Abstract
Glycopeptides, particularly the cell wall-acting antibiotic vancomycin, are the safest cure for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The aim of this study was to evaluate nonsusceptibility of clinical isolates of S. aureus to vancomycin and investigate mutations in vraSR, a cell wall synthesis regulator gene, in vancomycin-resistant strains. Susceptibility of 110 clinical strains of S. aureus to methicillin and vancomycin were determined using disc diffusion method and determination of minimum inhibitory concentration, respectively. Presence of mecA and vanA genes was determined by PCR. Determination of spa types and mutations of the vraSR gene in vancomycin nonsusceptible isolates were assessed by PCR-sequencing analyses. In total, 47 isolates (42.73%) were recognized as MRSA, three (2.73%) strains were resistant to vancomycin, and eight (7.27%) strains were vancomycin intermediates. The MIC of vancomycin was 4-64 μg/ml in these isolates. All vancomycin nonsusceptible S. aureus strains were mecA positive and one isolate was positive for the vanA gene. Spa type t030 was found as the most common type. In vraSR sequence analysis, all 11 vancomycin nonsusceptible isolates had the D59E mutation in the vraR and E45G in vraS ...Continue Reading
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