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Association of Vancomycin MIC and Molecular Characteristics with Clinical Outcomes in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Acute Hematogenous Osteoarticular Infections in Children.


ABSTRACT: Strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), particularly those belonging to the USA300 pulsotype, have been well described to cause severe osteoarticular infections (OAIs). A vancomycin MIC of ?1.5 ?g/ml has been demonstrated to contribute to disease severity in adults with MRSA and even methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) bacteremia. Little data exist describing the outcomes of MSSA OAIs in terms of molecular characteristics and vancomycin MIC. All patients/isolates were chosen from a surveillance study at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH). S. aureus OAI isolates were identified from 2011 to 2016 and subjected to vancomycin Etests, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and PCR to determine Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) production and agr group. Two hundred fifty-two cases of S. aureus OAI were identified; 183 cases were MSSA (72.6%). During the study period, a decrease in the proportion of cases secondary to MRSA was observed, declining from 37.8% to 15.9% (P = 0.02). Of the MSSA isolates, 26.2% and 23.5% were USA300 and PVL positive, respectively. An increase in the proportion of MSSA isolates with a vancomycin MIC of ?1.5 ?g/ml occurred in the study period (P = 0.004). In MSSA, an elevated vancomycin MIC was associated with multiple surgical procedures and venous thromboses, even when adjusting for empirical ?-lactam use. An increase in vancomycin MIC was noted among isolates belonging to agr group 4 during the study period. Methicillin resistance is declining among S. aureus OAI isolates at TCH. Simultaneously, vancomycin Etest MICs are increasing among MSSA isolates. Vancomycin MICs of ?2 ?g/ml are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in MSSA irrespective of antibiotic choice, suggesting that this may be a surrogate for organism virulence.

SUBMITTER: Kok EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5923104 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Association of Vancomycin MIC and Molecular Characteristics with Clinical Outcomes in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Acute Hematogenous Osteoarticular Infections in Children.

Kok Eric Y EY   Vallejo Jesus G JG   Sommer Lauren M LM   Rosas Louie L   Kaplan Sheldon L SL   Hulten Kristina G KG   McNeil J Chase JC  

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20180426 5


Strains of methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA), particularly those belonging to the USA300 pulsotype, have been well described to cause severe osteoarticular infections (OAIs). A vancomycin MIC of ≥1.5 μg/ml has been demonstrated to contribute to disease severity in adults with MRSA and even methicillin-susceptible <i>S. aureus</i> (MSSA) bacteremia. Little data exist describing the outcomes of MSSA OAIs in terms of molecular characteristics and vancomycin MIC. All patients  ...[more]

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