Methicillin-susceptible strains responsible for postoperative orthopedic infection are not selected by the use of cefazolin in prophylaxis

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;84(3):266-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.11.013. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

Abstract

Comparison of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates responsible for bone and joint infection (BJI, n=73) and nasal colonization (n=57) revealed similar prevalence of β-lactamase (blaZ) type A production, associated with cefazolin hydrolysis, suggesting that blaZ type A-carrying MSSA isolates implicated in postoperative BJI are not selected by cefazolin prophylaxis.

Keywords: Bone and joint infection; Cefazolin; Prophylaxis; Staphylococcus aureus; β-Lactamase.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
  • Arthritis, Infectious / prevention & control
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control
  • Bone Diseases, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Bone Diseases, Infectious / microbiology
  • Bone Diseases, Infectious / prevention & control
  • Cefazolin / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Orthopedic Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cefazolin