Heterogeneous Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus Aureus: A Review of Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Clinical Significance
| Autor: | Star L Rong, Steven N. Leonard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Staphylococcus aureus
medicine.medical_specialty Population MEDLINE Drug resistance medicine.disease_cause Vancomycin Internal medicine Epidemiology Humans Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Clinical significance education education.field_of_study business.industry Vancomycin Resistance Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacteremia Immunology business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 44:844-850 |
| ISSN: | 1542-6270 1060-0280 |
| DOI: | 10.1345/aph.1m526 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of heterogeneously glycopeptide intermediate Staphylococcus aureus, its epidemiology, methods of diagnosis, and clinical relevance. DATA SOURCES: Literature was retrieved in December 2009 through Academic Search Premier, Alt-Health Watch, MEDLINE, OVID, and PubMed, using the search terms heterogeneous glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus, hGISA, hVISA, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus, GISA, and VISA (from 2003 to December 2009). Additional references were obtained through review of publication citations. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: All articles retrieved through the literature search and reference review were evaluated for inclusion in this review. DATA SYNTHESIS: Heterogeneously glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus (hGISA) has been shown to significantly complicate treatment for patients with bacteremia and often escapes detection in clinical laboratories. Population analysis profile area under the curve ratio (PAP-AUC) is considered to be the gold standard of hGISA detection; however, it is labor-intensive, expensive, and not feasible in a clinical setting. The Etest macromethod is a reasonable alternative to PAP, yielding high sensitivity and specificity, and has potential for routine use in clinical laboratories. Due to these difficulties in detection, an exact prevalence is difficult to obtain though, based on available data, it appears that approximately 5-15% of isolates display this phenotype. hGISA is associated with prolonged bacteremia, high bacterial load infections, prolonged antibiotic therapy, prolonged hospitalization, treatment failure, and potential for increased mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, hGISA is associated with a poor clinical course in patients with bacteremia. Information is still lacking regarding the actual prevalence of hGISA as well as the extent of its clinical impact. A uniform method of diagnosis must be established in order to better account for all cases of hGISA. More studies must be conducted to assess clinical outcomes of hGISA. |
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