Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and susceptibility profile to antimicrobials in hemodialysis patients using a protocol of seven collections
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease(2024)
摘要
Background
Patients colonized with Staphylococcus aureus in their nasal passages have a higher risk of acquiring infection, especially if they are immunocompromised or have comorbidities such as chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis (HD).
Objective
This study aimed to report the prevalence of nasal carriage of S. aureus among HD patients utilizing a seven-week sampling protocol and to assess the susceptibility of these isolates to various antimicrobial agents.
Methods
Over seven consecutive weeks, nasal swab samples were collected from 47 HD patients, resulting in a total of 329 samples. The microorganisms were identified using biochemical methods and subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing via disk diffusion and microdilution techniques.
Results
Out of all the patients analyzed, 25 individuals (53.19%) were found to be colonized by S. aureus, with 21 of them displaying intermittent colonization. Additionally, 38% showed positive results for S. aureus in only the 6th or 7th week of sampling. Within the 58 isolates, 17.2% (n=10) exhibited methicillin (oxacillin)-resistance and 25.86% (n = 15) displayed elevated vancomycin MIC values (2 µg/ml). Based on the results, daptomycin and gentamicin were found to be effective treatment options. However, 31% of the isolates (n=18) exhibited a MIC of 1 µg/ml for daptomycin.
Conclusion
Over half of the patients were colonized by S. aureus, but mostly on an intermittent basis. The identification of oxacillin resistance and high vancomycin and daptomycin MICs serve as warnings for possible future complications in managing bacteremia caused by S. aureus in these patients.
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Staphylococcus aureus,nasal colonization,intermittent carrier,vancomycin,oxacillin-resistance
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