2007
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702007000400009
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Detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pediatric patients: is the cefoxitin disk diffusion test accurate enough?

Abstract: We evaluated the performance of several methods for the detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus using 101 clinical S. aureus isolates from pediatric patients in a tertiary hospital in Brazil; 50 isolates were mecA-positive and 51 were mecA-negative. The Etest and oxacillin agar screening plates were 100% sensitive and specific for mecA presence. Oxacillin and cefoxitin disks gave sensitivities of 96 and 92%, respectively, and 98% specificity. Alterations of CLSI cefoxitin breakpoints incre… Show more

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“…The superiority of cefoxitin on MRSA detection is because cefoxitin act as strong inducer onmecA Gene regulatory system (Swenson JM, et al, 2007). Cefoxitin is easier to interpret and to read (Felten, A., 2002;Mimica, 2007Pottumarthy, S., T. R. Fritsche, dan R. N. Jones, 2005. MRSA resistance mechanism toward cefoxitin is because its difficulties to be broken by drugs; lossspecific penicillin binding protein (PBP); anddrugs degradation by betalaktamase (Yati & Gan, 2007).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The superiority of cefoxitin on MRSA detection is because cefoxitin act as strong inducer onmecA Gene regulatory system (Swenson JM, et al, 2007). Cefoxitin is easier to interpret and to read (Felten, A., 2002;Mimica, 2007Pottumarthy, S., T. R. Fritsche, dan R. N. Jones, 2005. MRSA resistance mechanism toward cefoxitin is because its difficulties to be broken by drugs; lossspecific penicillin binding protein (PBP); anddrugs degradation by betalaktamase (Yati & Gan, 2007).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cefoxitin can be used as MRSA detection both by diffusion or gel dilution (Clarence J. Fernandes, et al, 2005). Cefoxitin result is easier to be interpreted and more readable (Felten, A., 2002;Mimica, 2007Pottumarthy, S., T. R. Fritsche, dan R. N. Jones, 2005. Cefoxitin sensitivity on MRSA detection is mediated by mec-A gene (Swenson, J. M., et al, 2007).…”
Section: Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Towards Meticillin Antibiotimentioning
confidence: 99%
“…aureus meticilina resistente (MRSA) tornouse o maior problema clínico e epidemiológico na última década, 16 estando envolvido em infecções nosocomiais e comunitárias encontrando se espalhado em todo o mundo. 17 Este fato levou ao uso em excesso dos glicopeptídios, especialmente a vancomicina e, com isso, surgiram cepas de S. aureus resistentes à vancomicina (Vancomycinresistant S. aureus VRSA).…”
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“…16,24,25 Nas Tabelas 1 e 2, podemos observar que, além dos altos índices de resistência aos agentes βlactâmicos, houve resistência a outras classes de antimicrobianos como: macrolídeos, aminoglicosídeos, lincosamidas e quinolonas, apresentando taxas de resistência superiores a 75%. Frente à levofloxacina, apenas 21,92% das cepas foram sensíveis (Tabela 1), dado esse que está de acordo com um estudo anterior, realizado no mesmo nosocômio, por Tizzotti et.…”
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