B1.3 Flashcards
Other Staphylococci classifications
S. epidermidis
S. saprophyticus
S. lugdunensis
Other Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci aureus (MRSA)
Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococci
Macrolide Resistance
indigenous microbiota of the skin
contaminant of medical instruments, catheters, CSF shunts and prosthetic heart valve implants (implanted medical devices), hip
prostheses
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus epidermidis disease caused
: Stitch abcess,
Health care-acquired UTIs,
Endocarditis,
Bacteremia
In charge for the adherence of S. epidermidis
Poly-γ-DL-Glutamic Acid (PGA)
LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS used for detecting S. epidermidis
Blood agar plate
Biochemical Test
Susceptibility with 5-ug NOVOBIOCIN (16mm-27mm)
Blood agar plate result for S. epidermidis
gray to white, opaque, small to medium-sized pinheads and non-hemolytic colonies
Biochemical test results for S. epidermidis
Coagulase (-),
CNA (+),
DNase(-),
Mannitol Fermentation (-)
present on the normal skin and in the periurethral and urethral flora
adheres effectively to the epithelial cells lining the urogenital tract
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Staphylococcus saprophyticus disease caused
common cause of UTI in young sexually active women
significant result for urine culture in order to determine infection by S. saprophyticus
urine culture <10,000 CFU/ml
LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS used to determine S. saprophyticus
Blood agar plate
Biochemical test
Resistance to NOVONIOCIN (5ug; 6mm-12mm) and NALIDIXIC ACID
Absence of Phosphatase production
Blood agar plate result for S. saprophyticus
white, opaque, slightly larger than pin-heads, nonhemolytic colonies although some strains produce yellow pigments
Biochemical Test results for S. saprophyticus
Coagulase (-),
Dnase (-)
Mannitol Fermentation (-)
Staphylococcus lugdunensis results in coagulase test
clumping factor (+),
tube coagulase (-)
contain mecA gene that encodes oxacillin resistance
more aggressive than other CoNS in inefectivity
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Staphylococcus lugdunensis disease caused
infective endocarditis,
septicemia,
meningitis,
skin and soft tissue infections,
UTIs, and
septic shock
Other Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci that causes endocarditis, septicemia, and wound infections
S. warneri,
S. capitis,
S. simulans,
S. hominis, and
S. schleiferi
Other Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci that causes wounds, bacteremia, endocarditis, and UTIs
medium-sized colonies, with moderate or weak hemolysis and variable pigment production
S. haemolyticus
NOVOBIOCIN SUSCEPTIBLE CoNS
S. epidermidis
S. capitis
S. haemolyticus
S. hominis subsp. hominis
S. lugdunensis
S. saccharolyticus
S. warneri
NOVOBIOCIN RESISTANT CoNS
S. saprophyticus
S. cohnii
S. kloosii
S. xylosus
RESISTANT GENES PRODUCED BY STAPHYLOCOCCI
a. Erythromycin Ribosomal Methylase (ERM) Gene
b. Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase (MSR) A Gene
Class of enzyme inactivating genes
Codes for the methylation of the 23s rRNA
Results in resistance to erythromycin
Inducible or constitutive resistance to clindamycin
May not be detected in routine susceptibility testing
Confer cross-resistance to macrolides (erythromycin) and streptogramins (quinupristin)
Erythromycin Ribosomal Methylase (ERM) Gene
Codes for efflux mechanism
Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase (MSR) A Gene
resistance to erythromycin but susceptibility to clindamycin
efflux mechanism