Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of oxacillin-susceptible and mecA positive Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in Uruguay

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The aim of this study was to characterize phenotypically and genotypically 27 mecA positive Staphylococcus aureus strains with oxacillin MICs of ≤2μg/ml by Vitek 2, isolated in different regions of Uruguay. Susceptibility to oxacillin and cefoxitin was studied by gradient diffusion, disk diffusion to cefoxitin, and Phoenix and MicroScan systems. PBP2a was determined. SCCmec typing was performed and the isolates were compared by PFGE. Twenty-six isolates were susceptible to oxacillin; one strain was susceptible to cefoxitin by disk diffusion and 3 strains by gradient diffusion. Phoenix and MicroScan panels detected methicillin resistance in 25 and 27 strains, respectively. Twenty-six strains tested positive for PBP2a. Twenty-six strains carried SCCmec V and 24 belonged to pulsotype A. One strain carried SCCmec IV and did not belong to pulsotype A. Cefoxitin disk diffusion test and PBP2a detection correctly identified 26 of these 27 strains as MRSA. PFGE results suggest the dissemination of a cluster of MRSA carrying SCCmec V.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Revista Argentina de microbiologia - 54(2022), 4 vom: 17. Okt., Seite 293-298

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pardo, Lorena [VerfasserIn]
Giudice, Guillermina [VerfasserIn]
Mota, María Inés [VerfasserIn]
Gutiérrez, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Varela, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Algorta, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Seija, Verónica [VerfasserIn]
Galiana, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Aguerrebere, Paula [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Mónica [VerfasserIn]
Varela, Gustavo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6OEV9DX57Y
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Cefoxitin
Grupo de PFGE
Heteroresistance
Heterorresistencia
Inducible resistance
Journal Article
MecA
MecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus
OS-MRSA
Oxacillin
Oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
PFGE cluster
Resistencia inducible
Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la oxacilina
UH95VD7V76

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Date Completed 20.12.2022

Date Revised 22.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ram.2022.05.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342468987