Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait: A Molecular and Genetic Analysis
Methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) is a major pathogen that causes serious infections in healthcare facilities and in communities. The purpose of this study was to investigate MRSA isolates obtained in a tertiary hospital in Kuwait to assess their antibiotic suscep...
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| description | Methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) is a major pathogen that causes serious infections in healthcare facilities and in communities. The purpose of this study was to investigate MRSA isolates obtained in a tertiary hospital in Kuwait to assess their antibiotic susceptibility profile and clonal composition. Sixty MRSA isolates collected in 2020 were tested through antibiotic susceptibility testing, <i>spa</i> typing, and DNA microarray analysis. All isolates were found to be susceptible to vancomycin (MIC: ≤3 µg/mL), teicoplanin (MIC: ≤3 µg/mL), rifampicin, and mupirocin, but were resistant to fusidic acid (n = 43, 72%), trimethoprim (n = 27, 45%), ciprofloxacin (n = 31, 51.7%), gentamicin (n = 14; 23.3%), kanamycin (n = 20; 33.3%), chloramphenicol (n = 7; 11.7%), tetracycline (n = 17; 28.3%), erythromycin (n = 19; 31.6%), inducible clindamycin (n = 13; 21.7%), and constitutive clindamycin (n = 2; 3.3%). The isolates belonged to 30 <i>spa</i> types and 13 clonal complexes (CCs). The dominant <i>spa</i> types were t304, t442, t311, t688, and t1234, collectively constituting 28.3% of the isolates. The dominant CCs were CC5 and CC6, which together constituted 46.7% of the isolates. This study provides updated research on antibiotic resistance and changes in the clonal composition of MRSA in a Kuwait hospital, including the disappearance of the ST239-MRSA-III clone that was previously the dominant clone in this hospital. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc1770d615f14816a22a3fb17bee97d62024-01-29T14:05:32ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072023-12-011211710.3390/microorganisms12010017Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait: A Molecular and Genetic AnalysisWadha A. Alfouzan0Samar S. Boswihi1Edet E. Udo2Microbiology Unit, Department of Laboratories, Farwaniya Hospital, P.O. Box 13373, Farwaniya 81004, KuwaitDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, KuwaitDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, KuwaitMethicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) is a major pathogen that causes serious infections in healthcare facilities and in communities. The purpose of this study was to investigate MRSA isolates obtained in a tertiary hospital in Kuwait to assess their antibiotic susceptibility profile and clonal composition. Sixty MRSA isolates collected in 2020 were tested through antibiotic susceptibility testing, <i>spa</i> typing, and DNA microarray analysis. All isolates were found to be susceptible to vancomycin (MIC: ≤3 µg/mL), teicoplanin (MIC: ≤3 µg/mL), rifampicin, and mupirocin, but were resistant to fusidic acid (n = 43, 72%), trimethoprim (n = 27, 45%), ciprofloxacin (n = 31, 51.7%), gentamicin (n = 14; 23.3%), kanamycin (n = 20; 33.3%), chloramphenicol (n = 7; 11.7%), tetracycline (n = 17; 28.3%), erythromycin (n = 19; 31.6%), inducible clindamycin (n = 13; 21.7%), and constitutive clindamycin (n = 2; 3.3%). The isolates belonged to 30 <i>spa</i> types and 13 clonal complexes (CCs). The dominant <i>spa</i> types were t304, t442, t311, t688, and t1234, collectively constituting 28.3% of the isolates. The dominant CCs were CC5 and CC6, which together constituted 46.7% of the isolates. This study provides updated research on antibiotic resistance and changes in the clonal composition of MRSA in a Kuwait hospital, including the disappearance of the ST239-MRSA-III clone that was previously the dominant clone in this hospital.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/1/17MRSA<i>spa</i> typingDNA microarraymolecular typingantibiotic resistance |
| spellingShingle | Wadha A. Alfouzan Samar S. Boswihi Edet E. Udo Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait: A Molecular and Genetic Analysis Microorganisms MRSA <i>spa</i> typing DNA microarray molecular typing antibiotic resistance |
| title | Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait: A Molecular and Genetic Analysis |
| title_full | Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait: A Molecular and Genetic Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait: A Molecular and Genetic Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait: A Molecular and Genetic Analysis |
| title_short | Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait: A Molecular and Genetic Analysis |
| title_sort | methicillin resistant i staphylococcus aureus i mrsa in a tertiary care hospital in kuwait a molecular and genetic analysis |
| topic | MRSA <i>spa</i> typing DNA microarray molecular typing antibiotic resistance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/1/17 |
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