Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is one of the most common bloodstream infections globally. Data on the burden and epidemiology of community-acquired SAB in low-income countries are scarce but needed to defne preventive and management strategies. Blood samples were collected from children<5 years of age with fever or severe disease admitted to the Manhiça District Hospital for bacterial isolation, includ...
Diabetes mellitus affects nearly 6.4% of the worldwide population, and this number may double by 2030. Up to 25% of diabetic patients may develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Among DFU patients, 80% will suffer lower-limb amputations due to diabetic foot infections (DFIs), which are generally colonized by polymicrobial biofilms. Staphylococcus aureus is the DFIs’ predominant pathogen, frequently found together ...
Introduction: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is the main bacterial pathogen responsible for skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) in companion animals and is increasingly associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Objective: This study analyzed the effectiveness of the biocides chlorhexidine (CHX) and benzalkonium chloride (BAC) against S. pseudintermedius causing SSTIs in companion animals. Methodology...
[P292]; Aim: To gain detailed insight into the genetic organization of two multidrug resistance plasmids, pSM31 and pSM39, from clinical S. aureus isolates collected in a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, and to identify factors that may explain their selection and persistence. Methods: Plasmid pSM31 was sequenced by Sanger sequencing using cloning and primer walking whereas pSM39 was sequenced by next generation s...
[P270]; Aim: To characterize biofilm production by Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates causing infection in pets or colonizing veterinary staff. Methods: The study collection comprised 129 S. epidermidis isolates, from nasal colonization of vet-erinary staff (n = 112) and causing infection in cats and dogs (n = 17). The capacity to produce biofilm was evaluated by the Crystal Violet (CV) method, performed in fl...
[P269]; Aims: To characterize biocide susceptibility of Staphylococcus epidermidis colonizing veterinary staff; propose epidemiological cut-off (ECOFF) values; assess relationships between biocide and antibiotic resistance phenotypes.Methods: The susceptibility profiles of 112 S. epidermidis isolates from nasal colonization of veter-inary staff towards six biocides (including benzalkonium chloride, chlorhexidin...
[P280]; Aim: To characterize biocide susceptibility of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates causing infection in pets and evaluate proposed biocide epidemiological cut-off (tentative ECOFF) values. Methods: The study comprised a collection of 17 S. epidermidis isolates collected from several infection sources in cats and dogs from 2001 to 2016. Susceptibility to benzalkonium chloride (BAC), cetrim-ide, chlorhexi...
[P282]; Aim: To study the efflux driven response of two major staphylococcal pathogens, S. aureus and S. epi-dermidis to the challenge by non-antibiotic drugs. Methods: We adapted three reference strains to ethidium bromide (EtBr), a broad substrate of bacte-rial efflux pumps. The parental strains, S. aureus ATCC25923, S. epidermidis ATCC12228 and S. epider-midis RP62A were cultured in varying concentrations of...