Usability application of multiplex polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of microorganisms isolated from urine of patients treated in cancer hospital
Autor: | Alicja Grabiec, Jacek Wojciechowicz, Zofia Talaga, Katarzyna Schmidt, Andrzej Roszak, Piotr Bociąg, Witold Kycler, Zefiryn Cybulski |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
Bacilli
microbiological culture Microbiological culture biology business.industry Urinary system Urine Antimicrobial biology.organism_classification Microbiology law.invention PCR Oncology Nitrofurantoin law Multiplex polymerase chain reaction susceptibility tests Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging significant bacteriuria business Polymerase chain reaction medicine.drug Research Article |
Zdroj: | Radiology and Oncology |
ISSN: | 1318-2099 |
Popis: | Background. The objective of this study was: i) to compare the results of urine culture with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) -based detection of microorganisms using two commercially available kits, ii) to assess antimicrobial susceptibility of urine isolates from cancer patients to chosen antimicrobial drugs and, if necessary, to update the recommendation of empirical therapy. Materials and methods. A one-year hospital-based prospective study has been conducted in Greater Poland Cancer Centre and Genetic Medicine Laboratory CBDNA Research Centre in 2011. Urine cultures and urine PCR assay from 72 patients were examined Results. Urine cultures and urine PCR assay from 72 patients were examined. Urine samples were positive for 128 strains from which 95 (74%) were identical in both tests. The most frequently isolated bacteria in both culture and PCR assay were coliform organisms and Enterococcus spp. The Gram negative bacilli were most resistant to cotrimoxazol. 77.2% of these bacilli and 100% of E. faecalis and S. agalactiae were sensitive to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. 4.7% of Gram positive cocci were resistant to nitrofurantoin. Conclusions. The PCR method quickly finds the causative agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) and, therefore, it can help with making the choice of the proper antimicrobial therapy at an early stage. It appears to be a viable alternative to the recommendations made in general treatment guidelines, in cases where diversified sensitivity patterns of microorganisms have been found. |
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