Laboratory Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (7): 577-581.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2017.07.005

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Inhibitory activity of Chinese medicine coptischinensisfranch against Staphylococcus aureus in vitro

YAO Dongting, HU Jun, ZHANG Xueqing, HU Xiaobo   

  1. Longhua Hospital,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 200032,China
  • Received:2016-10-07 Online:2017-08-08 Published:2017-08-09

Abstract:

Objective To observe the inhibitory activity of Chinese medicine coptischinensisfranch against Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. Methods A total of 71 Staphylococcus aureus isolates were collected from Longhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January to April 2016. Broth micro-dilution method was used with Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25913 as quality control isolate to observe the inhibitory activity of coptischinensisfranch. Results A total of 71 Staphylococcus aureus isolates were collected,and there were 21 isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of coptischinensisfranch against 71 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus was from 3.91 mg/mL to 31.25 mg/mL,and there was no statistical significance between MRSA and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)(P>0.05). Among the 71 isolates,52 isolates (73.24%) were isolated from pus/secretion specimens,while 19 isolates (26.76%)were isolated from the other specimens,and there was no statistical significance for the inhibitory activity of coptischinensisfranch against Staphylococcus aureus in vitro among different specimens(P>0.05). Among the 71 isolates,40 isolates (56.34%)were isolated from surgical inpatients,25 isolates(35.21%)were isolated from the other ward inpatients,6 isolates (8.45%)were isolated from outpatients,and there was no statistical significance for the inhibitory activity of coptischinensisfranch against Staphylococcus aureus in vitro among different wards (P>0.05). Conclusions Coptischinensisfranch has a good inhibitory activity against the clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus,and it can be used for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infection,especially for MRSA infection.

Key words: Coptischinensisfranch, Staphylococcus aureus, Inhibition, Minimal inhibitory concentration

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