Evaluation of Oxacillin and Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion and Microbroth Dilution Methods for Detecting

Samia N Naccache, Katrina Callan, C A Burnham, Meghan A Wallace, Lars F Westblade, Jennifer Dien Bard, Staphylococcus Ad Hoc Working Group of the CLSI Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Subcommittee

J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Nov 22;57(12):e00961-19.

PMID: 31462553

Abstract:

Methicillin (β-lactam) resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis is mediated by the mecA gene, with resistance reported to be as high as 90%. The goal of this study was to evaluate oxacillin and cefoxitin disk diffusion (DD) and broth microdilution (BMD) methods for the detection of mecA-mediated β-lactam resistance in 100 human isolates of S. epidermidis (48 mecA-positive isolates and 52 mecA negative isolates). Oxacillin DD tests using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M100-S28 breakpoints for S. pseudintermedius/S. schleiferi accurately differentiated mecA-positive and -negative S. epidermidis isolates, with categorical agreement (CA) of 100% and no very major errors (VMEs) or major errors (MEs) identified. Likewise, oxacillin BMD and cefoxitin DD tests using the coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species (CoNS) breakpoints were highly reliable for detecting mecA-mediated β-lactam resistance in S. epidermidis isolates. For cefoxitin DD and BMD results interpreted using S. aureus/S. lugdunensis breakpoints, the CA was 97.6% and 96.2%, respectively. There were 4.9% VMEs for cefoxitin DD with 0% MEs, and 3.6% VMEs and 3.9% MEs for cefoxitin BMD. Oxacillin BMD using S. aureus/S. lugdunensis breakpoints yielded the highest VMEs at 17.4% and 90% CA. Our findings demonstrate that oxacillin DD tests using the CLSI M100-S28 breakpoints for S. pseudintermedius/S. schleiferi and oxacillin BMD and cefoxitin DD tests using the CoNS breakpoints reliably identified mecA-mediated β-lactam resistance in S. epidermidis Using mecA PCR as the gold standard, the PBP2a SA culture colony test (Abbott Diagnostics) exhibited 100% sensitivity and specificity whereas 2 false negatives were identified using the PBP2' latex agglutination test kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific) with sensitivity and specificity of 95.8% and 100%, respectively.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP35607660	Cefoxitin		35607-66-0	Price

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AP35607660

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