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Objective. To identify infection-causing Enterococcus species in Cuban hospitalsand determine their susceptibility to antimicrobial drugs, as well as their resistance mechanisms. Methods. A total of 687 Enterococcus isolates from 30 Cuban hospitals in nine provinces of the country were studied over the period 20002009. The species were identified using both the conventional method and the automatic API® system.The minimum inhibitory concentration was determined for 13 antimicrobial drugs following the standards recommended by the Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute. The polymerase chain reaction technique was used to characterize the genes that were resistant to aminoglycosides, erythromycin, tetracycline, andglucopeptides. The presence of beta-lactamase was determined by the chromogenic cephalosporin test. Results. The most prevalent species were Enterococcus faecalis (82.9%) and E. faecium (12.2%). Resistance to glucopeptides (1.0%) was mediated by the vanA and vanB genes. The strains resistant to ampicillin (6%) did not produce beta-lactamases. A high percentage of resistance to aminoglycosides was observed. Gentamicin (31.0%) and streptomycin and amikacin (29.1%) were mediated by the aac(6)Ie-aph(2)Ia, aph(3)-IIIa, ant(6)Ia, and ant(3)(9) genes. A correlation was found between resistance to tetracycline (56.0%) and presence of the tet(M) (75.1%) and tet(L) genes (7.0%), while resistance to erythromycin (34.1%) was due to the erm(B) gene (70.9%). Conclusions. Resistance to vancomycin is infrequent in Cuba, as opposed to a high level of resistance to aminoglycosides, which may be indicative of treatment failures. The microbiology laboratory is a cornerstone of Enterococcus infectionsurveillance, along with ongoing monitoring of the susceptibility of these infections to antimicrobial drugs at a time when resistance of this microorganism is on the rise.
Objetivo. Identificar las especies de Enterococcus causantes de infecciones en hospitales cubanos, su susceptibilidad a los antimicrobianos y sus mecanismos de resistencia.Métodos. Se estudiaron 687 aislamientos de Enterococcus procedentes de 30 hospitalescubanos de nueve provincias del país durante el período de 2000 a 2009. La identificación de las especies se realizó mediante el método convencional y sistema automatizado API®. Laconcentración inhibitoria mínima se determinó para 13 antimicrobianos según las recomendaciones del Instituto de Estándares Clínicos y de Laboratorio. Se determinaron los genes de resistencia a aminoglucósidos, eritromicina, tetraciclina y glucopéptidos mediante reacciónen cadena de la polimerasa. La presencia de betalactamasa se determinó por el método de lacefalosporina cromógena. Resultados. Las especies más prevalentes fueron Enterococcus faecalis (82,9%) y Enterococcus faecium (12,2%). La resistencia a los glucopéptidos (1,0%) estuvo mediada por los genes vanA y vanB y las cepas resistentes a ampicilina (6%) no produjeron betalactamasas. Se observó un alto porcentaje de resistencia a los aminoglucósidos: gentamicina (31,0%) y estreptomicina y amikacina (29,1%) mediada por los genes aac(6)Ie-aph(2)Ia, aph(3)-IIIa, ant(6)Ia, ant(3)(9). Hubo correlación entre la resistencia a tetraciclina (56,0%) y la presencia de los genes tet(M) (75,1%) y tet(L) (7,0%), mientras que la resistencia a eritromicina (34,1%) obedeció al gen erm(B) (70,9%).Conclusiones. La resistencia a vancomicina es infrecuente en Cuba, a diferencia del alto nivel de resistencia a los aminoglucósidos, que sugiere posibles fracasos terapéuticos. El laboratorio de microbiología constituye un pilar fundamental de la vigilancia de las infecciones por cepas de Enterococcus y el monitoreo continuo de su susceptibilidad a los antimicrobianos,dado el incremento de la resistencia de ese microorganismo en el tiempo.
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Humanos , Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos , Enterococcus/genética , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas/microbiologia , Aminoglicosídeos/farmacologia , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Cuba , Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos/genética , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Enterococcus faecalis/enzimologia , Enterococcus faecalis/genética , Enterococcus faecalis/isolamento & purificação , Enterococcus faecium/enzimologia , Enterococcus faecium/genética , Enterococcus faecium/isolamento & purificação , Enterococcus/enzimologia , Enterococcus/isolamento & purificação , Genes Bacterianos , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas/epidemiologia , Especificidade da Espécie , Resistência a Vancomicina/genéticaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To identify infection-causing Enterococcus species in Cuban hospitals and determine their susceptibility to antimicrobial drugs, as well as their resistance mechanisms. METHODS: A total of 687 Enterococcus isolates from 30 Cuban hospitals in nine provinces of the country were studied over the period 2000-2009. The species were identified using both the conventional method and the automatic API(®) system. The minimum inhibitory concentration was determined for 13 antimicrobial drugs following the standards recommended by the Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute. The polymerase chain reaction technique was used to characterize the genes that were resistant to aminoglycosides, erythromycin, tetracycline, and glucopeptides. The presence of beta-lactamase was determined by the chromogenic cephalosporin test. RESULTS: The most prevalent species were Enterococcus faecalis (82.9%) and E. faecium (12.2%). Resistance to glucopeptides (1.0%) was mediated by the vanA and vanB genes. The strains resistant to ampicillin (6%) did not produce beta-lactamases. A high percentage of resistance to aminoglycosides was observed. Gentamicin (31.0%) and streptomycin and amikacin (29.1%) were mediated by the aac(6')Ie-aph(2")Ia, aph(3')-IIIa, ant(6)Ia, and ant(3")(9) genes. A correlation was found between resistance to tetracycline (56.0%) and presence of the tet(M) (75.1%) and tet(L) genes (7.0%), while resistance to erythromycin (34.1%) was due to the erm(B) gene (70.9%). CONCLUSIONS: Resistance to vancomycin is infrequent in Cuba, as opposed to a high level of resistance to aminoglycosides, which may be indicative of treatment failures. The microbiology laboratory is a cornerstone of Enterococcus infection surveillance, along with ongoing monitoring of the susceptibility of these infections to antimicrobial drugs at a time when resistance of this microorganism is on the rise.
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Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos , Enterococcus/genética , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas/microbiologia , Aminoglicosídeos/farmacologia , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Cuba , Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos/genética , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Enterococcus/enzimologia , Enterococcus/isolamento & purificação , Enterococcus faecalis/enzimologia , Enterococcus faecalis/genética , Enterococcus faecalis/isolamento & purificação , Enterococcus faecium/enzimologia , Enterococcus faecium/genética , Enterococcus faecium/isolamento & purificação , Genes Bacterianos , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas/epidemiologia , Humanos , Especificidade da Espécie , Resistência a Vancomicina/genéticaAssuntos
Enterococcus , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Cuba , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos , Aminoglicosídeos , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Enterococcus faecalis , Enterococcus faecium , Genes Bacterianos , Resistência a Vancomicina , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas , Infecção Hospitalar , Especificidade da EspécieRESUMO
Objetivos: conocer la prevalencia de especies de enterococos causantes de infecciones en niño, su virulencia, susceptibilidad antimicrobiana e infecciones más frecuentes. Métodos: se estudiaron 156 aislamientos de enterococos causantes de infecciones en niños ingresados en el Hospital Octavio de la Concepción y La Pedraja, Holguín. Se llevó a cabo la identificación de especies y detección de factores de virulencia por métodos fenotípicos. Se determinó la concentración inhibitoria mínima para vancomicina, ciprofloxacina, ampicilina, gentamicina, estreptomicina, cloranfenicol, nitrofurantoína, eritromicina, tetraciclina, levofloxacina y norfloxacina, según las normas del Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute. Resultados: las cepas se aislaron de sangre, orina, heridas quirúrgicas, piel y tejido blando, oído medio, vulva, punta de catéter, líquido peritoneal, vagina, esperma, líquido cefalorraquídeo, y otras fuentes. La especie prevalente fue Enterococcus faecalis, seguido por Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum y Enterococcus raffinossus, Enterococcus casseliflavus y Enterococcus avium. La producción de proteasa y hemolisina se detectó solo en E. faecalis. E. faecium mostró porcentajes más altos de resistencia a ampicilina, ciprofloxacina, norfloxacina, levofloxacina, mientras que E. faecalis mostró más resistencia a eritromicina, cloranfenicol y tetraciclina. De E. faecalis 58 aislamientos y 12 de E. faecium presentaron altos niveles de resistencia a gentamicina, así como 45 y 32,3 por ciento mostraron altos niveles de resistencia para estreptomicina, respectivamente. Se detectó una cepa de E. faecium resistente a vancomicina. Conclusiones: la circulación de cepas de enterococos virulentas y resistentes a diferentes antibióticos indica la necesidad del control de la infección enterocócica...
Objectives: to find out the prevalence of Enterococcus species causing child infections, their virulence, antimicrobial susceptibility and most frequent infections. Methods: One hundred and fifty six isolations from Enterococcus causing infections in children, admitted to Octavio de la Concepción y La Pedraja hospital in Holguin, were studied. The phenotypical methods allowed identifying species and detecting virulence factors. Following Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute requirements, minimal inhibitory concentration was determined for vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, ampicilline, gentamycin, streptomycin, chloranphenicol, nitrofurantoine, erythromycin, tetracycline, levofloxacin and norfloxacine. Results: Strains were isolated from the blood, the urine, surgical wounds, the skin and the soft tissue, the middle ear, the vulva, catheter point, peritoneal fluid, vagina, sperm, cerebrospinal fluid, and from other sources. The prevailing species was Enterococcus faecalis followed by Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum y Enterococcus raffinossus, Enterococcus casseliflavus y Enterococcus avium. Protease and hemolysin was only detected in E. faecalis. E. faecium accounted for the highest percentage of resistance to ampicillin, ciprofloxacine, norfloxacin, levofloxacin whereas E. faecalis was more resistant to erythromycin, chloranphenicol and tetracycline. Fifty eight E. faecalis isolates and 12 E. faecium isolates exhibited the highest levels of resistance to gentamycin, as well as 45 percent and 32.3 percent of samples had high levels of resistance to streptomycin respectively. A vancomycin-resistent E. faecium strain was detected. Conclusions: The circulation of virulent and multiple resistant Enterococcus strains indicates that Enterococcus infection need to be controlled and the importance of monitoring antimicrobial susceptibility...
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Humanos , Criança , Adolescente , Enterococcus/virologia , Infecção Hospitalar/complicações , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/métodos , Cuba , Epidemiologia Descritiva , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Objetivos: conocer la prevalencia de especies de enterococos causantes de infecciones en niño, su virulencia, susceptibilidad antimicrobiana e infecciones más frecuentes. Métodos: se estudiaron 156 aislamientos de enterococos causantes de infecciones en niños ingresados en el Hospital Octavio de la Concepción y La Pedraja, Holguín. Se llevó a cabo la identificación de especies y detección de factores de virulencia por métodos fenotípicos. Se determinó la concentración inhibitoria mínima para vancomicina, ciprofloxacina, ampicilina, gentamicina, estreptomicina, cloranfenicol, nitrofurantoína, eritromicina, tetraciclina, levofloxacina y norfloxacina, según las normas del Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute. Resultados: las cepas se aislaron de sangre, orina, heridas quirúrgicas, piel y tejido blando, oído medio, vulva, punta de catéter, líquido peritoneal, vagina, esperma, líquido cefalorraquídeo, y otras fuentes. La especie prevalente fue Enterococcus faecalis, seguido por Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum y Enterococcus raffinossus, Enterococcus casseliflavus y Enterococcus avium. La producción de proteasa y hemolisina se detectó solo en E. faecalis. E. faecium mostró porcentajes más altos de resistencia a ampicilina, ciprofloxacina, norfloxacina, levofloxacina, mientras que E. faecalis mostró más resistencia a eritromicina, cloranfenicol y tetraciclina. De E. faecalis 58 aislamientos y 12 de E. faecium presentaron altos niveles de resistencia a gentamicina, así como 45 y 32,3 por ciento mostraron altos niveles de resistencia para estreptomicina, respectivamente. Se detectó una cepa de E. faecium resistente a vancomicina. Conclusiones: la circulación de cepas de enterococos virulentas y resistentes a diferentes antibióticos indica la necesidad del control de la infección enterocócica..........(AU)
Objectives: to find out the prevalence of Enterococcus species causing child infections, their virulence, antimicrobial susceptibility and most frequent infections. Methods: One hundred and fifty six isolations from Enterococcus causing infections in children, admitted to Octavio de la Concepción y La Pedraja hospital in Holguin, were studied. The phenotypical methods allowed identifying species and detecting virulence factors. Following Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute requirements, minimal inhibitory concentration was determined for vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, ampicilline, gentamycin, streptomycin, chloranphenicol, nitrofurantoine, erythromycin, tetracycline, levofloxacin and norfloxacine. Results: Strains were isolated from the blood, the urine, surgical wounds, the skin and the soft tissue, the middle ear, the vulva, catheter point, peritoneal fluid, vagina, sperm, cerebrospinal fluid, and from other sources. The prevailing species was Enterococcus faecalis followed by Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum y Enterococcus raffinossus, Enterococcus casseliflavus y Enterococcus avium. Protease and hemolysin was only detected in E. faecalis. E. faecium accounted for the highest percentage of resistance to ampicillin, ciprofloxacine, norfloxacin, levofloxacin whereas E. faecalis was more resistant to erythromycin, chloranphenicol and tetracycline. Fifty eight E. faecalis isolates and 12 E. faecium isolates exhibited the highest levels of resistance to gentamycin, as well as 45 percent and 32.3 percent of samples had high levels of resistance to streptomycin respectively. A vancomycin-resistent E. faecium strain was detected. Conclusions: The circulation of virulent and multiple resistant Enterococcus strains indicates that Enterococcus infection need to be controlled and the importance of monitoring antimicrobial susceptibility ....................(AU)
