1. Coagulase negative Staphylococcus bacteremia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: Clinical features and molecular characterization.
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Chebbi Y, Frigui S, Raddaoui A, Belloumi D, Lakhal A, Torjemane L, Ben Abeljelil N, Ladeb S, Ben Othmen T, El Fatmi R, and Achour W
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- Adolescent, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Bacteremia microbiology, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Child, Coagulase analysis, DNA, Bacterial genetics, Female, Humans, Male, Methicillin Resistance genetics, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Staphylococcal Infections complications, Staphylococcal Infections etiology, Staphylococcus drug effects, Staphylococcus enzymology, Staphylococcus epidermidis drug effects, Staphylococcus epidermidis genetics, Tunisia epidemiology, Young Adult, Bacteremia epidemiology, Coagulase genetics, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects, Staphylococcal Infections epidemiology, Staphylococcus genetics, Staphylococcus pathogenicity
- Abstract
The purpose of our study was to investigate the epidemiology of coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) responsible for bacteremia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients and to determine the prevalence and the genetic background of methicillin resistance. The prevalence of CoNS bacteremia was 7.4% (54/728), higher in allograft (10.7%) than in autograft (4.7%) recipients. A sepsis or a septic shock were observed in 9% of cases. No deaths were attributable to CoNS bacteremia. The methicillin resistance rate was 81%. All MR-CoNS, harbored mecA gene and 90% were typeable with SCCmec typing using PCR amplification. The SCCmec type IV was the most frequent (44%). Clonal dissemination of MR- Staphylococcus epidermidis strains was limited. Our study showed a low prevalence and favorable outcome of CoNS bacteremia in HSCT recipients with limited clonal diffusion. However, they were associated with a significant rate of severe infections and a high rate of methicillin resistance, mediated by SCCmec IV element in most cases.
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- 2021
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