Abstract

SAMUDIO-DOMINGUEZ, Gloria Celeste; VOLKART-FERNANDEZ, Karin Edith; MARIN-RICART, Martha Rosa  and  GOMEZ-DUARTE, Gloria Elizabeth. Infections caused by Community Staphylococcus aureus. Study of sensitivity and trends in the pediatric population. Years 2015 to 2020. Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. [online]. 2023, vol.18, n.1, pp.21-29. ISSN 1996-3696.  https://doi.org/10.18004/imt/2023.18.1.4.

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) can cause severe infectious conditions and death. The emergence of methicillin-resistant strains constitutes a therapeutic challenge. Objectives: to determine the antimicrobial resistance profile of: Staphylococcus aureus acquired in the community (SA-CA), obtained from biological samples of children, between 2015 and 2020. Material and Method: descriptive, observational and retrospective study. The samples for cultures were extracted upon hospital admission of the patient. To determine resistance and sensitivity, CSLI standards were used. Results: 244 isolates of SA-CA. Males 99 (59%), under one-year-old: 42 (25%), from 2 to 5 years old: 34 (20%), from 6 to 11 years old: 50 (30%) and between 12 and 15 years old: 42 (25%). Of the isolates, 72% were SAMR (121/168) and 28% SAMS (47/168). An increase in annual rates of MRSA isolates in community infections was observed from 2015 to 2020. The isolates originated in skin and soft parts 53.2 %; blood 37.4%, urine 3.5%, CSF 2.4%, joint fluid 1.7%, deep abscesses 1.2% and pleural fluid 0.6%. The prevalence of MRSA-CA was 60.5 in 2015, 59.6%, 61.5%, 72.2%, 67.3%, and 75.5% in subsequent years. No vancomycin resistant strain was isolated. 10.1% of the strains studied presented induced resistance to clindamycin. Conclusion: MRSA has been established as a community pathogen. The resistance induced by clindamycin was 10.1%. One third of the infections was caused by SAMS. The prevalence of SAMS shows a downward trend.

Keywords : Methicillin; Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Pediatrics.

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