Investigation of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates by Using Disc Diffusion, Chromogenic Media, Gradient Diffusion Test, Oxacillin Agar Screening Methods

Hortaç, Elvan; Evren, Ebru; Altunay, Fikret; Kuyucu, Utku; Ergen, Okan

doi:10.5222/tmcd.2016.040

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“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains cause significant health problems worldwide, thereby warranting a fast and accurate method to determine methicillin resistance [1] . Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus lineages is associated with mutated penicillin-binding protein 2a, which is coded by the mecA gene [2] .…”

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“…Nevertheless, because all laboratories do not have access to molecular techniques, various phenotypic methods were used to determine methicillin resistance. Among these, the cefoxitin disc diffusion test (CDD, 30 µg, Oxoid, England) has been reported to be suitable in determining methicillin resistance by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) [9] , and supported by various publications [1,2,10] . Furthermore, automatized diagnostic systems that are currently being used in several microbiology laboratories were investigated for their sensitivity in the determination of MRSA.…”

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Comparison of Cefoxitin Disc Diffusion and Phoenix Automated System with mecA/mecC PCR for Determination of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates and Investigation the Presence of PVL Gene

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2019

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Introduction:A fast and accurate determination of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus strains is vital. This study aimed to compare the sensitivity and specificity of the cefoxitin disc diffusion (CDD) test and BD Phoenix automated system considering mecA/mecC positivity as the gold standard and to investigate the presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) toxin gene, a crucial virulence factor of S. aureus strains. Materials and Methods: Overall, 179 Staphylococcus aureus strains from various clinical samples were included. Antibiotic sensitivity was tested using the Phoenix automated system and by applying the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method for cefoxitin (30 μg). The mecA, mecC, and PVL presence was determined using the conventional multiplex polymerase chain reaction method. mecA/mecC positivity was considered as the gold standard. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 15.0 for Windows (Chicago, IL, USA). Results: Overall, 91 strains (50.8%) were mecA positive and identified as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). No isolates containing the mecC gene were detected. The Phoenix automated system falsely identified six methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) isolates, which were mecA and mecC negative as MRSA. The sensitivity and specificity of the CDD test were found to be 100% in determining MRSA, and the sensitivity and specificity the Phoenix automated system were 100% and 93.2%, respectively. The PVL positivity rate in MRSA and MSSA strains was 6.5% and 7.4%, respectively. All PVL-positive strains were isolated from the skin and soft tissues. Conclusion:The CDD test is a reliable method for routine procedures. Methicillin-sensitive strains can be determined as MRSA via the Phoenix automated system. Nevertheless, mecC-controlled MRSA should not be excluded from methods used for determining methicillin resistance. Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin gene should be determined to enable clinicians to understand the infection severity. Giriş: Staphylococcus aureus kökenlerinde metisilin direncinin hızlı ve doğru bir şekilde belirlenmesi hayati öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, mecA/ mecC pozitifliği altın standart kabul edilerek, sefoksitin disk difüzyon (CDD) testinin ve BD Phoenix otomatize sisteminin duyarlılık ve özgüllüklerinin karşılaştırılması ve S. aureus kökenlerinin önemli bir virülans faktörü olan Panton-Valentine lökosidin (PVL) toksin geni varlığının araştırılması amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çeşitli klinik örneklerden elde edilmiş toplam 179 S. aureus suşu çalışmaya dahil edildi. Antibiyotik duyarlılığı, Phoenix otomatize sistemi ve sefoksitin (30 μg) için Kirby-Bauer disk difüzyon yöntemi uygulanarak test edildi. mecA, mecC ve PVL genlerinin varlığı konvansiyonel Staphylococcus aureus İzolatlarında Metisilin Direncinin Belirlenmesinde Sefoksitin Disk Difüzyon ve Phoenix Otomatize Sisteminin mecA/mecC PZR Yöntemi ile Karşılaştırılması ve PVL Gen Varlığının Araştırılması Abstract Öz

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%