄色细菌,确定了100个分离物.
- 使用赛福西盘和mecA基因检测抗甲素黄金色杆菌 (MRSA).
- 通过PCR对vanA和vanB基因进行查;使用vancomycin agar查,微稀释 (BMD) 和VITEK2.2评估降低的香草素敏感性.
- 使用PBP-AUC方法在血液中分离的hVISA查.
主要成果:
- 范菌素亚格查发现了16/96个具有降低敏感性的MRSA分离物;进一步测试证实7个是范菌素中间体S. aureus (VISA) 和1个是VRSA.
- 使用PAP-AUC方法检测到hVISA表型在16.7% (4/24) 的血液隔离物中.
- 通过PCR检测到5% (5/100) 的S. aureus分离物中发现了vanA基因,其中两个是VISA.
结论:
- 该研究报告了VRSA的低患病率 (1%),但在S. aureus血液分离物中,hVISA表型 (16.7%) 的显着存在.
- 百分之五十的分离物在阿加屏幕上显示敏感性降低,对BMD和VITEK2敏感,这表明潜在的检测限制.
- 在VSSA和VISA分离物 (5%) 中vanA的无声携带表明未被识别的因素有助于旺科米辛治疗失败,需要谨慎的处方.
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