Different formulations of vancomycin: In vitro antimicrobial activity against clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
We compared in vitro antimicrobial activity of four vancomycin formulations used clinically against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant and -susceptible (MRSA and MSSA, respectively), using different susceptibility assays. The minimal inhibitory concentrations...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2018-12, Vol.92 (4), p.332-337 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We compared in vitro antimicrobial activity of four vancomycin formulations used clinically against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant and -susceptible (MRSA and MSSA, respectively), using different susceptibility assays. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against MRSA clinical isolates were significantly different for some vancomycin formulations by the broth microdilution and agar dilution methods. However, these variations would not compromise their clinical use, since the MICs were within the range recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Furthermore, 26.9% of MRSA clinical isolates showed a vancomycin MIC ≥1.5 μg/mL according to the Etest® method but none by broth microdilution. Regarding quality, all formulations were in accordance with United States Pharmacopeia criteria. Our results showed that all vancomycin formulations tested showed similar in vitro antimicrobial activity, making them suitable for clinical use, and that the evaluation method chosen to determine sensitivity to this antimicrobial should be carefully performed, particularly for MRSA.
•Similar in vitro antimicrobial activity for different vancomycin formulations.•Possibility of the therapeutic use of the different formulations of vancomycin.•Importance of the method for determining the sensitivity of MRSA to vancomycin. |
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ISSN: | 0732-8893 1879-0070 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.06.020 |