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Mao YC, Chuang HN, Shih CH, Hsieh HH, Jiang YH, Chiang LC, Lin WL, Hsiao TH, Liu PY. An investigation of conventional microbial culture for the Naja atra bite wound, and the comparison between culture-based 16S Sanger sequencing and 16S metagenomics of the snake oropharyngeal bacterial microbiota. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021; 15:e0009331. [PMID: 33857127 PMCID: PMC8078740 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Naja atra is a major venomous snake found in Taiwan. The bite of this snake causes extensive wound necrosis or necrotizing soft tissue infection. Conventional microbial culture-based techniques may fail to identify potential human pathogens and render antibiotics ineffective in the management of wound infection. Therefore, we evaluated 16S Sanger sequencing and next-generation sequencing (NGS) to identify bacterial species in the oropharynx of N. atra. Using conventional microbial culture methods and the VITEK 2 system, we isolated nine species from snakebite wounds. On the basis of the 16S Sanger sequencing of bacterial clones from agar plates, we identified 18 bacterial species in the oropharynx of N. atra, including Morganella morganii, Proteus vulgaris, and Proteus mirabilis, which were also present in the infected bite wound. Using NGS of 16S metagenomics, we uncovered more than 286 bacterial species in the oropharynx of N. atra. In addition, the bacterial species identified using 16S Sanger sequencing accounted for only 2% of those identified through NGS of 16S metagenomics. The bacterial microbiota of the oropharynx of N. atra were modeled better using NGS of 16S metagenomics compared to microbial culture-based techniques. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Proteus penneri were also identified in the NGS of 16S metagenomics. Understanding the bacterial microbiota that are native to the oropharynx of N. atra, in addition to the bite wound, may have additional therapeutic implications regarding empiric antibiotic selection for managing N. atra bites. Naja atra bites induce extensive wound necrotizing soft tissue infections in a substantial proportion of patients. Empiric antibiotic administration in snakebite patients is a common practice, but clinical reports indicate that this treatment was ineffective in preventing secondary infection given that the microbiota of the infected wound and oropharynx of the culprit snake were not properly established. In this study, only 9 species were detected in cobra bites using a conventional microbial culture method and the VITEK 2 system, whereas 18 species were detected in the cobra oropharynx using microbial culture-based 16S Sanger sequencing. Among these, Morganella morganii, Proteus vulgaris, and Proteus mirabilis were identified as common bacteria. Compared to microbial culture-based 16S Sanger sequencing, NGS-based 16S metagenomic sequencing detected more than 286 bacterial species. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Proteus penneri only appeared with 16S metagenomic sequencing. These results suggest that NGS-based 16S metagenomic sequencing is a better tool for uncovering the bacterial microbiota of the N. atra oropharynx, which may help in developing a proper therapeutic strategy for patients with N. atra bites.
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- Yan-Chiao Mao
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Clinical Toxicology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Precision Medicine Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Precision Medicine Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Precision Medicine Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Clinical Toxicology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- National Tsing Hua University, College of Life Sciences, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Taichung Wildlife Conservation Group, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Precision Medicine Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Public Health, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (T-HH); (P-YL)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (T-HH); (P-YL)
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Ferreira RL, Rezende GS, Damas MSF, Oliveira-Silva M, Pitondo-Silva A, Brito MCA, Leonardecz E, de Góes FR, Campanini EB, Malavazi I, da Cunha AF, Pranchevicius MCDS. Characterization of KPC-Producing Serratia marcescens in an Intensive Care Unit of a Brazilian Tertiary Hospital. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:956. [PMID: 32670210 PMCID: PMC7326048 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Serratia marcescens has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen responsible for nosocomial and severe infections. Here, we determined phenotypic and molecular characteristics of 54 S. marcescens isolates obtained from patient samples from intensive-care-unit (ICU) and neonatal intensive-care-unit (NIUC) of a Brazilian tertiary hospital. All isolates were resistant to beta-lactam group antibiotics, and 92.6% (50/54) were not susceptible to tigecycline. Furthermore, 96.3% showed intrinsic resistance to polymyxin E (colistin), a last-resort antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by MDR (multidrug-resistant) Gram-negative bacteria. In contrast, high susceptibility to other antibiotics such as fluoroquinolones (81.5%), and to aminoglycosides (as gentamicin 81.5%, and amikacin 85.2%) was found. Of all isolates, 24.1% were classified as MDR. The presence of resistance and virulence genes were examined by PCR and sequencing. All isolates carried KPC-carbapenemase (blaKPC) and extended spectrum beta-lactamase blaTEM genes, 14.8% carried blaOXA–1, and 16.7% carried blaCTX–M–1group genes, suggesting that bacterial resistance to β-lactam antibiotics found may be associated with these genes. The genes SdeB/HasF and SdeY/HasF that are associated with efflux pump mediated drug extrusion to fluoroquinolones and tigecycline, respectively, were found in 88.9%. The aac(6′)-Ib-cr variant gene that can simultaneously induce resistance to aminoglycoside and fluoroquinolone was present in 24.1% of the isolates. Notably, the virulence genes to (i) pore-forming toxin (ShlA); (ii) phospholipase with hemolytic and cytolytic activities (PhlA); (iii) flagellar transcriptional regulator (FlhD); and (iv) positive regulator of prodigiosin and serratamolide production (PigP) were present in 98.2%. The genetic relationship among the isolates determined by ERIC-PCR demonstrated that the vast majority of isolates were grouped in a single cluster with 86.4% genetic similarity. In addition, many isolates showed 100% genetic similarity to each other, suggesting that the S. marcescens that circulate in this ICU are closely related. Our results suggest that the antimicrobial resistance to many drugs currently used to treat ICU and NIUC patients, associated with the high frequency of resistance and virulence genes is a worrisome phenomenon. Our findings emphasize the importance of active surveillance plans for infection control and to prevent dissemination of these strains.
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- Roumayne L Ferreira
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Programas de Pós-graduação em Odontologia e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Programas de Pós-graduação em Odontologia e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Tocantins, Palmas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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DANG J, CUI H, LI X, ZHANG J. Determination of Norfloxacin Using a Tetraoxocalix[2]arene[2]triazine Covalently Functionalized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Electrode. ANAL SCI 2019; 35:979-985. [DOI: 10.2116/analsci.19p127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Jinjin DANG
- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Wu X, Yu C, Li T, Lin L, Xu Q, Zhu Q, Ye L, Gao X. Obesity was an independent risk factor for febrile infection after prostate biopsy: A 10-year single center study in South China. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e9549. [PMID: 29505534 PMCID: PMC5943121 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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To detect the best antibiotic protocol for prostate biopsy and to assess the potential risk factors postbiopsy in Chinese patients.A total of 1526 patients underwent biopsy were assessed retrospectively. The effect of 3 antibiotic protocols was compared, including fluoroquinolone (FQ) monotherapy, third-generation cephalosporin combined with FQ and targeted antibiotics according to the prebiopsy rectal swab culture result. Postbiopsy infection (PBI) was defined as fever and/or active urinary tract symptoms such as dysuria or frequency with pyuria and/or leucocytosis, sepsis is defined as the presence of clinically or microbiologically documented infection in conjunction with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The relationship between infections and clinical characteristics of patients was assessed. Data were first picked out in univariate analysis and then enter multivariate logistic regression.Thirty-three (2.2%) patients developed febrile infection. The combination antibiotic prophylaxis could significantly decrease the rate of PBI than FQ monotherapy (1.0% vs 4.0%, P = .000). The infection rate of the targeted antibiotic group was 1.1%, but there was no significant statistic difference compared with FQ alone (P = .349). Escherichia coli was the most predominant pathogen causing infection. Rectal swab revealed as high as 47.1% and 36.0% patients harbored FQ resistant and ESBL-producing organisms, respectively. In univariate analysis, overweight (BMI between 25 and 28 kg/m), obesity (BMI > 28 kg/m), diabetes were picked out as potential risk factors. Obesity remained as risk factor (OR = 12.827, 95% CI: 0.983-8.925, P = .001) while overweight and diabetes were close to significance (P = .052, .053, respectively).The combined cephalosporin with FQ prophylaxis could significantly decrease the risk of infectious complications. Obesity was an independent risk factor for PBI.
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Mao YC, Liu PY, Hung DZ, Lai WC, Huang ST, Hung YM, Yang CC. Bacteriology of Naja atra Snakebite Wound and Its Implications for Antibiotic Therapy. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016; 94:1129-35. [PMID: 26976881 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A total of 112 cases of Naja atra envenomation were examined at two referring hospitals: Taichung Veterans General Hospital in central Taiwan and Taipei Veterans General Hospital (VGH-TP) in northern Taiwan. Overall, 77% (86/112) of cases developed clinically suspected wound infections and 54% (61/112) required surgery secondary to tissue necrosis, finger or toe gangrene, and/or necrotizing fasciitis. Morganella morganii was the most abundant gram-negative bacterial strain isolated from bite wounds, followed by Proteus spp., Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Providencia spp. in descending order; Enterococcus spp. were the most common gram-positive bacteria and Bacteroides spp. were the only anaerobic bacteria. A few episodes of bacteremia were caused by Bacteroides and Shewanella spp. There were no significant variations in the distribution of bacterial species between these two hospitals except for a higher incidence of M. morganii, Enterococcus spp., and polymicrobial infection observed at VGH-TP, which may have been related to variations in the fecal flora of prey and oral flora of individual snakes in different geographic areas in Taiwan. According to the susceptibility test involving various pathogens, first-line drug options for the management of N. atra snakebite wound infections may include monotherapy with ureidopenicillin or combination therapy with aminopenicillin and a third-generation cephalosporin or fluoroquinolone. A prospective evaluation of empiric antibiotic therapy for the management of N. atra snakebite should be considered.
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- Yan-Chiao Mao
- Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Infection, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Toxicology, Trauma and Emergency Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Infection, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Toxicology, Trauma and Emergency Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Infection, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Toxicology, Trauma and Emergency Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Infection, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Toxicology, Trauma and Emergency Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Infection, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Toxicology, Trauma and Emergency Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Infection, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Toxicology, Trauma and Emergency Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Infection, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Toxicology, Trauma and Emergency Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Casey CL, Hernandez SM, Yabsley MJ, Smith KF, Sanchez S. The carriage of antibiotic resistance by enteric bacteria from imported tokay geckos (Gekko gecko) destined for the pet trade. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 505:299-305. [PMID: 25461031 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing public health concern and has serious implications for both human and veterinary medicine. The nature of the global economy encourages the movement of humans, livestock, produce, and wildlife, as well as their potentially antibiotic-resistant bacteria, across international borders. Humans and livestock can be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria; however, little is known about the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria harbored by wildlife and, to our knowledge, limited data has been reported for wild-caught reptiles that were specifically collected for the pet trade. In the current study, we examined the antibiotic resistance of lactose-positive Enterobacteriaceae isolates from wild-caught Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko) imported from Indonesia for use in the pet trade. In addition, we proposed that the conditions under which wild animals are captured, transported, and handled might affect the shedding or fecal prevalence of antibiotic resistance. In particular we were interested in the effects of density; to address this, we experimentally modified densities of geckos after import and documented changes in antibiotic resistance patterns. The commensal enteric bacteria from Tokay geckos (G. gecko) imported for the pet trade displayed resistance against some antibiotics including: ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, cefoxitin, chloramphenicol, kanamycin and tetracycline. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria after experimentally mimicking potentially stressful transportation conditions reptiles experience prior to purchase. There were, however, some interesting trends observed when comparing Tokay geckos housed individually and those housed in groups. Understanding the prevalence of antibiotic resistant commensal enteric flora from common pet reptiles is paramount because of the potential for humans exposed to these animals to acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the potential for released pets to disseminate these bacteria to native wildlife.
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- Christine L Casey
- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States.
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, United States
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- The Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Athens, GA 30602, United States; The Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States
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Lu YC, Chiang BJ, Pong YH, Huang KH, Hsueh PR, Huang CY, Pu YS. Predictors of failure of conservative treatment among patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis. BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14:418. [PMID: 25074590 PMCID: PMC4124134 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissues that is caused by gas-producing bacterial pathogens. Percutaneous drainage is now the gold standard of definitive management. The aim of this study is to analyze the predictors associated with failure of conservative treatment among patients with EPN and offer the recommendation of appropriate empirical antibiotic regimen. Methods From January 2001 to December 2013, 44 consecutive patients were diagnosed with EPN. The demographic characteristics, clinical presentations, management strategies, and final outcomes were analyzed retrospectively. Results The overall survival rate was 88.6% (39/44). Need for emergency hemodialysis, shock on initial presentation, altered mental status, severe hypoalbuminemia, inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment and polymicrobial infections were significantly more common in the patients who died compared with the survivors. The overall failure rate of conservative treatment was 32.6% (14/43). Severe hypoalbuminemia (p = 0.003), need for emergency hemodialysis (p = 0.03), and polymicrobial infections (p = 0.04) were significantly associated with failure of conservative treatment. Severe hypoalbuminemia was independently associated with conservative management failure (p = 0.02). Even in the patients treated with percutaneous drainage plus effective antibiotics, failure was still associated with severe hypoalbuminemia (p = 0.01). According to the in vitro susceptibility data, third-generation cephalosporins is recommended as the empirical antibiotic regimen. Conclusions Both appropriate empirical antibiotic and percutaneous drainage were essential for patients with EPN. Patients with severe hypoalbuminemia had a higher risk of conservative treatment failure, and additional management may be required. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2334-14-418) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, 10002 No, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Quinolone prophylaxis in transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy: an eight-year single center experience. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:452107. [PMID: 24453852 PMCID: PMC3885187 DOI: 10.1155/2013/452107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy of prophylaxis with pipemidic acid and levofloxacin in transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy (TRUSP-Bx). From January 2002 to December 2004, patients receiving oral pipemidic acid 500 mg twice daily for three days with or without a preoperative intravenous cefazolin 1 gm injection comprised group A. Between January 2005 and December 2009, patients receiving oral levofloxacin 500 mg one hour before biopsy comprised group B. We calculated the annual febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI) rates. Patients' characteristics, including age, prophylactic antibiotics, biopsy core numbers, pathologic results, PSA, and the spectrums and susceptibility of pathogens, were also evaluated. A total of 1313 (35.5%) patients belonged to group A, while 2381 (64.5%) patients belonged to group B. Seventy-three patients experienced postoperative infectious complications. There was a significant difference in the fUTI rate between groups A and B (3.7% versus 1.0%, P < 0.001). The yearly fUTI rates varied from 0.6 to 3.9% between 2002 and 2009. Of the 73 patients with fUTI, those receiving levofloxacin prophylaxis were more likely to harbor fluoroquinolone-resistant pathogens (P < 0.001). E. coli was the most common pathogen in both groups. Levofloxacin remains effective and appears superior to pipemidic acid based prophylaxis.
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Oliveira PR, Mendes C, Klein L, Sangoi MDS, Bernardi LS, Silva MAS. Formulation development and stability studies of norfloxacin extended-release matrix tablets. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:716736. [PMID: 24083235 PMCID: PMC3780477 DOI: 10.1155/2013/716736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of this research was to develop a new hydrophilic matrix system containing norfloxacin (NFX). Extended-release tablets are usually intended for once-a-day administration with benefits to the patient and lower discontinuation of the therapy. Formulations were developed with hydroxypropylmethylcellulose or poly(ethylene oxide) as hydrophilic polymers, with different molecular weights (MWs) and concentrations (20 and 30%). The tablets were found to be stable (6 months at 40 ± 2°C and 75 ± 5% relative humidity), and the film-coating process is recommended to avoid NFX photodegradation. The dissolution profiles demonstrated an extended-release of NFX for all developed formulations. Dissolution curves analyzed using the Korsmeyer exponential equation showed that drug release was controlled by both drug diffusion and polymer relaxation or erosion mechanisms. A more erosion controlled system was obtained for the formulations containing lower MW and amount of polymer. With the increase in both MW and amount of polymer in the formulation, the gel layer became stronger, and the dissolution was more drug-diffusion dependent. Formulations containing intermediate MW polymers or high concentration (30%) of low MW polymers demonstrated a combination of extended and complete in vitro drug release. This way, these formulations could provide an increased bioavailability in vivo.
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- Paulo Renato Oliveira
- Post Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO), 85040-080 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Post Graduation Program in Pharmacy, Health Science Centre, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Quality Control Laboratory, J/K 207, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Post Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO), 85040-080 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Quality Control and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 27930-560 Macaé, RJ, Brazil
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- Post Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste (UNICENTRO), 85040-080 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Post Graduation Program in Pharmacy, Health Science Centre, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Quality Control Laboratory, J/K 207, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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Hansen GT, Blondeau JM. Comparison of the Minimum Inhibitory, Mutant Prevention and Minimum Bactericidal Concentrations of Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin and Garenoxacin Against Enteric Gram-negative Urinary Tract Infection Pathogens. J Chemother 2013; 17:484-92. [PMID: 16323436 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2005.17.5.484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Acute, uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most commonly encountered bacterial infections and management has been made more complicated in the last decade due to the trend toward increasing antimicrobial resistance to ampicillin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX). Fluoroquinolones are suggested as alternative antimicrobials for the treatment of UTIs in communities for which TMP/SMX resistance is > or = 10%. The mutant-prevention concentration (MPC) is a novel susceptibility parameter designed to minimize the selection of first-step resistant mutants present in large, > or = 10(10) CFU/mL, heterogeneous bacterial populations and is a distinct measurement from minimum inhibitory concentration testing. We measured MPC results for 80 enteric Gram-negative and 20 Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary isolates against ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and garenoxacin. Ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and garenoxacin MPC results for Escherichia coli, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa respectively were 0.5, 1, 1, 1 and 4 mg/L; 1, 2, 4, 2 and 16 mg/L; 1, 8, >8, 4 and > or = 32 mg/L. By comparison, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)90 results for the Enterobacteriaceae organisms ranged from < or = 0.06-4 mg/L for the three drugs and 1-4 mg/L against P. aeruginosa. Similarly, MBC90 results ranged from < or = 0.06-4 mg/L and 2-8 mg/L respectively. For ciprofloxacin against E. coli, E. cloacae and K. pneumoniae and for levofloxacin against E. coli, C. freundii and K. pneumoniae, MPC results were below susceptible breakpoints and within clinically achievable and sustainable drug concentrations for >24 hours of the dosing interval against. For garenoxacin, urine drug concentrations are expected to be in excess of MPC results for the entire length of the dosing interval for E. coli. Application of MPCs to fluoroquinolones and management of UTIs represents a situation where high levels of in vitro activity, based on low MICs, is reflected in correspondingly low MPC values for most of the organisms tested. Incorporation of MPC strategies into current fluoroquinolone dosing in UTI represents a realistic approach for preventing the further selection of resistant organisms associated with UTIs.
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- G T Hansen
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Fadda G, Nicoletti G, Schito GC, Tempera G. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Contemporary Pathogens from Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Isolated in a Multicenter Italian Survey: Possible Impact on Guidelines. J Chemother 2013; 17:251-7. [PMID: 16038517 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2005.17.3.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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During 2004 four Italian Laboratories assessed the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens causing acute uncomplicated cystitis in female out-patients. A total of 600 urine samples from individuals aged 18-65 were studied. The overall prevalence of Escherichia coli was 85.3%. Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus faecalis and other rarer species were far less represented. Determination of the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the entire collection of E. coli (512 organisms) revealed that among the drugs analyzed ampicillin was the least active molecule with only 62.5% of the strains being inhibited. Amoxicillin-clavulanate and cefuroxime displayed a higher potency (87.7% and 89.2% respectively). Cotrimoxazole inhibited only 70.1% of the uropathogens. The three fluoquinolones tested had comparable activity ranging from 83.0% for ciprofloxacin, to 83.6% for levofloxacin and 84.9% for prulifloxacin, indicating an identical spectrum of cross resistance. Nitrofurantoin (96.7%) and fosfomycin (98.6%) were the most potent drugs. Against the whole collection of uropathogens, only cefuroxime, nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin overcame the threshold of 90% activity, with the fluoroquinolones and amoxicillin-clavulanate suffering from about 15% resistance. The results of this survey strongly support the conclusions of recent Italian guidelines concerning the best empiric treatment of UTI in this country today.
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- G Fadda
- Institute of Microbiology, Catholic University, Rome
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Zhang F, Gu S, Ding Y, Zhang Z, Li L. A novel sensor based on electropolymerization of β-cyclodextrin and l-arginine on carbon paste electrode for determination of fluoroquinolones. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 770:53-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Greenblatt RM, Han JH, Nachamkin I, Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E. Defining relatedness in studies of transmission of antimicrobial-resistant organisms: variability in definitions across studies and impact of different approaches on study conclusions. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013; 34:40-8. [PMID: 23221191 PMCID: PMC3983273 DOI: 10.1086/668780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Comparison of studies evaluating patient-to-patient transmission of organisms is difficult, given the lack of standardized criteria. We used fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli (FQREC) as a model to characterize variability in definitions of relatedness across studies and to evaluate the resultant impact on study conclusions. DESIGN Narrative review and cohort study. METHODS The narrative review compared relatedness criteria across studies of FQREC. Additionally, an existing database was used to compare relatedness of isolates on the basis of molecular criteria alone versus molecular plus clinical criteria with different temporal cutoffs (hospitalization overlap of ≥1 day or allowance for nonoverlap of hospitalization dates of ≤7 days or ≤30 days). RESULTS Forty-six articles met narrative review inclusion criteria. Sixteen studies exclusively utilized molecular criteria to define relatedness. Thirty studies included molecular and clinical criteria. Of these, 6 included temporal data (ie, time period of isolate identification), 10 included patient location, and 14 included proximity and temporal criteria. For the database analysis, 353 patients were colonized with FQREC. There were 2 main clusters containing 48 and 17 related isolates within 49 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types. Among the clusters, 18.4% of isolates were related by molecular criteria. Incorporating clinical criteria, fewer isolates were considered related: 5.7% of isolates using 30-day criteria, 3.1% using 7-day criteria, and 1.4% using 1-day overlap. CONCLUSIONS There is considerable variability in definitions of relatedness of FQREC. Utilizing molecular criteria alone to define relatedness overestimates transmission compared with definitions including clinical criteria. Standard definitions of relatedness in studies of antimicrobial-resistant organisms are needed.
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- Rachel M Greenblatt
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens isolated from patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections at five medical centers in Taiwan that continuously participated in the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART) from 2006 to 2010. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2012; 40 Suppl:S29-36. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(12)70007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Serratia species, in particular Serratia marcescens, are significant human pathogens. S. marcescens has a long and interesting taxonomic, medical experimentation, military experimentation, and human clinical infection history. The organisms in this genus, particularly S. marcescens, were long thought to be nonpathogenic. Because S. marcescens was thought to be a nonpathogen and is usually red pigmented, the U.S. military conducted experiments that attempted to ascertain the spread of this organism released over large areas. In the process, members of both the public and the military were exposed to S. marcescens, and this was uncovered by the press in the 1970s, leading to U.S. congressional hearings. S. marcescens was found to be a certain human pathogen by the mid-1960s. S. marcescens and S. liquefaciens have been isolated as causative agents of numerous outbreaks and opportunistic infections, and the association of these organisms with point sources such as medical devices and various solutions given to hospitalized patients is striking. Serratia species appear to be common environmental organisms, and this helps to explain the large number of nosocomial infections due to these bacteria. Since many nosocomial infections are caused by multiply antibiotic-resistant strains of S. marcescens, this increases the danger to hospitalized patients, and hospital personnel should be vigilant in preventing nosocomial outbreaks due to this organism. S. marcescens, and probably other species in the genus, carries several antibiotic resistance determinants and is also capable of acquiring resistance genes. S. marcescens and S. liquefaciens are usually identified well in the clinical laboratory, but the other species are rare enough that laboratory technologists may not recognize them. 16S rRNA gene sequencing may enable better identification of some of the less common Serratia species.
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Huang KP, Wang TF, Chu SC, Wu YF, Wang RY, Kao RH. Analysis of pathogens and susceptibility in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia and bacteremia: Experience in a single institution in eastern Taiwan. Tzu Chi Med J 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcmj.2011.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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Ali SQ, Zehra A, Naqvi BS, Shah S, Bushra R. Resistance pattern of ciprofloxacin against different pathogens. Oman Med J 2011; 25:294-8. [PMID: 22043361 DOI: 10.5001/omj.2010.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Ciprofloxacin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic widely prescribed in clinical and hospital settings. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance against effective antibiotics is a global issue. The objective of study is the surveillance of ciprofloxacin against common pathogens. METHODS To investigate the present status of antimicrobial resistance against ciprofloxacin, five hundred and twenty four clinical isolates of Escherichia coli (30%), Staphylococcus aureus (33%), Salmonella typhi (9%), Klebsiella pneumonia (14%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (14%) were collected during study from January, 2008 to February, 2009 from different pathological laboratories running in and out side hospitals located in Karachi, Pakistan. These pathogens were isolated from specimens of both in and out patients. The in-vitro antimicrobial activity of ciprofloxacin was carried out by Disc Diffusion Method (Kirby-Bauer test). RESULTS Showed that ciprofloxacin is 27.02%, 21.95%, 16.66%, 72.22% and 44.44% resistant to Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumonia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively. CONCLUSION It is concluded that these clinical isolates have started developing resistance against ciprofloxacin due to its irrational and inappropriate use. Continuous surveillance is crucial to monitor the antimicrobial resistance among pathogens.
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Lo WT, Lin WJ, Chiueh TS, Lee SY, Wang CC, Lu JJ. Changing trends in antimicrobial resistance of major bacterial pathogens, 1985-2005: a study from a medical center in northern Taiwan. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2011; 44:131-8. [PMID: 21439516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2010.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2009] [Revised: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antimicrobial resistance is a major health problem worldwide. We evaluated the antimicrobial resistance trends of 16 major bacterial pathogens at a tertiary medical center in northern Taiwan. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of annual summary documents for antimicrobial susceptibility of clinically isolated gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria from 1985 to 2005. The numbers of isolates and susceptibilities were calculated for three 7-year periods: first period, 1985-1991; second period, 1992-1998; and the third period, 1999-2005. RESULTS During the 21-year period, 219,715 bacterial pathogens were identified. A significant increase in incidence over time was found for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S epidermidis, penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae, erythromycin-resistant S pneumoniae, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, cefotaxime/ceftriaxone-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, and imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Additionally, a significant increase in ciprofloxacin resistance rates over time from 1996 to 2005 was noted for E coli, Enterobacter cloacae, and A baumannii (through 1997 to 2005). However, a significant decrease in erythromycin resistance rate with time from 1999 to 2005 was found for Groups A and B streptococci, non-A, B, D streptococci, and S pneumoniae. CONCLUSION Resistance to antimicrobial agents increased rapidly in the past two decades in Taiwan and has become very common in major bacterial pathogens. Continuous enforcement of policies to limit use of antimicrobial agents and active surveillance of antimicrobial resistance through a nationwide system are both warranted.
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- Wen-Tsung Lo
- Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Samonis G, Vouloumanou EK, Christofaki M, Dimopoulou D, Maraki S, Triantafyllou E, Kofteridis DP, Falagas ME. Serratia infections in a general hospital: characteristics and outcomes. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011; 30:653-60. [PMID: 21222011 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-1135-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We aimed to present our experience regarding infections caused by Serratia spp. in a region with relatively high antimicrobial resistance rates. We retrospectively reviewed the databases of the microbiological laboratory of the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete (2/2004-12/2009). A total of 77 patients [67.5% men, mean age ± standard deviation (SD) = 56.9 ± 24.5 years) were identified; 37.7% were outpatients. Sixty-five (84.4%) of the 77 included patients had a Serratia marcescens isolate; the remaining 12 patients had a non-marcescens Serratia spp. The most frequently observed infections were respiratory tract infection (32.5%) and keratitis/endophthalmitis (20.8%). Seventy-three (94.9%) patients were cured. Four deaths were observed; three of them were considered as attributed to the Serratia infection. No difference was found regarding the characteristics and outcomes between patients with Serratia marcescens and non-marcescens infections. In addition, antipseudomonal penicillins and their combinations with beta-lactamase inhibitors, as well as carbapenemes, and fluoroquinolones exhibited high antimicrobial activity against both the tested Serratia marcescens and non-marcescens isolates. Our study adds useful information regarding the characteristics and outcomes of patients with Serratia infection, as well as the susceptibilities of the respective Serratia marcescens and non-marcescens isolates, in a region with relatively high levels of antimicrobial resistance.
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- G Samonis
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Ben Haj Khalifa A, Khedher M. [Epidemiological study of Klebsiella spp. uropathogenic strains producing extended-spectrum β-lactamase in a Tunisian university hospital, 2009]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 60:e1-5. [PMID: 21145175 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE An update on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in extended-spectrum β-lactamase among urinary strains of Klebsiella spp. isolated from in-come and out-come patients at University Hospital, Mahdia (Tunisia). PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective survey was made over a period of twelve months (year 2009). It focused on 3564 patients with urinary tract infection confirmed by the Laboratory of Microbiology in the University Hospital, Mahdia. RESULTS Klebsiella spp. was involved in 5.5% (198/3564) of all cases of urinary tract infections identified. Klebsiella pneumoniae accounted for 94.9% of all Klebsiella (5.1% for Klebsiella oxytoca). The frequency of Klebsiella spp. resistance to fluoroquinolones was 19.2% and to third generation cephalosporins was 22.7%. Forty strains of Klebsiella spp. producing extended-spectrum β-lactamase witch corresponds to 20.2% of all the Klebsiella. The extended-spectrum β-lactamase strains with resistance to fluoroquinolones were 67.5% (27/40) or 13.6% of all klebsiella (27/198). No strain was resistant to imipenem. The 27 strains multiresistant (ESBL+FQ resistance) are likely to be carriers of plasmids encoding the ESBL and resistance to fluoroquinolones. CONCLUSION the resistance of Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella spp, to fluoroquinolones has become a concern both in hospital in community medicine. The advent of this resistance mechanism involves a more rational use of fluoroquinolones, especially as first-line treatment of urinary tract infections.
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- A Ben Haj Khalifa
- Laboratoire de microbiologie, hôpital Tahar Sfar de Mahdia, Mahdia 5100, Tunisie.
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Hesami S, Parkman J, MacInnes JI, Gray JT, Gyles CL, Lumsden JS. Antimicrobial susceptibility of Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolates from Ontario. JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 2010; 22:39-49. [PMID: 20575364 DOI: 10.1577/h09-008.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the etiological agent of bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD), an important disease in the Ontario fish farming industry and in finfish aquaculture in temperate waters worldwide. The development of antimicrobial resistance by F. psychrophilum is a concern because management of outbreaks of BCWD often requires the use of antibiotics. Seventy-two isolates of F. psychrophilum collected over a 16-year period from farmed salmonids with clinical signs of BCWD were tested for susceptibility to 10 antimicrobial agents using cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth in custom Trek Sensititre susceptibility plates for aquaculture. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for the isolates were determined by means of a broth microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing method established by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Most of the F. psychrophilum isolates had decreased susceptibility to two of the four antibiotics licensed for use in Ontario (i.e., ormetoprim-sulfadimethoxine [> or =0.5/9.5 .tg/mL for 93% of isolates] and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole [> or = 0.25/4.8 microg/mL for 89% of isolates]). High MIC values (> or =2 microg/mL) were obtained for florfenicol and oxytetracycline in 53% and 61% of the isolates, respectively, and 83% of the isolates were relatively susceptible (< or =16 microg/mL) to erythromycin. The MIC values were also high for ampicillin, oxolinic acid, and gentamicin.
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- Shohreh Hesami
- Fish Pathology Laboratory, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Park Y, Kang HK, Bae IK, Kim J, Kim JS, Uh Y, Jeong SH, Lee K. Prevalence of the Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase and qnr Genes in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli. Ann Lab Med 2009; 29:218-23. [DOI: 10.3343/kjlm.2009.29.3.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Yongjung Park
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Research Institute for Antimicrobial Resistance, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Wu CC, Lin CH, Wang WS. Development of an enrofloxacin immunosensor based on label-free electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Talanta 2009; 79:62-7. [PMID: 19376344 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2008] [Revised: 02/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Enrofloxacin is the most widespread antibiotic in the fluoroquinolone family. As such, the development of a rapid and sensitive method for the determination of trace amounts of enrofloxacin is an important issue in the health field. The interaction of the enrofloxacin antigen to a specific antibody (Ab) immobilized on an 11-mercapto-undecanoic acid-coated gold electrode was quantified by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Two equivalent circuits were separately used to interpret the obtained impedance spectra. These circuits included one resistor in series with one parallel circuit comprised of a resistor and a capacitor (1R//C), and one resistor in series with two parallel RC circuits (2R//C). The results indicate that the antigen-antibody reaction analyzed using the 1R//C circuit provided a more sensitive resistance increment against the enrofloxacin concentration than that of the 2R//C circuit. However, the 2R//C circuit provided a better fitting for impedance spectra, and therefore supplies more detailed results of the enrofloxacin-antibody interaction, causing the increase of electron transfer resistance selectively to the modified layer, and not the electrical double layer. The antibody-modified electrode allowed for analysis of the dynamic linear range of 1-1000 ng/ml enrofloxacin with a detection limit of 1 ng/ml. The reagentless and label-free impedimetric immunosensors provide a simple and sensitive detection method for the specific determination of enrofloxacin.
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- Ching-Chou Wu
- Department of Bio-industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, No. 250, Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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Jang CH, Park H, Cho YB, Choi CH. Evaluating the ototoxicity of topical piperacillin-tazobactam. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2008; 72:1815-21. [PMID: 18845345 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2008] [Revised: 08/21/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE With the increased use of ototopical ciprofloxacin solution, newly evolved bacterial fluoroquinolone resistance has also become more of a problem. The emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) has created a new therapeutic challenge in otology. We evaluated the ototoxicity of topical fortified piperacillin-tazobactam solution by performing experiments in young male albino guinea pigs (weight, 250-300 g each). MATERIALS AND METHODS Antimicrobial assay by direct contact test using scanning electron microscope was performed. Twenty guinea pigs (250-300 g) were treated with fortified piperacillin-tazobactam solution. In experimental group 1 (n=10), a gelfoam ball impregnated with 120 microl of fortified piperacillin-tazobactam was implanted on the round window membrane by a posterior approach. In experimental group 2 (n=10), 20 microl of fortified piperacillin-tazobactam was injected into the middle ear cavity via silicone tube with a small hole placed in the superior aspect of the bulla by drilling. The drug application through the tube was performed for 7 consecutive days. In control group (n=5), a gelfoam ball impregnated with 120 microl of gentamicin solution (80 mg/2 ml) was implanted on the round window membrane. RESULTS The fortified piperacillin-tazobactam 20 microl treated CRPAs showed destruction of their cell membrane in antimicrobial assay by direct contact test. No significant difference in the mean auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds before and after drug administration was found for the experimental group. However, significant elevation of the mean ABR thresholds was found for the control group. In experimental group, scanning electron microscopy showed almost normal sterociliary arrangements and surface structure on the inner and outer hair cells. However, significant destruction of outer hair cells was identified in control group. CONCLUSION This present study's data suggests that fortified piperacillin-tazobactam solution can be effectively used for topically treating CRPA otorrhea in those patients who suffer with chronic suppurative otitis media.
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- Chul-Ho Jang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea; Research Center for Resistant Cells, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.
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Lu PL, Peng CF, Hwang JJ, Chen YH. Activity of twelve second-line antimicrobial agents against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Taiwan. J Chemother 2008; 20:202-7. [PMID: 18467246 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2008.20.2.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis has emerged as a major public health problem worldwide. However, knowledge of the regional complete susceptibility to second-line drugs is rare, which impedes development of a global strategy of tuberculosis control. Presently, we determined the susceptibility of 125 isolates from southern Taiwan to 5 first-line and 12 second-line antituberculosis drugs. Except for a lower resistance to ethionamide (9.6% of isolates), more than 20% of the isolates were resistant to second-line drugs (kanamycin, 29.6%; p-aminosalicyclic acid, 71.2%; cycloserine, 24.8%; capreomycin, 24.8%; and ofloxacin, 28.5%). Twenty-two (17.6%) MDR strains displayed higher resistance to second-line antituberculous agents, compared with non-MDR strains, with markedly higher resistance rates evident for ethambutol, pyrazinamide, streptomycin, kanamycin, and ofloxacin. For clofazimine, amikacin, clarithromycin, ciprofloxacin, and amoxicillin/clavulanate, the MIC(90 )of the MDR isolates all exceeded those of non-MDR isolates. Moreover, four extensively drug resistant (XDR) strains first found in Taiwan, accounted for 3.2% of all isolates. The high resistance to the second-line drugs, especially among MDR strains, stresses the importance of proper treatment in Taiwan and threatens the global control of tuberculosis.
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- Po-Liang Lu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chang TM, Lu PL, Li HH, Chang CY, Chen TC, Chang LL. Characterization of fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms and their correlation with the degree of resistance to clinically used fluoroquinolones among Escherichia coli isolates. J Chemother 2008; 19:488-94. [PMID: 18073146 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2007.19.5.488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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DNA sequencing and real-time PCR were used to evaluate the gyrA and parC mutations, AcrAB efflux pump over-expression, and their correlation with high-level resistance to fluoroquinolones in 74 fluoroquinolone-resistant clinical Escherichia coli isolates recently collected in Taiwan. RAPD analysis revealed high clonal diversity. Isolates with four to five mutations (especially Ser83Leu, Asp87Asn [or Asp87Tyr], and Ala93Thr in gyrA and Ser80Ile and Glu84Gly in parC) had increased resistance levels. The acrA gene was over-expressed in 51% of 74 resistant isolates. The trend was towards increased fluoroquinolone MICs in isolates with both multiple mutations in the quinolone-resistance determining region (QRDR) and over-expression of the AcrAB efflux pump. Furthermore, acrA gene over-expression was significantly correlated with cross-resistance to beta-lactams including piperacillin, amoxicillin, clavulanic acid, and cefazolin. In conclusion, mutations in the QRDR are the primary mechanism for increasing fluoroquinolone resistance, and in combination with efflux pump over-expression, contribute to high-level resistance.
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- Tsung-Ming Chang
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine (Graduate Institute of Medicine), College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Antimicrobial resistance among commensal isolates of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in the Indonesian population inside and outside hospitals. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2007; 27:45-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0396-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2007] [Accepted: 09/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Duerink DO, Lestari ES, Hadi U, Nagelkerke NJD, Severin JA, Verbrugh HA, Keuter M, Gyssens IC, van den Broek PJ. Determinants of carriage of resistant Escherichia coli in the Indonesian population inside and outside hospitals. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007; 60:377-84. [PMID: 17595290 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide healthcare problem exacerbated by antibiotic use and transmission of resistant bacteria. Not much is known about resistance in commensal flora and about determinants for resistance in Indonesia. This study analysed recent antibiotic use as well as demographic, socioeconomic, disease-related and healthcare-related determinants of rectal carriage of resistant Escherichia coli in the community and in hospitals in Indonesia. METHODS Carriers of susceptible E. coli were compared with carriers of E. coli with resistance to any of the tested antibiotics. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine which variables were associated with carriage of resistant E. coli. Individuals in the community with varying levels of contact with healthcare institutions and hospitalized patients were analysed as separate populations. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Of 3275 individuals (community 2494, hospital 781), 54% carried resistant E. coli. Recent antibiotic use was the most important determinant of resistance in both populations [community: odds ratio (OR) 1.8, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.5-2.3; hospital: OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.6-3.9]. In the community, hospitalization (OR 2.4, 95% CI 2.0-3.0), diarrhoeal symptoms (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.3-2.7) and age under 16 years (adults: OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.3-0.5) were associated with carriage of resistant E. coli. For hospitalized patients, having no health insurance was associated with less resistance (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.4-0.9) and differences were observed between hospitals (Semarang: OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.5-3.3) and departments (Paediatrics: OR 4.3, 95% CI 1.7-10.7). Further research is needed to investigate whether transmission is responsible for these differences.
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- D Offra Duerink
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands, and Department of Clinical Microbiology, Dr Kariadi Hospital, Semarang, Indonesia.
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Lin SH, Kuo PH, Hsueh PR, Yang PC, Kuo SH. Sputum bacteriology in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Taiwan with an emphasis on Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Respirology 2007; 12:81-7. [PMID: 17207030 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00999.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Bacterial infection is one of the major causes of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). This study was undertaken to investigate the microbiology of AECOPD. METHODS Medical records from 494 episodes of AECOPD in patients admitted to the National Taiwan University Hospital from January 2000 to June 2004 were reviewed. Severity of COPD was classified according to the 2003 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guideline. RESULTS Potential pathogenic microorganisms were isolated from patients in 328 (66.4%) episodes of AECOPD. The predominant bacteria were Klebsiella pneumoniae (19.6%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (16.8%) and Haemophilus influenzae (7.5%), followed by Acinetobacter baumannii (6.9%), Enterobacter species (6.1%) and Staphylococcus aureus (6.1%). The incidence of Streptococcus pneumoniae was 2.4%. Spirometry results obtained within 1 year of the exacerbation were available in 186 cases. K. pneumoniae was more frequently isolated in stage I COPD (39.1%) than stage II (16.6%), III (13.8%) and IV (9.4%). No glucose non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli were isolated in stage I patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that P. aeruginosa (odds ratio (OR) 3.19; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21-8.38), intubation (OR 14.81; 95% CI: 5.08-43.12) and age (OR 1.1; 95% CI: 1.03-1.17) were independent risk factors for mortality. CONCLUSIONS Klebsiella pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa are the most common sputum pathogens in hospitalized patients with AECOPD in Taiwan, with the former being more commonly isolated from mild COPD and the latter associated with poor clinical outcome. These results should be considered when deciding which antibiotics should initially be used to treat patients with AECOPD.
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Ho MP, Tsai KC, Yen SL, Lu CL, Chen CH. A rare cause of Ludwig's angina by Morganella morganii. J Infect 2006; 53:e191-4. [PMID: 16483664 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2005] [Revised: 12/18/2005] [Accepted: 12/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ludwig's angina is a rapidly spreading and potentially lethal infection involving the floor of the mouth and neck. We present a rare case of Ludwig's angina caused by an unusual microorganism, Morganella morganii, and the group D alpha-hemolytic streptococcus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of Ludwig's angina and deep neck infection caused by Morganella morganii. Adequate airway maintenance, appropriate use of antibiotics and surgical drainage resulted in survival of the patient without complications.
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- Min-Po Ho
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, 21 Nan-Ya South Road, Sec. 2, Panchiao, Taipei 220, Taiwan
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Cirz RT, Chin JK, Andes DR, de Crécy-Lagard V, Craig WA, Romesberg FE. Inhibition of mutation and combating the evolution of antibiotic resistance. PLoS Biol 2005; 3:e176. [PMID: 15869329 PMCID: PMC1088971 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 369] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2004] [Accepted: 03/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The emergence of drug-resistant bacteria poses a serious threat to human health. In the case of several antibiotics, including those of the quinolone and rifamycin classes, bacteria rapidly acquire resistance through mutation of chromosomal genes during therapy. In this work, we show that preventing induction of the SOS response by interfering with the activity of the protease LexA renders pathogenic Escherichia coli unable to evolve resistance in vivo to ciprofloxacin or rifampicin, important quinolone and rifamycin antibiotics. We show in vitro that LexA cleavage is induced during RecBC-mediated repair of ciprofloxacin-mediated DNA damage and that this results in the derepression of the SOS-regulated polymerases Pol II, Pol IV and Pol V, which collaborate to induce resistance-conferring mutations. Our findings indicate that the inhibition of mutation could serve as a novel therapeutic strategy to combat the evolution of antibiotic resistance.
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- Ryan T Cirz
- 1Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CaliforniaUnited States of America
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- 1Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CaliforniaUnited States of America
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- 2The Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious DiseaseUniversity of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WisconsinUnited States of America
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- 3Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CaliforniaUnited States of America
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- 2The Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious DiseaseUniversity of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WisconsinUnited States of America
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- 1Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CaliforniaUnited States of America
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Wang FD, Lin ML, Liu CY. Bacteremia in patients with hematological malignancies. Chemotherapy 2005; 51:147-53. [PMID: 15886475 DOI: 10.1159/000085623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2004] [Accepted: 10/26/2004] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND An appropriate regimen in the empirical therapy of neutropenic fever episodes must be individualized at each institution. Hospitals have different patterns of microbial isolates and antibiotic resistance that must be taken into account. The aim of this study was to investigate isolates of bacteremia and their antibiotic susceptibility in patients with hematological malignancies. METHODS All positive blood cultures at a medical center in Taiwan between 1999 and 2002 from patients with hematological malignancies were evaluated. Eleven kinds of antibiotics were tested for antimicrobial activities. The risk factors for mortality were evaluated. RESULTS Three hundred seventy-one episodes of bacteremia in 266 patients with hematological malignancies were recorded. Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) were still predominant and accounted for 78.2% of isolates, followed by gram-positive cocci for 20.8% of isolates, and anaerobes for 1% of isolates. Escherichia coli was the most common isolated organism accounting for 27.5% of GNB isolates. Other isolates included Klebsiella pneumoniae (19.3%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11%), and Enterobacter cloacae (10.1%). The most isolated microorganisms were susceptible to cefoperazone/sulbactam, piperacillin/tazobactam, cefepime or imipenem. Age, GNB microorganism and inadequate empirical antibiotics were risk factors. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that cefoperazone/sulbactam, piperacillin/tazobactam, cefepime or imipenem is an ideal empirical therapy.
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- Fu-Der Wang
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ramphal R. Changes in the etiology of bacteremia in febrile neutropenic patients and the susceptibilities of the currently isolated pathogens. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 39 Suppl 1:S25-31. [PMID: 15250017 DOI: 10.1086/383048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The etiology of bacteremia in febrile neutropenic patients in the past few decades has shifted from gram-negative to gram-positive organisms. Potential reasons include the use of indwelling catheters, local environmental conditions, and the administration of specific antibiotic agents, especially as prophylaxis. Other factors may emerge from new studies, such as the categorization of febrile neutropenic patients into groups at low risk and at high risk of developing serious complications, continuing changes in resistance in the community, the use of antibiotic-coated catheters, and future changes in cytotoxic chemotherapy or antineoplastic therapy. In addition, there has been a drift in susceptibility patterns, with resistance issues seen in the general population of hospitalized patients now emerging in febrile neutropenic patients, as well as some issues specific to these patients. These changes affect empirical therapy as it was practiced a decade ago. Among the most commonly used agents, cefepime and carbapenems continue to show the highest rates of in vitro susceptibility, providing coverage against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms and reducing the need for glycopeptides. Older agents continue to show degradation of their effectiveness. Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, susceptibility to all agents continues to decline.
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- Reuben Ramphal
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0277, USA.
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Jang CH, Park SY. Emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant pseudomonas in chronic suppurative otitis media. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 29:321-3. [PMID: 15270816 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00835.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The most frequently isolated organism in chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ototopical ciprofloxacin has proven effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the patients with recurrent otorrhoea caused by CSOM that was unresponsive to topical ciprofloxacin. Eighty-eight patients (18-77 years of age) with otorrhoea due to CSOM were reviewed retrospectively. All of them were initially treated with ciprofloxacin eardrops but the otorrhoea failed to resolve. Bacteriological specimens were processed and identified with standard cultures. In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of these bacterial isolates was assessed by an agar disc diffusion method. Isolates were tested against 16 antibiotics. Ciprofloxacin-resistant P. aeruginosa were isolated in all cases. Imipenem was the most sensitive antibiotic agent with an overall susceptibility rate of 96.5%, followed by amikacin (55.6%), piperacillin/tazobactam (37.5%) and ceftazidime (31.8%). In our series, ciprofloxacin-resistant P. aeruginosa is increasing recently. Continuous surveillance is necessary to monitor antimicrobial resistance and to guide antibacterial therapy.
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- C H Jang
- Wonkwang Medical School, Iksan, South Korea.
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Lauderdale TL, Clifford McDonald L, Shiau YR, Chen PC, Wang HY, Lai JF, Ho M. The status of antimicrobial resistance in Taiwan among gram-negative pathogens: the Taiwan surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (TSAR) program, 2000. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2004; 48:211-9. [PMID: 15023432 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2003] [Accepted: 10/06/2003] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In a nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, TSAR), isolates were collected from 21 medical centers and regional hospitals throughout Taiwan over a three-month period in 2000 (TSAR II). This report summarizes susceptibility data of 7 common Gram-negative bacilli (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens, Proteus mirabilis, Enterobacter cloacae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii) in the TSAR II collection and compared selected key forms of resistance by epidemiologic factors and with isolates collected in 1998 (TSAR I) as well as with data from international surveillance studies. Resistance of the 5 Enterobacteriaceae species to most of the commonly prescribed "first-line" antimicrobials in Taiwan, such as ampicillin (78% in E. coli, 68% in P. mirabilis), gentamicin (19% in K. pneumonia to 66% in S. marcescens), and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (29% in K. pneumoniae to 70% in P. mirabilis), was high, several of which are higher than other countries. Resistance to certain broad-spectrum antimicrobials is also more acute in Taiwan than most Western countries, such as ceftazidime resistant A. baumannii (73%) and ciprofloxacin resistant E. coli (12%). Differences in geographic regions and specimen types were associated with certain forms of resistance in TSAR II; however, the resistance problem is prevalent among both inpatients and outpatients of not only medical centers but also regional hospitals throughout Taiwan.
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- Tsai-Ling Lauderdale
- Division of Clinical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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OBJECTIVE The widespread use of fluoroquinolone otic drops has resulted in the emergence and subsequent increase of fluoroquinolone resistance, at rates greater than anticipated. To evaluate the patients with recurrent otorrhea that were unresponsive to topical ciprofloxacin. METHODS Seventeen pediatric patients who were treated with refractory otorrhea between 2000 and 2001 were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS All patients had ciprofloxacin-resistant pseudomonas on culture and sensitivity test. Ciprofloxacin-resistant pseudomonas from these patients were multidrug resistant. Imipenem was the most sensitive antibiotic agent, followed by amikacin. Most patients were treated with intramuscular amikacin and two patients were treated with intravenous imipenem. CONCLUSION In our series, resistance to cirpfloxacin in patients with otitis media is increasing recently. Culture and antibiotic sensitivity test may help guide management. Continuous surveillance is necessary to monitor antibiotic resistance and to guide antibacterial therapy.
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- Chul Ho Jang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Wonkwang Medical School, Iksan 570-711, Republic of Korea.
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Savage PB, Li C, Taotafa U, Ding B, Guan Q. Antibacterial properties of cationic steroid antibiotics. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002; 217:1-7. [PMID: 12445638 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2002.tb11448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Cationic steroid antibiotics have been developed that display broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. These compounds are comprised of steroids appended with amine groups arranged to yield facially amphiphilic morphology. Examples of these antibiotics are highly bactericidal, while related compounds effectively permeabilize the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria sensitizing these organisms to hydrophobic antibiotics. Cationic steroid antibiotics exhibit various levels of eukaryote vs. prokaryote cell selectivity, and cell selectivity can be increased via charge recognition of prokaryotic cells. Studies of the mechanism of action of these antibiotics suggest that they share mechanistic aspects with cationic peptide antibiotics.
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- Paul B Savage
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, C100 BNSN, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
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