Journals / Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni / 2010 / Cilt: 44 - Sayı: 3

Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Ataphylococcus Aureus strains isolated in Hacettepe University Adult Hospital in 2004-2005

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Erişkin Hastanesinde 2004-2005 yıllarında izole edilen hastane kaynaklı metisiline dirençli Staphylococcus Aureus suşlarının epidemiyolojik ve moleküler özellikleri

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Although PVL is known as a common virulence factor of community-acquired MRSA, HA-MRSA isolates in our center have a considerable rate of PVL positivity pointing out the importance of surveillance of the changing epidemiology of MRSA.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of hospital-acquired (HA)-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates by investigating the distribution of clinical samples according to the hospital wards, antibiotic susceptibility patterns, staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCCmec) types and the presence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) genes.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 110 MRSA isolates obtained from various clinical samples of inpatients at Hacettepe University Adult Hospital between January 2004 and December 2005 were included in the study.
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of hospital-acquired (HA)-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates by investigating the distribution of clinical samples according to the hospital wards, antibiotic susceptibility patterns, staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCCmec) types and the presence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) genes. A total of 110 MRSA isolates obtained from various clinical samples of inpatients at Hacettepe University Adult Hospital between January 2004 and December 2005 were included in the study. The identification of the isolates was done by BD Sceptor automated system (Becton Dickinson, USA). The mecA gene, SCCmec types and PVL genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was performed to examine the clonal relatedness. The susceptibility testing was performed for some antibiotics by E-test (AB Biodisk, Sweden) and for the others by disk diffusion methods according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommendations. The clinical samples (35 blood, 37 pus, 23 deep tracheal aspiration, 5 catheter, and 10 other samples) that yielded the MRSA strains were isolated from patients (71.5%) at intensive care units and surgical wards. All the isolates were positive for mecA gene. Of the isolates, 68 (61.8%) were harboring SCCmec type III, 38 (34.5%) SCCmec variant IIIB, and 3 (2.7%) SCCmec type IV. One isolate which was mecA gene positive could not be classified in any of the SCCmec types. PVL was positive in 14 (12.7%) of the isolates. All MRSA strains were susceptible to tigecycline, linezolid, vancomycin and teicoplanin; however, exhibited high rates (> 90%) of resistance to gentamicin, ciprofloxacin and rifampin. Susceptibility rates to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole was 90%, clindamycin 53% and erythromycin 32%. Eight pulsotypes were distinguished on the basis of PFGE (A, B, C, D, K, L, N, O). Of the total isolates, 92.7% belonged to pulsotype A. HA-MRSA strains predominantly isolated from pus and blood samples of inpatients at intensive care units and surgical wards in our hospital were multi-resistant. Majority of these isolates were SCCmec III, or variant IIIB type. Although PVL is known as a common virulence factor of community-acquired MRSA, HA-MRSA isolates in our center have a considerable rate of PVL positivity pointing out the importance of surveillance of the changing epidemiology of MRSA.

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Bu çalışmada Ocak 2004-Aralık 2005 tarihleri arasında Hacettepe Üniversitesi Erişkin Hastanesinde yatan hastalardan alınan çeşitli klinik örneklerden izole edilen hastane kaynaklı (HK) metisiline dirençli Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) izolatlarının (n= 110) epidemiyolojik ve moleküler özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. İzolatların elde edildiği klinik örnekler, servisler, antibiyotik duyarlılıkları, klonalite farklılıkları ile stafilokokal kromozomal kaset mec (SCCmec) ve Panton-Valentine Lökosidin (PVL) gen varlığı araştırılmıştır. İzolatların tanımlanması Sceptor otomatize sistemi (Becton Dickinson, ABD) ile yapılmıştır. MecA geninin yanı sıra SCCmec tipleri ve PVL gen varlığının saptanması için polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu (PCR) yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Klonal farklılıkların değerlendirilmesi için “pulsed field” jel elektroforezi (PFGE) uygulanmıştır. Çeşitli antibiyotiklere duyarlılık “Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)” önerilerine göre disk difüzyon ve E-test (AB Biodisk, İsveç) yöntemleriyle saptanmıştır. İzolatların elde edildiği klinik örnekler (37 püy, 35 kan, 23 derin trakeal aspirasyon, 5 kateter, 10 diğer) ağırlıklı olarak (%71) yoğun bakım üniteleri ve cerrahi servislerden elde edilmiştir. İzolatların tümünde mecA geni pozitif bulunmuş; 68 (%61.8)’inde SCCmec tip III, 38 (%34.5)’inde SCCmec varyant IIIB ve 3 (%2.7)’ünde SCCmec tip IV tespit edilmiştir. Bir suşta mecA geni pozitif olup, SCCmec tipleri arasında sınıflandırılamamıştır. PVL geni toplam 14 (%12.7) suşta pozitif bulunmuştur. İzolatların tümü tigesiklin, linezolid, vankomisin ve teikoplanine duyarlı iken; trimetoprim-sülfametoksazole %90, klindamisine %53, eritromisine %32’sinin duyarlı; gentamisin, siprofloksasin ve rifampine ise yüksek oranda (> %90) dirençli olduğu belirlenmiştir. Tüm MRSA suşları PFGE paternlerine göre değerlendirildiğinde 8 pulsotip (A, B, C, D, K, L, N, O) ayırt edilmiştir. İzolatların %92.7’sinin pulsotip A paterni gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Hastanemizde ağırlıklı olarak çeşitli yoğun bakım üniteleri ve cerrahi servislerde yatan hastaların püy ve kan örneklerinden izole edilen HK-MRSA izolatlarının çoklu ilaç direncine sahip olduğu gözlenmiştir. Bu izolatların büyük çoğunluğunun SCCmec III veya varyant tip IIIB taşıdığı belirlenmiştir. Toplum kökenli MRSA’nın bilinen bir virulans faktörü olan PVL, HK-MRSA izolatlarında da önemli oranda saptanmıştır. Bu durum MRSA izolatlarının değişen epidemiyolojisinin takibinin önemini vurgulamaktadır.

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AKOĞLU, H., ZARAKOĞLU, P., ALTUN, B., ÜNAL, S. (2010). Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Ataphylococcus Aureus strains isolated in Hacettepe University Adult Hospital in 2004-2005. Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni, Cilt: 44 - Sayı: 3, 343–355. https://ajindex.com/articles/298866

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