Prabin Shah
BScMLT, MScMLT
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 Group B Streptococcus
Introduction
Pathogenisis
Laboratory diagnosis
 Enterococcus
Introduction
Clinical mainifestation
Vancomycin resistance Enterococci
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Contents
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Introduction
 Gram-positive cocci
 Chains
 Encapsulated
 Non-motile
 Facultative anaerobes
 Lactic acid production
 Multiple nutritional
requirements
 1-4 mm diameter, grey-
white, flat, mucoid
 Selective Broth Media
(SBM) or Lim broth
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• Divided into the following serotypes based on
capsular polysacchride. types Ia, Ib,II and III
through VII.
• All serotypes can cause infections in newborns
but Ia,II,III,V account for 90%.
• Late onset dx and early-onset meningitis is due
to type III.
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 β-hemolysis
 RBCs surrounding the colony are completely lysed
 “Hemolysin" toxins
 Narrow hemolysis zones
 CAMP factor enhances hemolysis
 Carbohydrate Antigens (C substance)
 Lancefield Group B
 Group specific antigen
 Polysaccharide Capsule Serotypes
 150 oligosaccharide subunits with mono-, di-, tri-
side chains
 Ia, Ib, II-VIII
 III and V completely sequenced
Classification
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Epidemiology
 Approx. 10%-35% of pregnant women are
asymptomatic carriers of GBS in the genital and
Gastro Intestinal tract.
 At birth 1 in 2 infants born to colonized mothers
are colonized.
 98% of colonized infants are without symptoms,
but 1%-2% developed GBS.
 Nearly 50% of sexual partners of colonized
women are colonized themselves.
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• Incidence rate of 0.2 – 3.7/1000 live births.
• Mortality rate of 5-15/1000 live births.
• More recent surveillance shows a decrease in
Incident rate to 0.8 per 1000 live births-reflection of
use of maternal antibiotic prophylaxis
• Direct cost of treating neonate with proven GBS –
300 million dollars/year.
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Virulence Factor
GBS Surface Polysaccharide Capsule
 Antiphagocytic properties
 Sialic acid residues on capsule inhibit the binding
of active C3 component of complement to the cell
surface
 blocking activation of the alternative
pathway
 Transplacental passage of type-specific anti-
capsular IgG antibody from mother to infant is an
important protective factor against invasive disease
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GBS β-hemolysin
 Cytotoxic to pulmonary epithelial and endothelial
cells
 Pulmonary injury and alveolar protein exudate in
early-onset pneumonia
 Activity is blocked by surfactant phospholipid
 Increased risk of premature, surfactant-deficient
neonates for severe pneumonia
 Induces cytokine release and nitric oxide
production in macrophages
 Stimulate elements of the sepsis cascade
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C5a-peptidase
 Cleaves and inactivates the complement-derived
neutrophil chemoattractant C5a
 C5a-peptidase-deficient mutants are more
rapidly cleared from the lungs of infected
animals when compared to the isogenic wild-
type strain
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Pathogenesis
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What does group B Streptococcus do?
 Colonisation
 Asymptomatic and
intermittent
 Intestinal (<30% of
adults)
 Vaginal (<25% of women)
 Infection
 Newborn babies
 Adults: the elderly,
pregnant/postpartum
women, others with
underlying disease
 IN MOTHER
 LOWER GENITAL
TRACT
 ANORECTUM
 URINARY TRACT
 IN NEONATES
 EXTERNAL EAR (IN
FIRST 24 H )
 ANTERIOR NARES,
THROAT
 ANORECTUM
 UMBILICUS
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Risk Factors for Colonization
 Heavily colonized mothers
 Mothers younger than 20
 African Americans
 Lower socioeconomic groups
 PROM
 Prolonged labor
 Maternal Chorioamnionitis
 Previous delivery with GBS disease
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Early onset vs. Late onset
 Occurs in 1st week.
Usually before 72hrs
 Pathophysiology.
-Colonization.
-Immature host
defense mechanism
particularly among
low birth weight
infants.
 1week to 6months.
Usually at 3-4 weeks.
 Pathophysiology.
- Alteration of the
mucosa barrier by a
viral respiratory tract
infection.
- weakened host
defense
- decrease amount of
maternal antibodies.
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Early onset vs. Late onset
 Transmission:
- aquired through
vertical transmission.
- during passage
through a colonized
birth canal.
 Transmission:
- aquired through
horizontal transmission:
-nurseries
-hospital personnel
-community
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Early onset vs. Late onset
 Clinical Manifestation
- Pneumonia
- respiratory distress
- cyanosis,
- hypoxaemia
- apnea
- Shock
- Poor feeding
-Less often meningitis
- Abnormal temprature
 Clinical
manifestation:
 Occult bacteremia
 Meningitis
 Ventriculitis
 other focal
infections, e.g.
septic arthritis,
osteomyelitis.
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Laboratory Diagnosis
 Colony morphology
 Grayish-white,
mucoid, creamy,
narrow zone of b-
hemolysis
 Presumptive
Identification tests
 Catalase-negative
 Bacitracin-
resistant
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 Presumptive
identification tests
 Bile-esculin-
hydrolysis–
negative
 Does not grow in
6.5% NaCl
 CAMP-test–
positive
 Hippurate test-
positive
 Latex
agglutination test
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“Gold Standard” test for GBS carriage
 When?
 35-37 weeks of pregnancy
 Where & who?
 Low vagina & anorectal swab/s (no speculum)
 Health care professional or pregnant woman
 What culture method?
 Enriched Culture Medium (ECM) - 24-48 hours to
grow
HPA BSOP58 Processing Swabs for GBS carriage
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Pigmented Broth — Positive Result
Positive color change
Photo courtesy of Dr. Lesley McGee, CDC
Inoculate into enrichment broth
Non-pigmented broth
Lim broth, TransVag broth
TransVag broth should be
supplemented with 5%
defibrinated sheep blood
OR
Pigmented broth
StrepB carrot broth, Granada
biphasic broth
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Antibiotic Recommendations —Intrapartum
Prophylaxis
Standard: Penicillin (PCN) or ampicillin
Alternatives:
• PCN-allergic and low risk for anaphylaxis:
cefazolin
• PCN-allergic but high risk for anaphylaxis
depends on susceptibility to clindamycin &
erythromycin
– If susceptible to clindamycin (including lack of
inducible resistance) clindamycin
– If unknown or not susceptiblevancomycin
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Introduction to Enterococci
 Enterococci are gram-
positive cocci which
often occur in pairs
(diplococci)
 Two species are common
commensal organisms in
the intestines of humans:
E. faecalis and E.
faecium
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Characters of Enterococci
 Gram(+) ,
Catalase(-) Cocci
 Can grow in media :
6.5% sodium
chloride
 E. faecalis and E.
faecium (90%)
 Part of the normal
bowel flora. the
prominent cause of
nosocomial
infections.
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Habitat of Enterococci
 Enterococci normally inhabit
the bowel.
 They are found in the
intestine of nearly all animals,
from cockroaches to humans.
 Enterococci are readily
recovered outdoors from
vegetation and surface water
 In humans, typical
concentrations of enterococci
in stool are up to 108 CFU per
gram .
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 normal flora of the intestinal tract.
 Enterococcus faecalis frequently causes infections
within the peritoneal cavity
 especially following penetrating trauma such as
 gunshot wounds and surgical wounds
 urinary tract infections
 prostate infections
 infections of damaged or compromised skin, such
as diabetic or decubitus ulcers, burns, and
surgical wounds.
 Other opportunistic fecal streptococci include E.
faecium and E. durans.
Growing Importance of Enterococci
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Prominent Cause of Nosocomial Infections
 The enterococci have
become the second most
common bacterium
isolated from nosocomial
urinary and wound
infections, and the third
most common cause of
nosocomial bacteremia.
 Furthermore, the
enterococci are among the
most antibiotic resistant of
all bacteria, with some
isolates resistant to all
known antibiotics
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Clinical Manifestation
 Infections with VRE do not
differ from other
enterococcal infections
other than in their therapy.
 The most common sites of
infection :
The urinary tract and
bloodstream.
 In addition, enterococci
may cause endocarditis
due to their ability to
adhere to heart valves.
 They rarely cause
respiratory tract infections. 28
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Identification
 PYR-positive which
differentiates them
from S.bovis
 Bile esculin agar test
positive
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Glycopeptides
Mechanism of Action
 Vancomycin and
teicoplanin inhibit cell wall
synthesis by forming
complexes with peptidyl-D-
alanyl-D-alanine termininal
 vanA and vanB resistance
phenotypes are associated
with the acquisition of
gene clusters that lead to
the production of
peptidoglycan ending in D-
alanyl-D-lactate 31
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 Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), first
reported in Europe in 1988, are emerging as a
global threat to public health .
 The incidence of VRE infection and colonization
among hospitalized patients has increased rapidly
in the last few years.
 From 1989, the year VRE was first identified in the
United States, through 1993. Infection with VRE
may be associated with increased mortality , and
no effective antimicrobial therapy is available for
many VRE .
Vancomycin Resistance Increases Morbidity
and Mortality
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VRE Epidemiology
 Found world-wide, but rates vary greatly
 Hospital outbreaks often involve clonal spread
 Also seen in nursing homes and long term care
facilities
 First described in Europe
 Primarily a nosocomial pathogen
 Alarming increase from 1989 to 1993
 intensive care units & teaching hospitals
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vanA and vanB Phenotypes
vanA vanB
Vancomycin MIC >64 4-1024
Teicoplanin MIC 16-512 0.5
Usual species faecium, faecalis faecium, faecalis
Acquired Yes Yes
Transferable Yes Yes
vanC, vanD, and vanE Phenotypes
vanC vanD vanE
Vancomycin
MIC
2-32 128 16
Teicoplanin
MIC
0.5 4.0 0.5
Usual species gallinarum,
casseliflavis,
flavescens
faecium faecalis
Acquired No Yes Yes
Transferable No No No
MOLECULAR BASIS OF
VANCOMYCIN RESISTNACE
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Result
Spreading Resistance
 Enterococci that
acquire the vanA
phenotype are highly
resistant to
vancomycin and to
teicoplanin
 Enterococci can pass
the vanA gene cluster
to S. aureus
 E. faecalis rather
tan E. faecium (so
far) 37
 Urinary tract infection (most common)
 Intra-abdominal and pelvic infection (also
common)
 Surgical wound infection
 Bacteremia—bacteria in the blood
 Endocarditis —infection of the inner surface of
the heart muscles and valves
 Neonatal sepsis —bacteria in the blood,
occurring in infants
 Meningitis —infection of the membranes that
surround the brain and spinal cord
Infections Caused by Vancomycin Resistant
Enterococci
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Detection of Vancomycin Resistance
 Susceptibility to
vancomycin can be
performed by Kirby-Bauer
Disc Diffusion Method on
Mueller Hinton Agar by
using 30µg vancomycin
disc
 Vancomycin resistance
can also be determined by
Vancomycin agar screen
method using 6µg/ml of
vancomycin incorporated
in Brain Heart Infusion
(BHI) agar.
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 Minimum Inhibitory
Concentration (MIC) of
all the isolates were
done by Macro broth
dilution method, using
dilutions of vancomycin
ranging from 2 µg/ml to
512 µg/ml.
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Drug Resistance can be Established
by E-Test
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*Chromogenic Methods in Diagnosis of VRE
Chromogenic
medium for the
detection of
Vancomycin
Resistant
Enterococcus (VRE)
E. faecalis and E.
faecium
 * Colorex™ Prepared
Chromogenic Media by
BioMed Diagnostics
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Genotypic Detection of VRE
 Rapid detection of
vancomycin
resistance by
polymerase chain
reaction (PCR). useful
in epidemiologic
studies
 PCR can`t be
performed directly on
clinical specimens.
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Control and Prevention
Limiting the use of certain broad spectrum
antibiotics may also lead to a decrease in the
rates of VRE colonization and infection.
One study suggested that reduction of third-
generation cephalosporins with the
substitution of piperacillin/tazobactam could
reduce the incidence of VRE in an intensive
care unit setting
Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Recommendations for preventing the spread of
vancomycin resistance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995; 16:105 45
The CDC has published recommendations for
preventing the spread of vancomycin
resistance
 Prudent use of vancomycin
 Education of hospital staff regarding the problem
 Rapid and accurate identification of VRE in the
microbiology laboratory
 Aggressive infection control measures utilizing
contact isolation and cohorting where necessary to
prevent person-to-person transmission
Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Recommendations for preventing the spread of
vancomycin resistance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995; 16:105 46
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Hand Washing can Reduce
the Spread of VRE

Ananthanarayan & paniker`s , Textbook of
Microbiology
Koneman`s Color Atlas and Textbook of
Diagnostic Microbilogy
 Topley`s and Wilson Textbook of Microbiolgy
http://www.gbss.org.uk/filepool/BSOP58.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep
References
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Strep and entero

  • 1.
  • 2.
      Group BStreptococcus Introduction Pathogenisis Laboratory diagnosis  Enterococcus Introduction Clinical mainifestation Vancomycin resistance Enterococci 2 Contents
  • 3.
  • 4.
     Introduction  Gram-positive cocci Chains  Encapsulated  Non-motile  Facultative anaerobes  Lactic acid production  Multiple nutritional requirements  1-4 mm diameter, grey- white, flat, mucoid  Selective Broth Media (SBM) or Lim broth 4
  • 5.
     5 • Divided intothe following serotypes based on capsular polysacchride. types Ia, Ib,II and III through VII. • All serotypes can cause infections in newborns but Ia,II,III,V account for 90%. • Late onset dx and early-onset meningitis is due to type III.
  • 6.
     6  β-hemolysis  RBCssurrounding the colony are completely lysed  “Hemolysin" toxins  Narrow hemolysis zones  CAMP factor enhances hemolysis  Carbohydrate Antigens (C substance)  Lancefield Group B  Group specific antigen  Polysaccharide Capsule Serotypes  150 oligosaccharide subunits with mono-, di-, tri- side chains  Ia, Ib, II-VIII  III and V completely sequenced Classification
  • 7.
     7 Epidemiology  Approx. 10%-35%of pregnant women are asymptomatic carriers of GBS in the genital and Gastro Intestinal tract.  At birth 1 in 2 infants born to colonized mothers are colonized.  98% of colonized infants are without symptoms, but 1%-2% developed GBS.  Nearly 50% of sexual partners of colonized women are colonized themselves.
  • 8.
     8 • Incidence rateof 0.2 – 3.7/1000 live births. • Mortality rate of 5-15/1000 live births. • More recent surveillance shows a decrease in Incident rate to 0.8 per 1000 live births-reflection of use of maternal antibiotic prophylaxis • Direct cost of treating neonate with proven GBS – 300 million dollars/year.
  • 9.
     9 Virulence Factor GBS SurfacePolysaccharide Capsule  Antiphagocytic properties  Sialic acid residues on capsule inhibit the binding of active C3 component of complement to the cell surface  blocking activation of the alternative pathway  Transplacental passage of type-specific anti- capsular IgG antibody from mother to infant is an important protective factor against invasive disease
  • 10.
     10 GBS β-hemolysin  Cytotoxicto pulmonary epithelial and endothelial cells  Pulmonary injury and alveolar protein exudate in early-onset pneumonia  Activity is blocked by surfactant phospholipid  Increased risk of premature, surfactant-deficient neonates for severe pneumonia  Induces cytokine release and nitric oxide production in macrophages  Stimulate elements of the sepsis cascade
  • 11.
     11 C5a-peptidase  Cleaves andinactivates the complement-derived neutrophil chemoattractant C5a  C5a-peptidase-deficient mutants are more rapidly cleared from the lungs of infected animals when compared to the isogenic wild- type strain
  • 12.
  • 13.
     13 What does groupB Streptococcus do?  Colonisation  Asymptomatic and intermittent  Intestinal (<30% of adults)  Vaginal (<25% of women)  Infection  Newborn babies  Adults: the elderly, pregnant/postpartum women, others with underlying disease  IN MOTHER  LOWER GENITAL TRACT  ANORECTUM  URINARY TRACT  IN NEONATES  EXTERNAL EAR (IN FIRST 24 H )  ANTERIOR NARES, THROAT  ANORECTUM  UMBILICUS
  • 14.
     14 Risk Factors forColonization  Heavily colonized mothers  Mothers younger than 20  African Americans  Lower socioeconomic groups  PROM  Prolonged labor  Maternal Chorioamnionitis  Previous delivery with GBS disease
  • 15.
     15 Early onset vs.Late onset  Occurs in 1st week. Usually before 72hrs  Pathophysiology. -Colonization. -Immature host defense mechanism particularly among low birth weight infants.  1week to 6months. Usually at 3-4 weeks.  Pathophysiology. - Alteration of the mucosa barrier by a viral respiratory tract infection. - weakened host defense - decrease amount of maternal antibodies.
  • 16.
     16 Early onset vs.Late onset  Transmission: - aquired through vertical transmission. - during passage through a colonized birth canal.  Transmission: - aquired through horizontal transmission: -nurseries -hospital personnel -community
  • 17.
     17 Early onset vs.Late onset  Clinical Manifestation - Pneumonia - respiratory distress - cyanosis, - hypoxaemia - apnea - Shock - Poor feeding -Less often meningitis - Abnormal temprature  Clinical manifestation:  Occult bacteremia  Meningitis  Ventriculitis  other focal infections, e.g. septic arthritis, osteomyelitis.
  • 18.
     18 Laboratory Diagnosis  Colonymorphology  Grayish-white, mucoid, creamy, narrow zone of b- hemolysis  Presumptive Identification tests  Catalase-negative  Bacitracin- resistant
  • 19.
     19  Presumptive identification tests Bile-esculin- hydrolysis– negative  Does not grow in 6.5% NaCl  CAMP-test– positive  Hippurate test- positive  Latex agglutination test
  • 20.
     20 “Gold Standard” testfor GBS carriage  When?  35-37 weeks of pregnancy  Where & who?  Low vagina & anorectal swab/s (no speculum)  Health care professional or pregnant woman  What culture method?  Enriched Culture Medium (ECM) - 24-48 hours to grow HPA BSOP58 Processing Swabs for GBS carriage
  • 21.
     Pigmented Broth —Positive Result Positive color change Photo courtesy of Dr. Lesley McGee, CDC Inoculate into enrichment broth Non-pigmented broth Lim broth, TransVag broth TransVag broth should be supplemented with 5% defibrinated sheep blood OR Pigmented broth StrepB carrot broth, Granada biphasic broth
  • 22.
     22 Antibiotic Recommendations —Intrapartum Prophylaxis Standard:Penicillin (PCN) or ampicillin Alternatives: • PCN-allergic and low risk for anaphylaxis: cefazolin • PCN-allergic but high risk for anaphylaxis depends on susceptibility to clindamycin & erythromycin – If susceptible to clindamycin (including lack of inducible resistance) clindamycin – If unknown or not susceptiblevancomycin
  • 23.
     Introduction to Enterococci Enterococci are gram- positive cocci which often occur in pairs (diplococci)  Two species are common commensal organisms in the intestines of humans: E. faecalis and E. faecium 23
  • 24.
     Characters of Enterococci Gram(+) , Catalase(-) Cocci  Can grow in media : 6.5% sodium chloride  E. faecalis and E. faecium (90%)  Part of the normal bowel flora. the prominent cause of nosocomial infections. 24
  • 25.
     Habitat of Enterococci Enterococci normally inhabit the bowel.  They are found in the intestine of nearly all animals, from cockroaches to humans.  Enterococci are readily recovered outdoors from vegetation and surface water  In humans, typical concentrations of enterococci in stool are up to 108 CFU per gram . 25
  • 26.
     normal floraof the intestinal tract.  Enterococcus faecalis frequently causes infections within the peritoneal cavity  especially following penetrating trauma such as  gunshot wounds and surgical wounds  urinary tract infections  prostate infections  infections of damaged or compromised skin, such as diabetic or decubitus ulcers, burns, and surgical wounds.  Other opportunistic fecal streptococci include E. faecium and E. durans. Growing Importance of Enterococci 26
  • 27.
     Prominent Cause ofNosocomial Infections  The enterococci have become the second most common bacterium isolated from nosocomial urinary and wound infections, and the third most common cause of nosocomial bacteremia.  Furthermore, the enterococci are among the most antibiotic resistant of all bacteria, with some isolates resistant to all known antibiotics 27
  • 28.
     Clinical Manifestation  Infectionswith VRE do not differ from other enterococcal infections other than in their therapy.  The most common sites of infection : The urinary tract and bloodstream.  In addition, enterococci may cause endocarditis due to their ability to adhere to heart valves.  They rarely cause respiratory tract infections. 28
  • 29.
     29 Identification  PYR-positive which differentiatesthem from S.bovis  Bile esculin agar test positive
  • 30.
  • 31.
     Glycopeptides Mechanism of Action Vancomycin and teicoplanin inhibit cell wall synthesis by forming complexes with peptidyl-D- alanyl-D-alanine termininal  vanA and vanB resistance phenotypes are associated with the acquisition of gene clusters that lead to the production of peptidoglycan ending in D- alanyl-D-lactate 31
  • 32.
      Vancomycin-resistant enterococci(VRE), first reported in Europe in 1988, are emerging as a global threat to public health .  The incidence of VRE infection and colonization among hospitalized patients has increased rapidly in the last few years.  From 1989, the year VRE was first identified in the United States, through 1993. Infection with VRE may be associated with increased mortality , and no effective antimicrobial therapy is available for many VRE . Vancomycin Resistance Increases Morbidity and Mortality 32
  • 33.
     VRE Epidemiology  Foundworld-wide, but rates vary greatly  Hospital outbreaks often involve clonal spread  Also seen in nursing homes and long term care facilities  First described in Europe  Primarily a nosocomial pathogen  Alarming increase from 1989 to 1993  intensive care units & teaching hospitals 33
  • 34.
    vanA and vanBPhenotypes vanA vanB Vancomycin MIC >64 4-1024 Teicoplanin MIC 16-512 0.5 Usual species faecium, faecalis faecium, faecalis Acquired Yes Yes Transferable Yes Yes
  • 35.
    vanC, vanD, andvanE Phenotypes vanC vanD vanE Vancomycin MIC 2-32 128 16 Teicoplanin MIC 0.5 4.0 0.5 Usual species gallinarum, casseliflavis, flavescens faecium faecalis Acquired No Yes Yes Transferable No No No
  • 36.
  • 37.
     Result Spreading Resistance  Enterococcithat acquire the vanA phenotype are highly resistant to vancomycin and to teicoplanin  Enterococci can pass the vanA gene cluster to S. aureus  E. faecalis rather tan E. faecium (so far) 37
  • 38.
     Urinary tractinfection (most common)  Intra-abdominal and pelvic infection (also common)  Surgical wound infection  Bacteremia—bacteria in the blood  Endocarditis —infection of the inner surface of the heart muscles and valves  Neonatal sepsis —bacteria in the blood, occurring in infants  Meningitis —infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord Infections Caused by Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci 38
  • 39.
  • 40.
     Detection of VancomycinResistance  Susceptibility to vancomycin can be performed by Kirby-Bauer Disc Diffusion Method on Mueller Hinton Agar by using 30µg vancomycin disc  Vancomycin resistance can also be determined by Vancomycin agar screen method using 6µg/ml of vancomycin incorporated in Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) agar. 40
  • 41.
      Minimum Inhibitory Concentration(MIC) of all the isolates were done by Macro broth dilution method, using dilutions of vancomycin ranging from 2 µg/ml to 512 µg/ml. 41
  • 42.
     Drug Resistance canbe Established by E-Test 42
  • 43.
     *Chromogenic Methods inDiagnosis of VRE Chromogenic medium for the detection of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) E. faecalis and E. faecium  * Colorex™ Prepared Chromogenic Media by BioMed Diagnostics 43
  • 44.
     Genotypic Detection ofVRE  Rapid detection of vancomycin resistance by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). useful in epidemiologic studies  PCR can`t be performed directly on clinical specimens. 44
  • 45.
     Control and Prevention Limitingthe use of certain broad spectrum antibiotics may also lead to a decrease in the rates of VRE colonization and infection. One study suggested that reduction of third- generation cephalosporins with the substitution of piperacillin/tazobactam could reduce the incidence of VRE in an intensive care unit setting Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Recommendations for preventing the spread of vancomycin resistance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995; 16:105 45
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    The CDC haspublished recommendations for preventing the spread of vancomycin resistance  Prudent use of vancomycin  Education of hospital staff regarding the problem  Rapid and accurate identification of VRE in the microbiology laboratory  Aggressive infection control measures utilizing contact isolation and cohorting where necessary to prevent person-to-person transmission Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Recommendations for preventing the spread of vancomycin resistance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995; 16:105 46
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     47 Hand Washing canReduce the Spread of VRE
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     Ananthanarayan & paniker`s, Textbook of Microbiology Koneman`s Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbilogy  Topley`s and Wilson Textbook of Microbiolgy http://www.gbss.org.uk/filepool/BSOP58.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep References 48

Editor's Notes

  • #22 This is a close-up picture of a group B Streptococcus (GBS) enriched in pigmented enrichment broth (StrepB carrot broth). The tube on the right shows a positive color change, indicating the presence of beta-hemolytic Group B strep.