Research Article
Staphylococcus sciuri outbreak at Tertiary Hospital in Benin
| Ahoyo TA1*, Yehouenou Pazou E1, Baba-Moussa L2, Attolou Gbohou A3, Boco M3, Dramane KL4 and Aminou T5 | |
| 1Département du Génie de Biologie Humaine EPAC 01BP 2009 Cotonou, Benin | |
| 2Laboratoire de Biologie et de Typage Moléculaire en Microbiologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques/Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 05 BP 1604 Cotonou, Benin | |
| 3Centre Hospitalier Départemental du Zou/Collines Abomey, Benin | |
| 4Laboratoire de pharmacodynamie, FAST UAC 01 BP 526 Cotonou, Bénin | |
| 5Laboratoire d’expertise et de recherche en chimie de l’eau et de l’environnement, UAC 01 BP 526 Cotonou, Bénin | |
| Corresponding Author : | Ta Ahoyo Département du Génie de Biologie Humaine EPAC 01BP 2009 Cotonou Benin E-mail: [email protected] |
| Received May 13, 2013; Accepted July 18, 2013; Published July 22, 2013 | |
| Citation: Ahoyo TA, Yehouenou Pazou E, Baba-Moussa L, Attolou Gbohou A, Boco M, et al. (2013) Staphylococcus sciuri outbreak at Tertiary Hospital in Benin. J Med Microb Diagn 2:126. doi:10.4172/2161-0703.1000126 | |
| Copyright: © 2013 Ahoyo TA, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
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Abstract
Background: Infections due to Staphylococcus sciuri in hospitalized patients seem to be emerging in different countries. Their incidence and clinical impact with inpatients have not been studied in Benin. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Staphylococcus sciuri during bloodstream infection and to assess the importance of the hospital environment as a possible secondary reservoir of multiresistant bacteria capable of colonizing or infecting patients. Patients and methods: Between June and December 2008, clinical information and samples were collected from patients suspected to have nosocomial bloodstream infections at a tertiary hospital in Benin. The isolates were identified, tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. Particularly attention was paid to Staphylococcus sciuri and factors associated with the carriage. Concurrently, swabbing of environment was achieved. MALDI TOF of abundant proteins was applied to identify and to discriminate Staphylococcus sciuri isolates. Results: Nosocomial bactereamia incidence rate was 2, 58 cases per 1000 patient-days. The proportion of Staphylococcus sciuri among coagulase negative staphylococci was 24.5% and represented 15% of the environment specimens. Catheter was the commonest source of nosocomial bacteremia (41%). The frequency of resistance to methicillin for Staphylococcus aureus isolates was 36% and 44% for Staphylococcus sciuri isolates. Mass spectra were specific for five groups of S. sciuri isolates. Conclusion: Our survey revealed a high level of Staphylococcus sciuri among Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus isolated from blood specimen. There is a need to institute strict hospital infection control policy and a regular surveillance of resistance to antimicrobial agents.
