Tracking methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones in a hospital in Southern Mexico / Seguimiento de clonas de Staphylococcus aureus resistentes a meticilina en un hospital en el sur de México

Abstract: Objective: To describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) strains that were collected in theHospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz(HRV). Materials and methods: A total of 107 MRSA strains from individual patients were examined. The strains were collected between September 2009 and September 2010. The clinical and demographic characteristics of patients were analyzed; molecular typing by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) typing and multilocus sequence typing were used to characterize the isolates. Results: Two PFGE patterns (NY/J and IB) were identified with 4 and 3 subtypes respectively. The isolates analyzed showed two SCCmec types (I and II) and two sequence types (ST): ST247 and ST5 related with the Iberian and New York/Japan clones respectively. Conclusion: This study establishes the presence of two very important clonal lineages of MRSA: New York/Japan and Iberian clone in the hospital environment.

Resumen: Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas y moleculares de cepas deStaphylococcus aureusresistentes a meticilina (SARM) que fueron recolectadas en el Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz (HRV). Material y métodos: Un total de 107 cepas de SARM fueron analizadas en el presente estudio. Las cepas estudiadas fueron recolectadas de septiembre de 2009 a septiembre de 2010. Las características clínicas y demográficas de los pacientes fueron analizadas; la tipificación molecular de las cepas se hizo por electroforesis en campos pulsados, casete cromosomal estafilococócico (SCCmec, en inglés) y secuenciación de múltiples locus. Resultados: Dos patrones electroforéticos (NY/J y IB) fueron identificados con 4 y 3 subtipos respectivamente. Los aislamientos analizados mostraron dos tipos de SCCmec (I y II) y dos secuencias tipo (ST): ST247 y ST5 relacionados con las clonas Ibérica y Nueva York/Japón respectivamente. Conclusión: Este estudio estableció la presencia en el medio hospitalario de dos linajes clonales de SARM importantes: Nueva York/Japón e Ibérico.

Streptococcus pneumoniae: distribution of serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility in patients with cáncer / Streptococcus pneumoniae: distribución de serotipos y susceptibilidad antimicrobiana en pacientes con cancer

Abstract: Objective: To describe the distribution of pneumococcal serotypes causing infectious diseases in patients with hematological malignancies and solid tumors and their antimicrobial susceptibility before and after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in Mexico. Materials and methods: Consecutive pneumococcal isolates from hospitalized patients from the SIREVA-network were serotyped using the Quellung reaction and antimicrobial susceptibility was performed using the broth microdilution method. Results: A total of 175 pneumococcal isolates were recovered, 105 from patients with hematological malignancies and 70 with solid tumors. Serotypes 19A (22.7%), 19F (20.4%), and 35B (17.7%) were the most frequent isolates in the first group and serotypes 3 (27.2%) and 19A (28.6%) in the second group. No decreased susceptibility to beta-lactams or TMP/SMX was observed after introduction of PCV7. Conclusions: An increase in non-vaccine types is observed without significate changes in antimicrobial susceptibility after introduction of PCV7.

Resumen: Objetivo: Describir la distribución de serotipos neumocócicos en pacientes con neoplasias hematológicas y tumores sólidos, así como la susceptibilidad antimicrobiana antes y después de la introducción de la vacuna conjugada contra neumococo (PCV7) en México. Material y métodos: Se tipificaron, mediante la reacción de Quellung, los aislamientos consecutivos en hospitales de la Red SIREVA-México. Se determinó la susceptibilidad antimicrobiana mediante microdilución en placa. Resultados: Se recuperaron 175 aislamientos, de los cuales 105 provenían de pacientes con neoplasias hematológicas y 70 con tumores sólidos. Los serotipos 19A (22.7%), 19F (20.4%) y 35B (17.7%) fueron los más frecuentes en el primer grupo y los serotipos 3 (27.2%) y 19A (28.6%) en el segundo. No se observó disminución de la resistencia a betalactámicos o TMP/SMX después de la introducción de PCV7. Conclusiones: Se observa un incremento de serotipos no vacunales, sin cambios significativos en la susceptibilidad antimicrobiana antes y después de la introducción de PCV7.

Prevalencia de Streptococcus pneumoniae serotipo 19A antes y después de la introducción de la vacuna conjugada heptavalente en México / Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A before and after the introduction of the heptavalent conjugate vaccine in Mexico

Objetivo. Conocer la prevalencia de S. pneumoniae serotipo 19A (Spn19A) antes y después de la introducción de la vacuna conjugada heptavalente (PCV7) en México. Material y métodos. Estudio descriptivo realizado con la información sobre vigilancia de enfermedades causadas por neumococos, generada por la red Sireva. Se realizó un análisis de regresión lineal con la proporción de cepas de Spn19A por año, en dos periodos. Los datos se analizaron con el paquete estadístico SPSS v.18. Resultados. Durante el periodo 2000-2012 se recuperaron 1 825 cepas de S. pneumoniae causantes de infección en población pediátrica, de las cuales 225/12.3% fueron Spn19A, y de éstos, 75/6.3% se aislaron en el periodo 2000-2008 y 150/23.6% en el periodo 2009-2012. La resistencia antimicrobiana post-vacunal aumentó para todos los fármacos, excepto a vancomicina. Conclusión. Se observó que la frecuencia de este serotipo y la resistencia a antimicrobianos aumentó posterior a la introducción de la PCV7.

Objective. To determine the prevalence of S. pneumoniae serotype 19A (Spn19A), before and after the introduction of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in Mexico. Materials and methods. Descriptive study carried out in Mexico with surveillance information of pneumococcal disease, generated from the Sireva network. We performed lineal regression analysis with the proportion of Spn19A by year in two study periods. Data were analyzed using SPSS v.18 software. Results. A total of 1825 S. pneumoniae strains causing infection in pediatric population were recovered in the period 2000-2012, 225/12.3% were Spn19A, and of these, 75/6.3% were isolated in 2000-2008 and 150/23.6% in 2009-2012. There was an increase in antimicrobial resistance post-vaccination for all drugs except vancomycin. Conclusion. It was observed that the frequency of this serotype and antimicrobial resistance increased after the introduction of PCV7.

Streptococcus pneumoniae: Low frequency of penicillin resistance and high resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in nasopharyngeal isolates from children in a rural area in Mexico

Due to the changes in the frequency of penicillin resistant strains of S. pneumoniae, it is necessary to perform suveillance stuies of bacterial resistance. Isolates from the upper respiratory tract of asymptomatic children have been useful. There is no information about the difference between isolates from children with and without upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The objective of the authors in this paper is to establish the prevalence of carrier state, serotype and antimicrobial resistance of S pneumoniae isolates from children with and without acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in a rural area in Mexico. A cross-sectional comparative study was performed in Tlaxcal, Mexico. Children from one month 5 years of age were included. Nasopharyngeal swabs were obtained. Identification was done by international microbiology standards. Serotyping was done by the capsular Quellung test. The susceptibility testing was performed by the agar dilution mehtod. Four-hundred and fifty patients were included. S pneumoniae was isolated in 134 children (29.7 percent). Frequency of carriers was greater in patients with URTI (107/323) than without URTI (27/127) (33.1 percent vs.21.1 percent p=0.012, OR 1.84, IC 95 percent 1.1 - 3.08). The six most frequent serotypes were: 6B (16.4 percent); 19F (11.9 percent); 19A (6.7 percent)Ñ 14, 23 F, and 35 (5.2 percent each), with no difference among the groups. Only 3 percent of the strains had high level resistance to penicillin, and 12.6 percent had intermediate resistance, and for ampicillin 4 percent, amoxicillin 4 percent, amoxicillin/clavulanate 4 percent, ceftriaxone 3 percent, cefotaxime 1.5 percent, erythromycin 6 percent, miocamycin 0 percent. trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resitance was very high (42 percent). In conclusion, colonization is higher in children with URTI. Five of the most frequent serotypes identified in this study were the same as those identified in patients with S. pneumoniae invasive diseases in mexico City. In Tlaxcala, Mexico, betalactams could be the drug of choice for the treatment of S. pneumoniae lower respiratory tract infections. It is necessary to perform clinical assays to evaluate the efficacy of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole due to the high resitance in vitro