Detecting Reporting Resistance in Fastidious Bacteria - SWACM

Detecting Reporting Resistance in Fastidious Bacteria - SWACM Detecting Reporting Resistance in Fastidious Bacteria - SWACM

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Abiotrophia spp. / Granulicatella spp. (1) Nutritionally variant streptococci Requires 0.001% (1 µg/ml) pyridoxal hydrochloride – Add 5 µl of 20 µg/ml solution to 100 µl of drug in microdilution well (CAMHB + 2.5-5% LHB) May show decreased penicillin susceptibility… can cause difficulties in treating endocarditis – Combination therapy with penicillin or vancomycin plus aminoglycoside often prescribed…or 3 rd or 4 th generation cephalosporin – May require surgical intervention Many labs may not separate two genera – Genus identification not critical to guide therapy

Baddour et al. 2005. Circulation. 111:e394-434.

Abiotrophia spp. / Granulicatella spp. (1)<br />

Nutritionally variant streptococci<br />

Requires 0.001% (1 µg/ml) pyridoxal hydrochloride<br />

– Add 5 µl of 20 µg/ml solution to 100 µl of drug <strong>in</strong><br />

microdilution well (CAMHB + 2.5-5% LHB)<br />

May show decreased penicill<strong>in</strong> susceptibility… can<br />

cause difficulties <strong>in</strong> treat<strong>in</strong>g endocarditis<br />

– Comb<strong>in</strong>ation therapy with penicill<strong>in</strong> or vancomyc<strong>in</strong> plus<br />

am<strong>in</strong>oglycoside often prescribed…or 3 rd or 4 th generation<br />

cephalospor<strong>in</strong><br />

– May require surgical <strong>in</strong>tervention<br />

Many labs may not separate two genera<br />

– Genus identification not critical to guide therapy

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