Comparative analysis and validation of different assays for glycopeptide susceptibility among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

Bernard, Louis; Vaudaux, Pierre; Rohner, Peter; Huggler, Elzbieta; Armanet, Mathieu Pierre Jean; Pittet, Didier; Lew, Daniel Pablo; Schrenzel, Jacques

doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2004.01.012

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Title		Comparative analysis and validation of different assays for glycopeptide susceptibility among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains
Authors		Bernard, Louis Vaudaux, Pierre Rohner, Peter Huggler, Elzbieta Armanet, Mathieu Pierre Jean Pittet, Didier Lew, Daniel Pablo Schrenzel, Jacques
Published in		Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2004, vol. 57, no. 2, p. 231-239
Abstract		Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates exhibiting intermediate susceptibility to glycopeptides (GISA) is challenging for clinical microbiology laboratories. We compared three different screening assays for evaluating trends in decreased glycopeptide susceptibility during two periods. Ninety four and ninety five consecutive MRSA blood isolates from 189 bacteremic patients collected during periods A (1989-1994) and B (1999-2001), respectively, were screened in parallel for vancomycin or teicoplanin susceptibility by glycopeptide-containing brain-heart infusion agar (BHIA) tests, Etest MICs performed at a standard (0.5 McFarland) or high (2.0 McFarland) inoculum on Mueller-Hinton (MHA) or BHIA, respectively. Any MRSA isolate yielding <50 CFU (representing <10(-6) of the plated inoculum) on either BHIA containing 2 mg/l of vancomycin (V2-BHIA) or 5 mg/l of teicoplanin (T5-BHIA) was considered as fully susceptible to vancomycin or teicoplanin, respectively. The proportion of MRSA isolates yielding>50 CFU on either V2-BHIA or T5-BHIA significantly (P<0.01) increased from 7/94 (7.4 %) or 8/94 (8.5%) in period A to 16/95 (16.8 %) or 14/95 (14.7%) in period B, respectively. Vancomycin Etests MICs on MHA were of lower sensitivity (<30% and<65%), but high specificity (100% and 99%) on periods A and B isolates, respectively, compared to those on V2-BHIA. Vancomycin Etests MICs on BHIA were of a higher sensitivity (57% and 81%) but lower specificity (91% and 65%) compared to those on V2-BHIA, on periods A and B isolates, respectively, reflecting an unexpectedly high number of false positive isolates on period B isolates (28/95). Screening of decreased susceptibility to vancomycin or teicoplanin on V2-BHIA or T5-BHIA, respectively, may represent simple low-cost alternatives to Etest MICs, minimising the risk of missing potential GISA isolates.
Keywords		Anti-Bacterial Agents/ pharmacology — Blood/microbiology — DNA Fingerprinting — DNA, Bacterial/analysis/isolation & purification — Drug Resistance, Bacterial/genetics — Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field — Humans — Methicillin Resistance — Microbial Sensitivity Tests/ methods — Molecular Epidemiology — Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length — Sensitivity and Specificity — Staphylococcus aureus/ drug effects/isolation & purification — Teicoplanin/ pharmacology — Vancomycin/ pharmacology
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.01.012 PMID: 15063063
Full text		Article - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
Research group		Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)
Citation (ISO format)		BERNARD, Louis et al. Comparative analysis and validation of different assays for glycopeptide susceptibility among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. In: Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2004, vol. 57, n° 2, p. 231-239. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.01.012 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:7103