1.Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the bacterial strains isolated from hospitals in Dongguan, Guangdong Province: 2015 report
Zhusheng GUO ; Li ZHANG ; Sisi LIN ; Shujin XIE ; Guiling CHEN ; Sen FENG ; Jing ZHOU ; Xuehai ZHU ; Shitian ZHOU ; Mouqing ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2017;17(3):303-313
Objective To survey the resistance profile of clinical isolates to antibiotics across the hospitals in Dongguan,Guangdong Province during 2015.Methods Kirby-Bauer method or automated system was used to test the susceptibility of clinical isolates to selected antimicrobial agents.Results were analyzed according to CLSI 2015 breakpoints.The susceptibility data were analyzed using WHONET 5.6 software.Results A total of 29 665 strains of microorganisms were isolated,of which gram positive cocci accounted for 32.1% (9 509/29 665) and gram negative bacilli accounted for 67.9% (20 156/29 665),respectively.The prevalence of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus was 23.3% (705/3 024) in S.aureus and 43.6% (1 054/2 419) in coagulase-negative Staphylococcus.No vancomycin-resistant staphylococcal strain was found.ESBLs-producing strains accounted for 36.4% (2 554/7 020) in E.coli and 24.5%(792/3 227) in Klebsiella isolates.The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae was 0.2% (30/13 077).The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) was 16.0% (500/3 116) and 53.9% (827/1 533),respectively.The prevalence of penicillin-resistant S.pneumoniae (PRSP) strains was 10.1% (142/1 404).Beta-lactamase was produced in 30.6% (276/902) of the H.influenzae strains.The prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) strains was 0.7% (10/1 441).Conclusions Periodic surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is valuable for rational antimicrobial therapy,formulation of treatment guidelines and infection control and prevention measures,as well as preventing the spread of drug-resistant strains.
2.Serotypes and antimicrobial resistance profile of the Group B Streptococcus isolates in perinatal pregnant women during the period from 2013 to 2014
Lihua ZHANG ; Zhusheng GUO ; Weiqing YANG ; Shujin XIE ; Junjian CHEN ; Jiamin WANG ; Zhiqin CHENG ; Xin WANG ; Xuehai ZHU
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2017;17(5):527-531
Objective To analyze the serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in perinatal pregnant women.Methods The vaginal and rectal specimens were collected from pregnant women at 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy for culture and identification.The serotypes were analyzed using agglutination assay.Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted by using Kirby-Bauer method,and interpreted according to 2009 CLSI breakpoints.The data were analyzed via WHONET 5.6 software.Results The prevalence of GBS was 10.4% (264/2 533) in the 2 533 perinatal pregnant women.Serotype Ⅲ,Ⅰa and Ⅰb was identified in 54.9% (84/153),17.6% (27/153) and 13.1% (20/153) of the GBS,respectively.All the GBS isolates were susceptible to penicillin,cefiriaxone and vancomycin.But 32.9%,68.1% and 62.1% of the isolates were resistant to levofloxacin,erythromycin and clindamycin,respectively.The antibiotic resistance rate of serotype Ⅲ isolates to the above three antibiotics was significantly higher than the other serotypes.Conclusions GBS may colonize both vagina and rectum of pregnant women.Vaginal and rectal secretions should be sampled simultaneously for better screening GBS.GBS serotype Ⅲ was the predominant serotype.Penicillin can be used as the first-choice treatment for GBS infections in pregnant women and newborns.GBS-positive pregnant women should be given the intervention treatment immediately to ensure the health of perinatal infants.
3.Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Dongguan Tungwah Hospital during 2016
Shujin XIE ; Zhusheng GUO ; Jing ZHOU ; Guiling CHEN ; Sen FENG ; Li ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2018;18(1):76-83
Objective To investigate the antimicrobial resistance profile of clinical isolates in Dongguan Tungwah Hospital during 2016.Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was carded out for the clinical isolates collected from Dongguan Tungwah Hospital according to a unified protocol using Kirby-Bauer method or automated systems.Result were analyzed according to CLSI 2016 breakpoints.Results Of the 3 482 clinical isolates,gram positive cocci and gram negative bacilli accounted for 34.4% (1 199/3 482) and 65.6% (2 283/3 482),respectively.The prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains was in 28.7% (86/300) in S.aureus and 77.7% (300/386) in coagulase-negative Staphylococcus isolates.No staphylococcal strains were found resistant to vancomycin or linezolid.Overall,one E.faecium strain was identified as resistant to vancomycin by instrument method and confirmed by vancomycin E test.The prevalence of ESBLs-producing strains was 59.6% (337/565) in E.coli and 29.8% (115/386) in Klebsiella spp.(K.pneumoniae and K.oxytoca).Enterobacteriaceae strains were still highly susceptible to carbapenems.Overall,0.4% and 0.2% of the Enterobacteriaceae strains were resistant to imipenem and meropenem,respectively.About 38.3% and 36.9% of Acinetobacter strains were resistant to imipenem and meropenem,respectively.Conclusions Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is most important and valuable for understanding the changing resistant pattern in local hospital and rational selection of antimicrobial agents.More attention should be paid to surveillance of antimicrobial resistance to avoid the spread of drug resistant strains.