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What family does Staphylococcus belong to

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Micrococcaceae

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The genus Staphylococcus is divided into : (2)

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Coagulase positive Staphylococcus

Coagulase negative Staphylococcus

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Coagulase positive Staph

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S. aureus most common
S. schleiferi subspeicies coagulans
S. hyicus (coagulase variable) and S. intermedius are isolated from animals

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Coagulase negative Staph

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S. epidermidis most common
S. saprophyticus (cause of UTI)
S. lugdenensis (slide coagulase +, tube coagulase -)

Only S. saprophyticus is clinically significant
All reported as “coagulase neg Staphylococcus”

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Cellular morphology of Staphylococcus

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Gram pos cocci (spherical, NOT oval)
0.4-1.2um (average of 1.0um)
Typically in grape-like clusters but may also see singles, pairs, short chains (4-6 long)
NEVER in long chains (>6 cells long)

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Staphylococcus growth requirements

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Facultative anaerobes (can grow w or w/o O2 but prefer with)
Range 10-42 deg C (optimum 35-37)
Grows on most media; No growth on MacConkey
Motility - negative; atrichous

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Colonial morphology of Staphylococcus

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overnight colonies 1-4mm
S. aureus colonies tend to be larger than CNS
Opaque, dense, unable to see through “vanilla pudding”

S. aureus usually shows narrow zone of beta hemolysis
Some strains show double zone of hemolysis (extended incubation; inner zone complete hemolysis, outer zone partial hemolysis)

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3 types of hemolysis

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Beta
Alpha
Gamma

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Beta hemolysis

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complete clearing of RBC around colony

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Alpha hemolysis

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partial clearing of RBC

Greening around colony

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Gamma hemolysis

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No clearing of RBC around colony

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Lipochrome

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typical colonies of S. aureus produce a creamy-yellow color due to pigment Lipochrome after 48hr incubation

Lowering temp (room or fridge) after colonies have formed will enhance pigmentation

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Why can’t pigmentation be a reliable feature for identification

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some strains are not pigmented (genetic control)
Anaerobic incubation inhibits pigmentation
Overnight colonies often not pigmented

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Are CNS colonies pigemented

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No

Usually white

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Can Staphylococci tolerate high levels of salt

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yes

Salt is used to make selective media for isolating Staphylococci

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Mannitol salt agar (MSA)

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7.5% sodium chloride
Allows growth of Staphylococcus but inhibits most other bacteria
Differential medium due to presence of mannitol (carb) and pH indicator (phenol red)
Colonies that ferment mannitol produce acid causing indicator to turn yellow around colony

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MSA growth interpretation

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Growth on MSA = likely Staphylococcus
Mannitol negative colonies (red) = likely CNS
Mannitol positive colonies (yellow) = Likely S. aureus; a few CNS do ferment mannitol

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cons to using MSA plates

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$$$$
Requires 48hr incubation for mannitol fermentation to be detected
Colonies cannot be used directly from MSA for identification
Subculture is required = adds extra day to identification time

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Genus Identification of Staphylococcus (2)

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Catalase = pos with fast production of bubbles
Nitrate = pos with nitrate reduced to nitrite (red color after addition of reagent A and B)
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If slide coagulase is positive,

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organism may be identified as S. aureus with confidence

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If slide coagulase is negative,

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often a tube coagulase will be set up

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Hemagglutination test for bound coagulase

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commercial kit for rapid id of S. aureus
Reagent of RBC sensitized with fibrinogen
Causes almost immediate clumping of RBC when reagent is mixed with bacteria on slide

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Latex reagents for ID of S. aureus

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Reagent of latex particles with attached fibrinogen and IgG antibodies
Reagent will react with clumping factor (fibrinogen) and protein A (IgG) to produce agglutination

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Protein A

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cell wall protein found in S. aureus (seldom in other Staphylococcus)
Binds to nonspecific IgG molecules by fragment crystallizable (Fc) portion of the antibody
IgG is bound to latex and leaves Fc portion exposed
If protein A is present, IgG and attached latex will bind to staph = agglutination

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Why is latex test considered more accurate than slide agglutination for testing S. aureus
latex detects both protein A and clumping factor
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DNase test for S. aureus
occasionally used to confirm ID of S. aureus but should not be used as sole identification test Occasional strain of S. aureus is negative and 4% of CNS are DNase positive
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Thermostable Nuclease Test and S. aureus
S. aureus produces heat stable nuclease enzyme that is not produced by other bacteria Used mostly in food microbiology and food poisoning investigation Has been adapted for direct ID from blood cultures (takes 2-3hrs, faster than waiting for colonies to form on media used for sub planting the broth)
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CNS saprophyticus colonial morphology
BAP: 1-2mm, gamma hemolysis, BRIGHT white, opaque, colonies appear wet, glistening and run together MAC: no growth Atrichous, no flagella
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What common infection does S. saprophyticus cause
UTI | only needs to be differentiated from other CNS when isolated in significant amounts from urine samples
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Test to differentiate S. saprophytic from other CNS
Novobiocin susceptibility test | **for ID not treatment testing
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Novobiocin susceptibility test
S. saprophyticus = resistant, zone size of = 12mm Other CNS = susceptible (sensitive), >12mm Organism grown in broth until it matches 0.5 McFarland standard. Broth spread over surface of BAP or MH agar and 5ug novobiocin disc added Incubate overnight and observe zone sizes
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When species ID is required for CNS
should be determined that isolate is actually a staphylococcus species and not Micrococcus Do Bacitracin Disc test to determine
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Bacitracin disc testing
Similar procedure to Novobiocin susceptibility test but uses Bacitracin disc instead ``` Staphylococcus = resistant, no zone of inhibition Micrococcus = susceptible, zone of inhibition ```
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Micrococcus species
normal flora of skin, mucous membrane and oropharynx region BAP= small, non-hemolytic colonies (could be white, tan, bright yellow, orange, pink) Colonies are catalase pos and rarely cause infections
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3 methods of determining actual species of CNS
``` Conventional biochemical tests (take 2-3 days and requires range of tests not readily available) Commercial system (rehydrated with a suspension of bacteria and incubated from 5-24hrs) Automated Instrument (vitek provides gram pos ID; 4-24hr results; antibiotic susceptibility testing provided; Maldi-Tof ID in 2 hrs!!!) ```
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Virulence factors of S. aureus (4)
Leucocidin (kills WBC) Hyaluronidase (Breaks down hyaluronic acid in tissue and allows bacteria to spread) Staphylokinase (lyses clot formed around site of infection; allows bacteria to spread) Hemolysins (lyses RBC, weakens the host)
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Other Staphylococcal virulence factors (3)
Dnase, coagulase, beta-lactamase production
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Common S. aureus infections
``` furuncle: boil; localized abscess around hair follicle Carbuncle: several boils; deep tissue Stye: eye last infection Impetigo: superficial skin infection; watery blisters Abscesses: deep soft tissue infection Joint infection Infected cuts, abrasions, trauma wounds Infected incisions (2-3 days post op) Pneumonia Osteomyelitis Septicemia ****ANYTHING CAN CAUSE THIS ```
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Diseases caused by exotoxins
Food poisoning (certain heat stable S. aureus; upper/lower shelf issues 1-6hrs post consumption) Toxic Shock Syndrome (S.aureus grows on tampon; high fever, sore throat, upper/lower shelf issues, sunburn-like rash, hypotension, respiratory/cardiac distress, renal failure) Scalded skin Syndrome (sunburn like rash, glistening skin, red dermis exposed)
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Where are CNS seen as normal flora
Skin Nose Genital mucosa
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Septicemia
bacteria have invaded the blood stream | often following infection of heart valves
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Meningitis
bacteria have invaded the spinal fluid and infected the meninges lining the brain
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S. aureus and Benzylpenicillin (pen G)
used to be universally susceptible Now, 85-90% of S.aureus show resistance Due to b-lactamase enzyme
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MRSA
20-30% of S. aureus are MRSA | Vancomycin only choice for treatment
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ID problems with MRSA
some strains are slow growing produce small colonies after 24hrs incubation that resembles CNS colonies (less than 1mm and white) May give neg slide coagulase and require full 24hr incubation to give a positive tube coagulase test These may be considered normal CNS flora when only a bound coagulase test is used to screen for S. aureus IDEALLY: All slide CNS should have a tube coagulase done with full 24hr incubation
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Detection procedures
S. aureus can contain 2 subpopulations of bacteria 1 resistant to methicillin and the other not "heteroresistant strains" Resistant strain is slower growing
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Standardized inoculum for MRSA
use Direct method (take enough colonies to match McFarland standard) This way you get both subpopulations, not just the fast growing one
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Incubation temp for MRSA
full 24hr incubation between 30-35degC
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Additional NaCl for MRSA
supplementing test medium with NaCl enhances growth of resistant populations 2% NaCl for broth but NOT MH agar for disc diffusion
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Disc diffusion testing for MRSA
Oxacillin discs MRSA gives small zone of inhibition with feathering on the outside Zone size is taken inside irregular growth
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MRSA oxacillin screen test (agar dilution test)
MH agar with 6ug oxacillin/ml and 4% NaCl added 0.5 McFarland standard is spot inoculated to the plate After incubation (24hr 35degC), any growth = resistance
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New MRSA drugs
``` Linezolid (Oxazolidinones class) Quinupristin Dalfopristin Daptomycin Tigecycline ```
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of CNS
CNS generally more resistant than S. aureus with exception of MRSA S. saprophyticus not as resistant as other CNS and is susceptible to most antimicrobials. Quinolones often used (norfloxacin, Nitrofurantoin)
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Epidemiology
study of the sources and spread of infection
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Bacteriophage typing
Epidemiology research test bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacterial cells Phages will lyse host bacteria resulting in plaques or clear areas in bacterial growth Host specific
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Pulse-field Gel Electrophoresis
Epidemiology research test uses DNA technology to cleave sections of bacterial chromosome into smaller pieces DNA fragments are separated by gel medium and electrical current
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Mec A gene testing
Epidemiology research test mec A gene codes for resistance to methicillin and other b-lactam antimicrobials Molecular testing by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing

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