Antibiotic Resistance Trends in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in Kuwait Hospitals: 2011-2015.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance trends and carriage of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) genetic elements in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated in Kuwait hospitals to ascertain whether they were healthcare associated (HA-...

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Publicado en:Medical Principles & Practice Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 485 - 491
Autores principales: Udo, Edet E., Boswihi, Samar S.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Karger AG Dec2017
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        atl: Antibiotic Resistance Trends in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in Kuwait Hospitals: 2011-2015.
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          Udo, Edet E.
          Boswihi, Samar S.
        affil: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
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          Bacterial Proteins
          Antibiotics Pharmacodynamics
          Hospitals
          Drug Resistance, Microbial Drug Effects
          Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Drug Effects
          Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
          Drug Resistance, Microbial
          Genotype
          Cross Infection Microbiology
          Kuwait
          Microbial Culture and Sensitivity Tests
          Human
      ab: Objective: The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance trends and carriage of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) genetic elements in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated in Kuwait hospitals to ascertain whether they were healthcare associated (HA-MRSA) or community associated (CA-MRSA).Materials and Methods: In total, 6,922 MRSA isolates obtained from different clinical samples were tested for resistance to antibiotics, urease production, and carriage of SCCmec elements.Results: All MRSA isolates were susceptible to linezolid, vancomycin, and teicoplanin. However, some isolates were resistant to kanamycin (2,979; 43%), ciprofloxacin (2,955; 42.7%), erythromycin and clindamycin (2,935; 42.4%), fusidic acid (2,858; 41.2%), gentamicin (2,665; 38.5%), tetracycline (2,652; 38.3%), and trimethoprim (2,324; 33.5%). Whereas the prevalence of resistance to most antibiotics showed annual variations, those resistant to chloramphenicol and rifampicin increased from 2.6 and 0.1% to 9.6 and 1.6%, respectively, and high-level mupirocin resistance declined from 9.3% in 2011 to 3.6% in 2015. In total, 3,244 (53.9%) of the isolates carried SCCmec IV followed by SCCmec III (1,737; 28.8%) and SCCmec V (890; 14.8%). SCCmec I (21; 0.3%) and II (79; 0.8%) occurred sporadically. A total of 3,651 (60.7%) of the isolates belonged to the CA-MRSA genotype and 2,290 isolates (38.1%) were identified as HA-MRSA.Conclusion: This study demonstrates changes in antibiotic resistance patterns of MRSA over time and reinforces the value of surveillance in detecting such changes for the benefit of infection control and patient management.
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