在血液分离物中检测异常耐药的万科米辛中间体Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Meerabai Manoharan1,2, Sujatha Sistla1, Rajesh Amberpet3
1Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.
概括
斯塔菲洛科克血溶菌表现出万科异质抗性,这是治疗医院感染的挑战. 这项研究发现18.7%的分离物是异能耐药的,这突显了需要仔细选择和监测抗生素的必要性.
科学领域:
- 医学微生物学 医学微生物学
- 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:
- 血溶性葡萄球菌 (Staphylococcus haemolyticus) 是医院感染的重要原因之一.
- 在S. haemolyticus中出现万科米辛异能耐药性是一种治疗挑战,因为万科米辛在治疗严重感染中的关键作用.
- 了解万科米辛异能抵抗的流行率和机制对于有效的患者管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在临床血液分离物中确定异性耐温素中间体葡萄球菌血解菌 (hVISH) 的流行率.
- 为了评估脑心脏输液阿加与4μg/mL万科米辛 (BHIV4) 的疗效,用于异种抗药性查.
- 为了研究S. haemolyticus中科米辛异阻力的基础分子机制.
主要方法:
- 从住院患者中收集了166个S. haemolyticus血液分离物.
- 使用E-test. 测试来确定万科米的最小抑制度 (MIC).
- 使用BHIV4 agar查异阻力,并通过人口分析-概况曲线下的面积 (PAP-AUC) 确认.
- 在8个选定的分离物上进行全基因组测序.
主要成果:
- 通过E测试,所有分离物都对万科米辛敏感,但18.7%通过PAP-AUC显示异体电阻.
- 在检测异阻力方面,BHIV4表现出中度敏感性 (64.5%) 和高特异性 (97.8%).
- 全基因组测序揭示了各种操作子的突变,包括那些参与细胞壁合成和糖抗性的操作子.
结论:
- 显著比例的S. haemolyticus血液分离体表现出万科米辛异能抵抗,通常未被标准敏感性测试检测到.
- BHIV4查方法在敏感度上有局限性,当万科米辛MIC接近临床断点时,需要考虑替代抗生素.
- 鉴定新型突变为异体抗性的遗传基础提供了洞察力,有助于开发改进的诊断和治疗策略.
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