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Volume 57, Issue 8

Cefoxitin disc diffusion test for detection of meticillin-resistant staphylococci Free

Abstract

Staphylococci are the main causative agents of nosocomial diseases. Over the last few years, the increase in the number of meticillin-resistant (MR) staphylococci has become a major clinical problem. Accuracy and promptness in the detection of meticillin resistance are of key importance in ensuring the correct antibiotic treatment in infected patients and control of MR staphylococci in the hospital environment. This study evaluated the accuracy of a cefoxitin disc diffusion (DD) test for the detection of meticillin resistance in staphylococci. A total of 144 clinical isolates [97 and 47 coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS)] were tested using a gene PCR, a DD test (oxacillin, 1 μg disc; cefoxitin, 30 μg disc), determination of oxacillin MIC by agar dilution (AD), and an oxacillin screen agar test at oxacillin concentrations of 4 and 6 μg ml. Of the 97 and 47 CoNS isolates, 73 (75.26 %) and 30 (63.83 %), respectively, were -positive. The sensitivity and specificity of the cefoxitin DD test were 94.44 and 95.83 %, respectively, for and 80 and 100 %, respectively, for CoNS. The oxacillin DD method was 100 % sensitive and 58.33 % specific for , and 86.67 % sensitive and 70.59 % specific for CoNS. The AD test was highly sensitive (98.63 %) and specific (98.53 %) for and CoNS (83.33 % sensitive and 94.12 % specific). The cefoxitin DD test for meticillin-resistance detection was more specific but less sensitive than the oxacillin DD test. Use of DD tests for both cefoxitin and oxacillin can help in more accurate prediction of meticillin resistance. Centres that are not equipped to carry out PCR can use AD methods for confirmation of meticillin resistance, especially in oxacillin-resistant and cefoxitin-sensitive cases.

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Keyword(s): AD, agar dilution , CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci , DD, disc diffusion , MR, meticillin-resistant , OSA, oxacillin screen agar and PBP2a, penicillin-binding protein 2a
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Cefoxitin disc diffusion test for detection of meticillin-resistant staphylococci
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