Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers)
Publisher: Peytchinski, Gospodin Iliev
ISSN:
1312 773X (Online)
Issue:
2016, vol. 22, issue 2
Subject Area:
Medicine
Pages: 1157-1159
DOI:
10.5272/jimab.2016222.1157
Published online: 15 June 2016
J of IMAB 2016 Apr-Jun;22(2):1157-1159
EFFECTIVENESS OF MRSA DETECTION METHODS IN THE LABORATORY PRACTICE – A BRIEF REVIEW
Neli M. Ermenlieva1 


, Tatina T. Todorova2, Gabriela S. Tsankova2, Tsvetelina K. Popova1, Emilia P. Georgieva1.
1) Medical College, Medical University Varna, Bulgaria
2) Department of Preclinical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University Varna, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are bacteria, responsible for severe and hard-to-manage infections in human. They are resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics – penicillins (methicillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, and oxacillin), cephalosporins and carbapenems, but can also be resistant to the new-generation MRSA-active cephalosporins (such as ceftaroline) or other groups of antibiotics, including aminoglycosides, macrolides, clindamycin, amphenicols, quinolones and tetracyclines. MRSA bacteria are pandemic and are often isolated in medical practice and nosocomial infections.
The MRSA detection is a challenge to any clinical microbiology laboratory and demands implementation of strict protocols for active screening. While more expensive molecular techniques have the potential of offering highly sensitive and rapid results, the cultural methods require longer time but can achieve a comparable sensitivity for lower price.
Key words: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, drug resistance, MRSA detection methods,
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Please cite this article in PubMed Style or AMA (American Medical Association) Style:
Ermenlieva NM, Todorova TT, Tsankova GS, Popova TK, Georgieva EP. Effectiveness of MRSA detection methods in the laboratory practice – a brief review. J of IMAB. 2016 Apr-Jun;22(2):1157-1159. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2016222.1157.
Correspondence to: Neli Mitkova Ermenlieva, Medical College, Medical University – Varna; 55, Marin Drinov Str., 9002 Varna, Bulgaria; E-mail: Neli.Ermenlieva@mu-varna.bg
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Received: 11 April 2016
Published online: 15 June 2016
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