Antimicrobial resistance among Brazilian Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains

AUTOR(ES)

Pereira, Gabriela Andrade, Pimenta, Fabrícia Pires, Santos, Fátima Rejane Wink dos, Damasco, Paulo Vieira, Hirata Júnior, Raphael, Mattos-Guaraldi, Ana Luíza

FONTE

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008-08

RESUMO

The increasing problems with multidrug resistance in relation to Corynebacterium, including C. diphtheriae, are examples of challenges confronting many countries. For this reason, Brazilian C. diphtheriae strains were evaluated by the E-Test for their susceptibility to nine antibacterial drugs used in therapy. Resistance (MIC < 0.002; 0.38 µg/ml) to penicillin G was found in 14.8% of the strains tested. Although erythromycin (MIC90 0.75 µg/ml) and azithromycin (MIC90 0.064 µg/ml) were active against C. diphtheriae in this study, 4.2% of the strains showed decreased susceptibility (MIC 1.0 µg/ml) to erythromycin. Multiple resistance profiles were determined by the disk diffusion method using 31 antibiotics. Most C. diphtheriae strains (95.74%) showed resistance to mupirocin, aztreonam, ceftazidime, and/or oxacillin, ampicillin, penicillin, tetracycline, clindamycin, lincomycin, and erythromycin. This study presents the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Brazilian C. diphtheriae isolates. The data are of value to practitioners, and suggest that some concern exists regarding the use of penicillin.

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