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Enterococcus faecium AND Enterococcus faecalis IN BLOOD OF NEWBORNS WITH SUSPECTED NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION / Enterococcus faecium e Enterococcus faecalis no sangue de recém-nascidos com suspeita de infecção nosocomial
Furtado, Isabela; Xavier, Paula Cristhina Niz; Tavares, Luciana Venhofen Martinelli; Alves, Fabiana; Martins, Sarah Fonseca; Martins, Almir de Sousa; Palhares, Durval Batista.
  • Furtado, Isabela; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Program Graduate Health and Development in the Midwest Region. Campo Grande. BR
  • Xavier, Paula Cristhina Niz; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Program Graduate Health and Development in the Midwest Region. Campo Grande. BR
  • Tavares, Luciana Venhofen Martinelli; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Program Graduate Health and Development in the Midwest Region. Campo Grande. BR
  • Alves, Fabiana; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Program Graduate Health and Development in the Midwest Region. Campo Grande. BR
  • Martins, Sarah Fonseca; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Program Graduate Health and Development in the Midwest Region. Campo Grande. BR
  • Martins, Almir de Sousa; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Program Graduate Health and Development in the Midwest Region. Campo Grande. BR
  • Palhares, Durval Batista; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Program Graduate Health and Development in the Midwest Region. Campo Grande. BR
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 56(1): 77-80, Jan-Feb/2014. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-702057
ABSTRACT
Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci saprophyte of the human gastrointestinal tract, diners who act as opportunistic pathogens. They can cause infections in patients hospitalized for a long time or who have received multiple antibiotic therapy. Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are the most common species in human infections. To evaluate the possibility of rapid detection of these species and their occurrence in the blood of newborns with suspected nosocomial infection, blood samples were collected from 50 newborns with late infections, admitted to the Neonatal Care Unit of the University Hospital Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS-HU), from September 2010 to January 2011. The samples were subjected to conventional PCR and real time PCR (qPCR) to search for Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis, respectively. The PCR results were compared with respective blood cultures from 40 patients. No blood cultures were positive for Enterococci, however, eight blood samples were identified as genomic DNA of Enterococcus faecium by qPCR and 22 blood samples were detected as genomic DNA of Enterococcus faecalis by conventional PCR. These findings are important because of the clinical severity of the evaluated patients who were found positive by conventional PCR and not through routine microbiological methods.
RESUMO
Os enterococos são cocos Gram-positivos saprófitas do trato gastrointestinal humano, atuam como patógenos oportunistas. Podem causar infecções em pacientes hospitalizados por um longo tempo ou que receberam antibioticoterapia múltipla. Enterococcus faecalis e Enterococcus faecium são as espécies mais comuns em infecções humanas. Para avaliar a possibilidade de detecção rápida dessas espécies e sua ocorrência no sangue de recém-nascidos com suspeita de infecção hospitalar, foram coletadas amostras de sangue de 50 recém-nascidos, com infecção tardia, internados na Unidade de Terapia Neonatal do Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS-HU), no período de setembro de 2010 a janeiro de 2011. As amostras foram submetidas a PCR convencional e PCR em tempo real (qPCR) para pesquisa de Enterococcus faecium e Enterococcus faecalis, respectivamente. Os resultados da PCR foram comparados com culturas de sangue respectivos de 40. Nenhuma hemocultura foi positiva para enterococos, no entanto, em oito amostras de sangue foi identificado DNA genômico de Enterococcus faecium através da técnica de reação em cadeia da polimerase em tempo real, e em 22 amostras de sangue, foram detectados DNA genômico de Enterococcus faecalis, através de PCR convencional. A descoberta é importante por causa da gravidade clínica dos pacientes avaliados que foram positivos por PCR convencional e não foram detectados na rotina por métodos microbiológicos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cross Infection / Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Enterococcus faecium / Enterococcus faecalis Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Infant, Newborn Language: English Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Cross Infection / Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Enterococcus faecium / Enterococcus faecalis Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Infant, Newborn Language: English Journal: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/BR