Evaluación de métodos fenotípicos para la detección de metalobetalactamasas en aislados clínicos de Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered one of the most important nosocomial pathogens. Its isolation is commonin intensive care unit patients who also usually have multi-resistance. This greatly limits therapeutic options, since no effective drugs are available for treatment. The study aims...
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Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales
2013
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/81e8c4a9b9fa4f689ae41a771ce84792 |
| Summary: | Abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered one of the most important nosocomial pathogens. Its isolation is commonin intensive care unit patients who also usually have multi-resistance. This greatly limits therapeutic options, since no effective drugs are available for treatment. The study aims to evaluate four phenotypic methods for detecting metallo-beta-lactamases. The double disc synergy with EDTA method, combined imipenem and meropenem disk with EDTA method, the E-Test-MBL method and the modified Hodge method, along with a reference method (PCR), are used to determine the phenotypic method or a combination of these is used that is more valid and safe for implementation in routine bacteriology laboratories. The sensitivity and specificity of the phenotypic methods used was good (over 90%); the modified Hodge test obtained the best results in detecting MBL-producing P. aeruginosa isolates (lower rate of false positive and negative). On analyzing the different combined methods for determining the association with greater sensitivity and specificity, the double disc method associated with the modified Hodge test met these characteristics. Results suggest that these two methods should be routinely used in a bacteriology laboratory, since they are easy to perform, sensitive, specific and economical. Resumen: Pseudomonas aeruginosa es considerado uno de los patógenos nosocomiales más importantes, siendo común su aislamiento en pacientes de unidades de cuidados intensivos, en quienes además suele presentar multirresistencia, esto limita enormemente las opciones terapéuticas para el tratamiento del paciente, lo que constituye un problema ya que no se disponen de drogas efectivas para el tratamiento. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo evaluar cuatro métodos fenotípicos para la detección de metalo-beta-lactamasas (método de sinergia del doble disco con EDTA, método del disco combinado de imipenem y meropenem con EDTA, método de E-Test-MBL y el método de Hodge modificado), con un método de referencia (PCR), ... |
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