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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Avaliação do impacto de medidas de intervenção no controle de Enterococcus spp. resistente a vancomicina em unidade de terapia intensiva / Evaluation of impact of intervention measures on the control of Enterococcus spp

Perugini, Marcia Regina Eches 26 June 2008 (has links)
Durante os anos 90 um aumento dramático no isolamento de VRE foi reportado nos estados Unidos, principalmente em unidades de terapia intensiva, esta tendência continua até hoje. No Brasil o primeiro caso de VRE foi documentado em 1996 e desde então muitos casos têm sido descritos em todo país. Uma variedade de medidas tem sido usada para reduzir taxas de VRE, mas a melhor estratégia para o controle e prevenção deste patógeno ainda não está totalmente definida. O Objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o impacto de um processo multidisciplinar para monitorar a adesão de profissionais às precauções padrão e de contato e o papel do meio ambiente e de equipamentos na transmissão de VRE. Este estudo consistiu de três períodos: um período basal, um período de intervenção e outro de pós-intervenção. O teste qui-quadrado foi usado para comparar os dados dos períodos pré e pós-intervenção e o teste de qui-quadrado para tendência linear foi usado para avaliar a distribuição de VRE e o uso de glicopeptídeos durante o período de estudo, o nível de p<0.05 foi significante. As amostars foram avaliadas pela técnica de PFGE. PCR para detecção do gene de resistência foi realizada para as amostras clínicas. E. faecium foi a espécie mais freqüente tendo sido responsável por 71% das culturas positivas. Foram documentadas 36 infecções e aquelas da corrente sangüínea foram as mais frequentes 17 (47%) A intervenção educacional foi realizada com 136 profissionais. Foram avaliadas 706 oportunidades de precauções padrão e de contato. A adesão às precauções padrão e de contato não aumentou comparando os períodos pré e pós-intervenção. Entretanto, a proporção de culturas ambientais e de equipamentos diminuiu significativamente comparando os períodos pré (23.2%) and pós-intervenção (2.4%) (p<0.001) e foram associadas a diminuição das Infecções por VRE por 1.000 pacientes-dia (p=0.004). O uso de vancomicina (DDD) não mudou significativamente ao longo do estudo (p=0.97) e o uso de teicoplanina aumentou principalmente nos últimos meses de 2007 (p<0.001). O mesmo clone de E. faecium foi encontrado em 90% das amostras. No presente estudo, redução da proporção de contaminação ambiental e de equipamentos esteve associada com diminuição das taxas de infecção por VRE. / During the 1990s a dramatic increase of VRE isolation was reported mostly in the Intensive Care Units (UCI) in the USA and the trend continues. In Brazil, the first VRE isolated occurred in 1996 and many cases have been described thereafter. A variety of measures have been used to reduce VRE rates, the optimal approach however to control and prevent this pathogen, is not well defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multidisciplinary process to monitor improve healthcare work (HCW) compliance with standard and contact precautions and the role of environment and equipments on the transmission of VRE. This study consisted of three period baseline, intervention and pos-intervention period. Chi-2 test was used to compared data pre and pos intervention and chi-2 test for linear trend was used to evaluate the distribution VRE and use of glycopeptides during the study period, the level of p<0.05 was significant. PFGE was performed. Detection of genes of resistance of VRE isolated from clinical samples was performed by PCR E. faecium was the most frequent species isolated being responsible for 71% of positives cultures. Thirty-six infection were documented, bloodstream infection 17 (47%) was the most frequent site. The educational intervention was given to 136 HCW. 706 opportunities were evaluated, the compliance with standard and contact precautions did not improve comparing pre and pos-intervention period. However, the proportion of environmental and equipments positive cultures decreased significantly comparing pre (23.2%) and pos-intervention (2.4%) period (p<0.001) and was associated with decrease of VRE infection per 1.000 pts-day (p=0.004). The use of vancomycin (DDD) did not change significantly over the study period (p=0.97) and the use of teicoplanin increased (p<0.001). Ninety percent of E. faecium belong to the same type. In the present study, reduction of proportion of positive environmental and equipments cultures was associated with decreased of rates of VRE infections.
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Avaliação do perfil clonal, resistência e virulência de isolados de Enterococci resistente à  vancomicina em pacientes com doenças hematológicas ou submetidos a transplante de medula óssea / Evaluation of clonal profile, resistance and virulence of vancomycin resistant Enterococci isolates in patients with hematological diseases or submitted to bone marrow transplantation

Ana Paula Marchi Rosin 06 December 2017 (has links)
Introdução: Enterococcus resistente à vancomicina (VRE do inglês Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus) é uma importante causa de infecção relacionada a assistência à saúde com alta morbidade e mortalidade principalmente nos pacientes imunocomprometidos sendo a segunda causa mais comum de infecções hospitalares nessa população de pacientes em alguns centros. O uso prolongado da terapia antimicrobiana com vancomicina e outras drogas, são fatores de risco associados com a disseminação desse patógeno. Além disso, espécies de enterococos podem apresentar fatores de virulência tais como: substância de agregação (asa1), gelatinase (gelE), citolisina (cylA), proteína de superfície enterococo (esp) e hidrolase glicosil (hylefm). Entretanto, o papel da virulência na colonização e infecção por VRE é controverso. Objetivos: Avaliar o perfil clonal, virulência e resistência de 86 isolados de VRE (80 E. faecium e 06 E. faecalis) de infecção e colonização de 76 pacientes com doenças hematológicas e/ou submetidos a transplante de Medula Óssea (TMO) internados no Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP) no período de 10 anos (2005-2014). Material e Métodos: Foram realizadas concentração inibitória mínima para: vancomicina, teicoplanina, linezolida, gentamicina e estreptomicina em alta concentração (HLAR); Avaliação da clonalidade por eletroforese em campo pulsado (PFGE); Detecção dos mecanismos de resistência (vanA e vanB) e de virulência (esp, asa1, gelE, cylA e hylefm) pela técnica de PCR e sequenciamento total do genoma de dezoito isolados selecionados de acordo com a clonalidade. Foi criado um banco de dados no programa Epiinfo (CDC) com variáveis clinicas e demográficas dos pacientes. A proporção de isolados de colonização portadores de genes de virulência foi comparada com os isolados de infecção assim como a proporção de isolados de infecção portadores de genes de virulência que evoluíram para óbito. O valor de p < 0,005 foi considerado significativo. Resultados: Trinta e quatro pacientes eram colonizados e 42 infectados por VRE (28 eram infecção de corrente sanguínea), 48 pacientes eram transplantados dos quais 32 eram alogênicos. A mortalidade em 14 dias foi de 21.0% e durante a hospitalização de 53.9%. Todos os isolados foram resistentes à vancomicina e 87,3% à teicoplanina. Resistência a gentamicina e estreptomicina em alta concentração (HLAR) foi observada em 08 e 59 isolados respectivamente. Um isolado apresentou resistência a linezolida identificado pela primeira vez na unidade. O gene vanA foi detectado em todos os isolados. Quanto aos genes de virulência, 96,5% de isolados foram positivos para o gene esp e 69,8% para os genes gelE e asa1. Isolados de infecção de E. faecium carrearam mais genes de virulência: esp (100%), gelE (80,0%) e asa1 (75,5%) e o gene gelE foi significativamente mais frequente entre isolados de infecção que de colonização (p=0,008). Infecções causadas por isolados de E. faecium positivos para o gene asa1 foram significantemente associadas com maior mortalidade (p < 0,05). Quinze diferentes Pulsed field type (PFT) foram observados entre os isolados de E. faecium e 06 entre os isolados de E. faecalis. Dezessete E. faecium foram sequenciados e diferentes sequencias tipo (ST) foram observadas (ST412, ST478, ST78 e ST896) já descritas em outros estudos no Brasil. O isolado resistente a linezolida apresentou mutação no domínio V do gene 23S rRNA com um perfil alélico diferente, caracterizando um novo ST (ST987) descrito pela primeira vez no Brasil. Todos os ST observados nos isolados de E. faecium pertencem ao complexo clonal 17, dos quais dois STs (ST963, ST792) foram descritos pela primeira vez no país. O isolado de E. faecalis sequenciado pertencia ao ST9 e ao complexo clonal 9 já descrito por outros autores. Conclusão: Nosso estudo observou que E. faecium foi predominante em nosso hospital e os ST circulantes pertenciam ao CC17. Os isolados de infecção foram mais virulentos que os isolados de colonização e o gene gelE foi significativamente mais frequente nos isolados de infecção. Infecções causadas por isolados de E. faecium positivos para o gene asa1 foram associadas com a alta mortalidade. Este achado pode ser útil para controlar a disseminação de E. faecium no ambiente hospitalar e em pacientes hematológicos / Introduction: Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is a important cause of health care-associated infection with high morbidity and mortality, mainly in immunocompromised patients, being the second most common cause of hospital infections in this population of patients in some centers. Prolonged use of antimicrobial therapy with vancomycin and other drugs are risk factors associated with the spread of this pathogen. In addition, enterococcal species may present virulence factors such as: aggregation substance (asa1), gelatinase (gelE), cytolysin (cylA), enterococcal surface protein (esp) and glycosyl hydrolase (hylefm). However, the role of virulence on VRE colonization and infection is controversial. Objectives: To evaluate the clonal profile, virulence and resistance of 86 isolates of VRE (80 E. faecium and 06 E. faecalis) from infection and colonization of 76 patients with hematological diseases and / or submitted to bone marrow transplantation (BMT) at Hospital das Clinics of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo (HC-FMUSP) in the period of 10 years (2005-2014). Material and Methods: Minimum inhibitory concentration to vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid, gentamicin and streptomycin in high concentration (HLAR) was performed; Clonality of isolates by pulsed field electrophoresis (PFGE) was evaluated; Detection of resistance (vanA and vanB) and virulence (esp, asa1, gelE, cylA and hylefm) genes by PCR technique and whole genome sequencing of eighteen isolates selected based on clonality. Results: All isolates were resistant to vancomycin and 87.3% to teicoplanin. Resistance to gentamicin and streptomycin in high concentration (HLAR) was observed in 08 and 59 isolates respectively. One isolate presented resistance to linezolid observed for the first time in the unit. The vanA gene was detected in all isolates. Regarding virulence genes, 96.5% of isolates were positive for the esp gene and 69.8% for the gelE and asa1 genes. Isolates of E. faecium infection carried more virulence genes: esp (100%), gelE (80.0%) and asa1 (75.5%) and gelE gene was significantly more frequent among infection isolates than colonization (p = 0.008). Infections caused by E. faecium isolates carrying the asa1 gene were significantly associated with higher mortality (p < 0.05). Fifteen different Pulsed field type (PFT) were observed among the isolates of E. faecium and 06 among E. faecalis isolates. Seventeen E. faecium were sequenced and the following sequences type (ST) were observed (ST412, ST478, ST78 and ST896) all of them already described in Brazil. The linezolid-resistant isolate showed the 23S gene Vdomain mutation with a different allelic profile, characterizing a new ST (ST987) described for the first time in our study. All STs observed in E. faecium isolates belong to clonal complex 17. Two other STs (ST963, ST792) were identified for the first time in the country. The E. faecalis isolate belong to ST9 and clonal complex 9 already described by other authors in Brazil. Conclusion: Our study observed that E. faecium was predominant in our hospital and the circulating STs belonged to CC17 a virulent lineage. E. faecium infection isolates were more virulent than colonization isolates and harbored significantly more gelE gene. It appears that infections caused by E. faecium isolates carrying asa1 gene evolved more frequently to death. This finding may be useful to control the spread of E. faecium in the hospital environment and in haematological patients
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Incidence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (vre) Infection in High-Risk Febrile Neutropenic Patients Colonized with Vre

Bossaer, John B., Hall, Philip D., Garrett-Mayer, Eliabeth 01 February 2011 (has links)
Purpose: This study seeks to determine the incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection in high-risk neutropenic fever patients colonized with VRE and to determine patient characteristics associated with VRE infection. Methods: We conducted a retrospective, single-center, unmatched case-control study. Fifty-three VRE-colonized, high-risk patients with neutropenic fever were identified between January 2006 and February 2009. The two most common diagnoses/conditions included acute myeloid leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Data collected included days of neutropenia, days of fever, demographic data, culture results, and antimicrobial therapy. Results: Twenty of the 53 patients (38%) with VRE colonization developed a VRE infection. The most common VRE infections were bacteremias (26%). The presence of neutropenia lasting longer than 7 days was associated with the development of VRE infection in this high-risk population colonized with VRE. The timeframe to develop VRE infection varied from 1 day to 2 weeks. Conclusion: For patients colonized with VRE, approximately 38% of high-risk neutropenic patients developed a VRE infection. This is the first study to specifically evaluate the incidence of VRE infections in febrile neutropenic patients colonized with VRE. Future research into the use and efficacy of empiric VRE coverage is needed.
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Caracterização e diversidade molecular do transposon Tn1546, carreador do gene vanA, responsável pela expressão de resistência à vancomicina, em amostras clínicas de diferentes espécies de Enterococcus / Characterization and molecular diversity of transposon Tn1546, carrier of the vanA gene responsible for the expression of vancomycin resistance in clinical isolates of different Enterococcus species

Sabrina Ferreira Santos 06 May 2014 (has links)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Enterococcus resistentes à vancomicina (VRE) são reconhecidos como importantes patógenos causadores de infecções nosocomiais, configurando um grave problema de saúde pública, principalmente pela escassez de opção terapêutica eficaz. O fenótipo de resistência VanA é o mais frequente, sendo definido pela resistência a altos níveis de vancomicina e teicoplanina. VanA é caracterizado por um conjunto gênico (vanRSHAXYZ) localizado no elemento genético móvel denominado transposon Tn1546. A diversidade de Tn1546 resulta de alterações estruturais promovidas por deleções ou integração de sequências de inserção (IS) que, exercem papel chave na evolução do elemento VanA, modificando os aspectos relacionados à sua transferência e expressão do fenótipo. O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar e avaliar o polimorfismo de elementos Tn1546 presentes em amostras de diferentes espécies de Enterococcus isoladas em instituições hospitalares do Estado do Rio de Janeiro no período de 2000 a 2012. Foram incluídas neste estudo 70 amostras VRE que foram caracterizadas quanto ao gênero, espécies e genótipo de resistência aos glicopeptídeos por métodos convencionais e PCR multiplex. A susceptibilidade a 17 antimicrobianos foi avaliada pelo método de difusão em ágar, e concentração inibitória mínima (CIM) para vancomicina e teicoplanina foi determinada por microdiluição em caldo. O tranposon foi obtido após lise das células bacterianas e amplificação por PCR longo, utilizando-se oligonucleotídeos específicos para a região repetida e invertida que flanqueia este elemento genético. A diversidade dos elementos Tn1546 foi avaliada por um conjunto de métodos moleculares que incluiu a análise do polimorfismo do tamanho de fragmentos de restrição (restriction fragment lenght polymorphism, RFLP), utilizando-se a endonuclease ClaI, amplificação de segmentos internos por PCR de sobreposição de oligonucleotídeos (overlapping PCR) e detecção de sequências de inserção (ISs). A caracterização em espécies considerada para as demais análises foi obtida pela metodologia de PCR de acordo com a seguinte distribuição: E. avium (N=6), E. faecalis (N=12), E. faecium (N=46), E. gallinarum (N=4) e E. raffinosus (N=2). Todas as amostras apresentaram o genótipo vanA. Nos testes de susceptibilidade aos antimicrobianos foi observado que todas as amostras foram multirresistentes, sendo resistente de 6 a 13 dentre os 17 antimicrobianos testados. A presença de elementos semelhantes ao arquétipo de Tn1546 foi observada em 61,5% das amostras; entretanto, 27 amostras apresentaram perfis variantes de Tn1546. Foram identificados nove perfis de RFLP, dentre 66 avaliadas, sendo o perfil I, prevalente e semelhante ao arquétipo de Tn1546. Não foi possível analisar quatro amostras por RFLP. Os produtos de amplificação de Tn1546 alterados, obtidos pela overlapping PCR e pelo rastreamento de IS, levaram à classificação de 15 tipos polimórficos, nomeados de A a O. A maioria dos Tn1546 polimórficos teve suas regiões de ORF1 e/ou ORF2 deletadas; e IS1542 juntamente com IS1216V foram as inserções mais frequentes, que em muitas situações compartilhavam a mesma região de inserção. IS19 foi detectada apenas na região vanS-vanH. Os dados apresentados neste estudo indicam que o polimorfismo de Tn1546 pode ser explorado no rastreamento de rotas de transmissão, acompanhamento da dispersão de elementos VanA e investigação da evolução de amostras VRE. / Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, remaining as a public health concern in the last two decades. VanA phenotype is the most frequently encountered and it is responsible for high-level vancomycin and teicoplanin resistance. VanA is characterized by a gene cluster (vanRSHAXYZ) located on the mobile genetic element called Tn1546. The diversity of Tn1546 results from structural changes promoted by deletions or additions of insertion sequences (IS) that play a key role in the evolution of VanA element, changing its transferability and expression of phenotype. The aim of this study was to characterize and evaluate the polymorphism of Tn1546 genetic elements belong to VRE isolates obtained from patients attending in hospitals located in the Rio de Janeiro state, during the period from 2000 to 2012. Seventy VRE strains were included in this study. The strains were identified by conventional physiological testes and multiplex PCR, including the vancomycin resistance phenotype and genotype. Antimicrobial susceptibilities testing were carried out by disk diffusion method for 17 antimicrobials; and the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) values to vancomycin and teicoplanin were evaluated by microdilution technique. Tn1546 were amplified by long-PCR using primers to inverted-repeat sequences flanking the transposon. Tn1546 diversity was evaluated by a set of molecular methods including restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), using the endonuclease ClaI, overlapping PCR and detection of insertion sequence elements (IS). Among the 70 strains, 6 E. avium, 12 E. faecalis, 46 E. faecium, 4 E. gallinarum, and 2 E. raffinosus were characterized by multiplex PCR, as well as the vanA glycopeptide resistance determinant. All the strains were multirresistant, being resistant from 6-13 among the 17 antimicrobials tested. The presence of similar elements to the archetype of Tn1546 was observed in 61.5% of samples; however, 27 samples had variant profiles of Tn1546. Nine RFLP profiles were identified among 66 strains, and the profile I was the most frequent and showed to be similar to the archetype of Tn1546. It was not possible to analyze four strains by RFLP. The amplification products of Tn1546, obtained by overlapping PCR, and screening the IS elements led to the characterization of 15 different types, named A through O. Most Tn1546 had its polymorphisms based on deletion of the ORF1 and / or ORF2 regions; and IS1542 as the most frequent insertion element, which in many cases shared the same region of insertion with IS1216V. IS19 was detected only in vanS-vanH region. The data presented in this study indicate that the polymorphism of Tn1546 can be exploited in tracking transmission routes, monitoring the dispersion of VanA elements and investigation of the evolution of VRE strains.
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Caracterização e diversidade molecular do transposon Tn1546, carreador do gene vanA, responsável pela expressão de resistência à vancomicina, em amostras clínicas de diferentes espécies de Enterococcus / Characterization and molecular diversity of transposon Tn1546, carrier of the vanA gene responsible for the expression of vancomycin resistance in clinical isolates of different Enterococcus species

Sabrina Ferreira Santos 06 May 2014 (has links)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Enterococcus resistentes à vancomicina (VRE) são reconhecidos como importantes patógenos causadores de infecções nosocomiais, configurando um grave problema de saúde pública, principalmente pela escassez de opção terapêutica eficaz. O fenótipo de resistência VanA é o mais frequente, sendo definido pela resistência a altos níveis de vancomicina e teicoplanina. VanA é caracterizado por um conjunto gênico (vanRSHAXYZ) localizado no elemento genético móvel denominado transposon Tn1546. A diversidade de Tn1546 resulta de alterações estruturais promovidas por deleções ou integração de sequências de inserção (IS) que, exercem papel chave na evolução do elemento VanA, modificando os aspectos relacionados à sua transferência e expressão do fenótipo. O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar e avaliar o polimorfismo de elementos Tn1546 presentes em amostras de diferentes espécies de Enterococcus isoladas em instituições hospitalares do Estado do Rio de Janeiro no período de 2000 a 2012. Foram incluídas neste estudo 70 amostras VRE que foram caracterizadas quanto ao gênero, espécies e genótipo de resistência aos glicopeptídeos por métodos convencionais e PCR multiplex. A susceptibilidade a 17 antimicrobianos foi avaliada pelo método de difusão em ágar, e concentração inibitória mínima (CIM) para vancomicina e teicoplanina foi determinada por microdiluição em caldo. O tranposon foi obtido após lise das células bacterianas e amplificação por PCR longo, utilizando-se oligonucleotídeos específicos para a região repetida e invertida que flanqueia este elemento genético. A diversidade dos elementos Tn1546 foi avaliada por um conjunto de métodos moleculares que incluiu a análise do polimorfismo do tamanho de fragmentos de restrição (restriction fragment lenght polymorphism, RFLP), utilizando-se a endonuclease ClaI, amplificação de segmentos internos por PCR de sobreposição de oligonucleotídeos (overlapping PCR) e detecção de sequências de inserção (ISs). A caracterização em espécies considerada para as demais análises foi obtida pela metodologia de PCR de acordo com a seguinte distribuição: E. avium (N=6), E. faecalis (N=12), E. faecium (N=46), E. gallinarum (N=4) e E. raffinosus (N=2). Todas as amostras apresentaram o genótipo vanA. Nos testes de susceptibilidade aos antimicrobianos foi observado que todas as amostras foram multirresistentes, sendo resistente de 6 a 13 dentre os 17 antimicrobianos testados. A presença de elementos semelhantes ao arquétipo de Tn1546 foi observada em 61,5% das amostras; entretanto, 27 amostras apresentaram perfis variantes de Tn1546. Foram identificados nove perfis de RFLP, dentre 66 avaliadas, sendo o perfil I, prevalente e semelhante ao arquétipo de Tn1546. Não foi possível analisar quatro amostras por RFLP. Os produtos de amplificação de Tn1546 alterados, obtidos pela overlapping PCR e pelo rastreamento de IS, levaram à classificação de 15 tipos polimórficos, nomeados de A a O. A maioria dos Tn1546 polimórficos teve suas regiões de ORF1 e/ou ORF2 deletadas; e IS1542 juntamente com IS1216V foram as inserções mais frequentes, que em muitas situações compartilhavam a mesma região de inserção. IS19 foi detectada apenas na região vanS-vanH. Os dados apresentados neste estudo indicam que o polimorfismo de Tn1546 pode ser explorado no rastreamento de rotas de transmissão, acompanhamento da dispersão de elementos VanA e investigação da evolução de amostras VRE. / Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, remaining as a public health concern in the last two decades. VanA phenotype is the most frequently encountered and it is responsible for high-level vancomycin and teicoplanin resistance. VanA is characterized by a gene cluster (vanRSHAXYZ) located on the mobile genetic element called Tn1546. The diversity of Tn1546 results from structural changes promoted by deletions or additions of insertion sequences (IS) that play a key role in the evolution of VanA element, changing its transferability and expression of phenotype. The aim of this study was to characterize and evaluate the polymorphism of Tn1546 genetic elements belong to VRE isolates obtained from patients attending in hospitals located in the Rio de Janeiro state, during the period from 2000 to 2012. Seventy VRE strains were included in this study. The strains were identified by conventional physiological testes and multiplex PCR, including the vancomycin resistance phenotype and genotype. Antimicrobial susceptibilities testing were carried out by disk diffusion method for 17 antimicrobials; and the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) values to vancomycin and teicoplanin were evaluated by microdilution technique. Tn1546 were amplified by long-PCR using primers to inverted-repeat sequences flanking the transposon. Tn1546 diversity was evaluated by a set of molecular methods including restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), using the endonuclease ClaI, overlapping PCR and detection of insertion sequence elements (IS). Among the 70 strains, 6 E. avium, 12 E. faecalis, 46 E. faecium, 4 E. gallinarum, and 2 E. raffinosus were characterized by multiplex PCR, as well as the vanA glycopeptide resistance determinant. All the strains were multirresistant, being resistant from 6-13 among the 17 antimicrobials tested. The presence of similar elements to the archetype of Tn1546 was observed in 61.5% of samples; however, 27 samples had variant profiles of Tn1546. Nine RFLP profiles were identified among 66 strains, and the profile I was the most frequent and showed to be similar to the archetype of Tn1546. It was not possible to analyze four strains by RFLP. The amplification products of Tn1546, obtained by overlapping PCR, and screening the IS elements led to the characterization of 15 different types, named A through O. Most Tn1546 had its polymorphisms based on deletion of the ORF1 and / or ORF2 regions; and IS1542 as the most frequent insertion element, which in many cases shared the same region of insertion with IS1216V. IS19 was detected only in vanS-vanH region. The data presented in this study indicate that the polymorphism of Tn1546 can be exploited in tracking transmission routes, monitoring the dispersion of VanA elements and investigation of the evolution of VRE strains.
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Avaliação do impacto de medidas de intervenção no controle de Enterococcus spp. resistente a vancomicina em unidade de terapia intensiva / Evaluation of impact of intervention measures on the control of Enterococcus spp

Marcia Regina Eches Perugini 26 June 2008 (has links)
Durante os anos 90 um aumento dramático no isolamento de VRE foi reportado nos estados Unidos, principalmente em unidades de terapia intensiva, esta tendência continua até hoje. No Brasil o primeiro caso de VRE foi documentado em 1996 e desde então muitos casos têm sido descritos em todo país. Uma variedade de medidas tem sido usada para reduzir taxas de VRE, mas a melhor estratégia para o controle e prevenção deste patógeno ainda não está totalmente definida. O Objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o impacto de um processo multidisciplinar para monitorar a adesão de profissionais às precauções padrão e de contato e o papel do meio ambiente e de equipamentos na transmissão de VRE. Este estudo consistiu de três períodos: um período basal, um período de intervenção e outro de pós-intervenção. O teste qui-quadrado foi usado para comparar os dados dos períodos pré e pós-intervenção e o teste de qui-quadrado para tendência linear foi usado para avaliar a distribuição de VRE e o uso de glicopeptídeos durante o período de estudo, o nível de p<0.05 foi significante. As amostars foram avaliadas pela técnica de PFGE. PCR para detecção do gene de resistência foi realizada para as amostras clínicas. E. faecium foi a espécie mais freqüente tendo sido responsável por 71% das culturas positivas. Foram documentadas 36 infecções e aquelas da corrente sangüínea foram as mais frequentes 17 (47%) A intervenção educacional foi realizada com 136 profissionais. Foram avaliadas 706 oportunidades de precauções padrão e de contato. A adesão às precauções padrão e de contato não aumentou comparando os períodos pré e pós-intervenção. Entretanto, a proporção de culturas ambientais e de equipamentos diminuiu significativamente comparando os períodos pré (23.2%) and pós-intervenção (2.4%) (p<0.001) e foram associadas a diminuição das Infecções por VRE por 1.000 pacientes-dia (p=0.004). O uso de vancomicina (DDD) não mudou significativamente ao longo do estudo (p=0.97) e o uso de teicoplanina aumentou principalmente nos últimos meses de 2007 (p<0.001). O mesmo clone de E. faecium foi encontrado em 90% das amostras. No presente estudo, redução da proporção de contaminação ambiental e de equipamentos esteve associada com diminuição das taxas de infecção por VRE. / During the 1990s a dramatic increase of VRE isolation was reported mostly in the Intensive Care Units (UCI) in the USA and the trend continues. In Brazil, the first VRE isolated occurred in 1996 and many cases have been described thereafter. A variety of measures have been used to reduce VRE rates, the optimal approach however to control and prevent this pathogen, is not well defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multidisciplinary process to monitor improve healthcare work (HCW) compliance with standard and contact precautions and the role of environment and equipments on the transmission of VRE. This study consisted of three period baseline, intervention and pos-intervention period. Chi-2 test was used to compared data pre and pos intervention and chi-2 test for linear trend was used to evaluate the distribution VRE and use of glycopeptides during the study period, the level of p<0.05 was significant. PFGE was performed. Detection of genes of resistance of VRE isolated from clinical samples was performed by PCR E. faecium was the most frequent species isolated being responsible for 71% of positives cultures. Thirty-six infection were documented, bloodstream infection 17 (47%) was the most frequent site. The educational intervention was given to 136 HCW. 706 opportunities were evaluated, the compliance with standard and contact precautions did not improve comparing pre and pos-intervention period. However, the proportion of environmental and equipments positive cultures decreased significantly comparing pre (23.2%) and pos-intervention (2.4%) period (p<0.001) and was associated with decrease of VRE infection per 1.000 pts-day (p=0.004). The use of vancomycin (DDD) did not change significantly over the study period (p=0.97) and the use of teicoplanin increased (p<0.001). Ninety percent of E. faecium belong to the same type. In the present study, reduction of proportion of positive environmental and equipments cultures was associated with decreased of rates of VRE infections.
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Identification précoce de bactéries et étude des mécanismes de résistance aux antibiotiques par analyses protéomiques en spectrométrie de masse / Early microorganisms identification and antibiotic resistance mechanisms observation using mass spec

Bardet, Chloé 05 December 2014 (has links)
En infectiologie, comme en cancérologie, la médecine personnalisée se développe. Ainsi, les traitements antibiotiques probabilistes cèdent leur place à des traitements adaptés aux pathologies et aux patients. En plus des risques d’échecs liés à une thérapie non adaptée, le traitement probabiliste d’une infection est associé à l’augmentation des résistances acquises chez les bactéries. Cependant, cette orientation nécessite de disposer de tests compagnons, c’est-à-dire des tests diagnostiques sensibles et spécifiques pouvant précocement identifier les bactéries et les marqueurs de résistance à partir des liquides biologiques. A côté des méthodes moléculaires largement développées mais ayant des limites de multiplexage, les techniques protéomiques ont récemment été intégrées dans le diagnostic en infectiologie. Ce travail de thèse a consisté à développer des méthodes de spéctrométrie de masse et à les appliquer à la détection de pathogènes et de marqueurs de résistance. Ce travail s’est focalisé sur trois applications : 1) l’identification, la caractérisation et la quantification précoce de micro-organismes dans des échantillons primaires (aspirats endotrachéaux (AET)) de patients atteints de pneumopathies acquises sous ventilation mécanique (PAVM), 2) la détection d’éléments génétiques de la résistance aux antibiotiques : les intégrons, 3) la détection de phénotypes de résistance aux antibiotiques chez Staphylococcus aureus. / Personalized medicine for infectious diseases or cancer becomes more and more important in modern therapy. Furthermore, probabilistic treatment has been associated with the development of resistant bacteria causing infectious diseases. As a result, probabilistic treatments are replaced by adapted treatment for pathologies and patients. However, this new approach needs available companion diagnosis tests that are sensitive but also specific tests able to provide rapid pathogen and resistance markers identification in biological fluids. Beside molecular methods, widely developed but with multiplex limits, proteomic technics have recently joined the infectious diagnosis. This work consisted in developing mass spectrometry technics for bacteria and resistance marker identifications. This work focused on 3 applications: 1) identification and quantitation of microorganisms in crude samples (endotracheal aspirates (ETA)) from patient suffering of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), 2) detection of genetic elements involved in antibiotic resistance : the integrons, 3) detection of antibiotic resistance phenotypes in S. aureus.
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Účinnost dezinfekčních prostředků určených k hygienické dezinfekci rukou vůči klinicky významným kmenům enterokoků / Effectiveness of disinfectants for hygienic hand disinfection against clinically important strains of enterococci

Malíková, Martina January 2021 (has links)
Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Study program: Bioanalytical laboratory diagnostics in health care Candidate: Bc. Martina Malíková Thesis supervisor: PharmDr. Ondřej Janďourek, Ph.D. Consultant: RNDr. Irena Hanovcová, CSc. Title of diploma thesis: Effectiveness of disinfectants for hygienic hand disinfection against clinically important strains of enterococci Alcohol-based hand disinfectants for hygienic hand disinfection are a key tool for the control of nosocomial infections worldwide. The aim of this study was to verify the effectiveness of these products, which are used in healthcare facilities, against vancomycin-sensitive and vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from clinical materials. Testing of the efficacy of disinfectants was performed according to the Czech technical standard ČSN EN 1040 - Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative test using suspension to determine the basic bactericidal effect of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Test method and requirements (phase 1). We used the dilution method with a neutraliser for our testing. There were used a total of 35 strains of enterococci to determine efficacy, 12 of which were vancomycin sensitive (four E. faecium strains and eight E. faecalis...
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Mathematical and statistical modelling of infectious diseases in hospitals

McBryde, Emma Sue January 2006 (has links)
Antibiotic resistant pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), are an increasing burden on healthcare systems. Hospital acquired infections with these organisms leads to higher morbidity and mortality compared with the sensitive strains of the same species and both VRE and MRSA are on the rise worldwide including in Australian hospitals. Emerging community infectious diseases are also having an impact on hospitals. The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus (SARS Co-V) was noted for its propensity to spread throughout hospitals, and was contained largely through social distancing interventions including hospital isolation. A detailed understanding of the transmission of these and other emerging pathogens is crucial for their containment. The statistical inference and mathematical models used in this thesis aim to improve understanding of pathogen transmission by estimating the transmission rates of contagions and predicting the impact of interventions. Datasets used for these studies come from the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia and Shanxi province, mainland China. Epidemiological data on infection outbreaks are challenging to analyse due to the censored nature of infection transmission events. Most datasets record the time on symptom onset, but the transmission time is not observable. There are many ways of managing censored data, in this study we use Bayesian inference, with transmission times incorporated into the augmented dataset as latent variables. Hospital infection surveillance data is often much less detailed that data collected for epidemiological studies, often consisting of serial incidence or prevalence of patient colonisation with a resistant pathogen without individual patient event histories. Despite the lack of detailed data, transmission characteristics can be inferred from such a dataset using structured HiddenMarkovModels (HMMs). Each new transmission in an epidemic increases the infection pressure on those remaining susceptible, hence infection outbreak data are serially dependent. Statistical methods that assume independence of infection events are misleading and prone to over-estimating the impact of infection control interventions. Structured mathematical models that include transmission pressure are essential. Mathematical models can also give insights into the potential impact of interventions. The complex interaction of different infection control strategies, and their likely impact on transmission can be predicted using mathematical models. This dissertation uses modified or novel mathematical models that are specific to the pathogen and dataset being analysed. The first study estimates MRSA transmission in an Intensive Care Unit, using a structured four compartment model, Bayesian inference and a piecewise hazard methods. The model predicts the impact of interventions, such as changes to staff/patient ratios, ward size and decolonisation. A comparison of results of the stochastic and deterministic model is made and reason for differences given. The second study constructs a Hidden Markov Model to describe longitudinal data on weekly VRE prevalence. Transmission is assumed to be either from patient to patient cross-transmission or sporadic (independent of cross-transmission) and parameters for each mode of acquisition are estimated from the data. The third study develops a new model with a compartment representing an environmental reservoir. Parameters for the model are gathered from literature sources and the implications of the environmental reservoir are explored. The fourth study uses a modified Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Removed (SEIR) model to analyse data from a SARS outbreak in Shanxi province, China. Infectivity is determined before and after interventions as well as separately for hospitalised and community symptomatic SARS cases. Model diagnostics including sensitivity analysis, model comparison and bootstrapping are implemented.
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Modéliser la diffusion des infections nosocomiales : l'importance des données de réseaux au sein des établissements de soins / Multiscale modeling of the spread of resistant bacteria in healthcare settings

Assab, Rania 10 December 2018 (has links)
Chaque année les infections nosocomiales touchent plus de 4 millions de patients en Europe, avec un impact important en termes de mortalité, de morbidité et de coût. Parmi ces infections, celles causées par des bactéries multi-résistantes aux antibiotiques (BMR) jouent un rôle majeur. La modélisation mathématique des épidémies est un outil essentiel qui permet de mieux comprendre la dynamique de diffusion des BMR et d’évaluer l’efficacité des mesures de prévention.L'objectif principal de ce projet est d'étudier la dynamique de propagation de BMR au sein d'un réseau d'hôpitaux, en prenant en compte différentes échelles : intra-service, inter-services et inter-hôpitaux. Il s'agit de mettre en place une recherche méthodologique basée sur la modélisation mathématique et informatique et validée par des données recueillies au sein du réseau de soins Paris Île de France Ouest (PIFO), afin de mieux comprendre le rôle joué par chaque hôpital dans l'émergence et la sélection de BMR, de quantifier le risque de leur dissémination (y compris dans la population générale), et d'identifier des mesures de contrôle efficaces. Ce travail s'appuiera sur des méthodes d'inférence statistiques, d'analyse de sensibilité et d'analyses d'incertitude. / Each year nosocomial infections affect more than 4 million patients in Europe, with a significant impact in terms of mortality, morbidity and cost. Of these infections, those caused by multi-resistant bacteria (BMR) play a major role. Mathematical modeling of epidemics is an important tool to better understand the dynamics of dissemination of BMR and evaluate the effectiveness of prevention measures.The main objective of this project is to study the BMR propagation dynamics within a network of hospitals, taking into account different levels: intra-ward and inter-wards and inter-hospitals. This is to establish a research methodology based on mathematical and computer modeling and supported by data collected in the Paris Île de France Ouest (PIFO), to better understand the role played by each hospital in the emergence and selection of BMR, to quantify the risk of their dissemination (including in the general population), and to identify effective control measures. This work will be based on statistical inference methods, analytical sensitivity and uncertainty analysis.

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