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Zhou M, Wang L, Wang Z, Kudinha T, Wang Y, Xu Y, Liu Z. Molecular Characterization of Penicillin-Binding Protein2x, 2b and 1a of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases in China: A Multicenter Study. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:838790. [PMID: 35300486 PMCID: PMC8921733 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.838790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common human pathogen that can cause severe invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs). Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) are the targets for β-lactam antibiotics (BLAs), which are the common empirical drugs for treatment of pneumococcal infection. This study investigated the serotype distribution and antibiotic resistance patterns of S. pneumoniae strains causing IPD in China, including exploring the association between penicillin (PEN) susceptibility and PBPs variations. A total of 300 invasive S. pneumoniae isolates were collected from 27 teaching hospitals in China (2010-2015). Serotypes were determined by Quellung reaction. Serotypes 23F and 19F were the commonest serotypes in isolates from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), whilst serotypes 19A and 23F were most commonly seen in non-CSF specimens. Among the 300 invasive S. pneumoniae strains, only one strain (serotype 6A, MIC = 0.25 μg/ml) with PEN MIC value ≤ 0.25 μg/ml did not have any substitutions in the PBPs active sites. All the strains with PEN MIC value ≥ 0.5 μg/ml had different substitutions within PBPs active sites. Substitutions in PBP2b and PBP2x active sites were common in low-level penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae (PRSP) strains (MIC = 0.5 μg/ml), with or without PBP1a substitution, while all strains with PEN MIC ≥ 1 μg/ml had substitutions in PBP1a active sites, accompanied by PBP2b and PBP2x active site substitutions. Based on the three PBPs substitution combinations, a high degree of diversity was observed amongst the isolates. This study provides some new insights for understanding the serology and antibiotic resistance dynamics of S. pneumoniae causing IPD in China. However, further genomic studies are needed to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of antibiotic resistance mechanisms of S. pneumoniae.
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Affiliation(s)
- Menglan Zhou
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW, Australia.,NSW Health Pathology, Regional and Rural, Orange Hospital, Orange, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhou X, Liu J, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Wang Y, Liu Y. Molecular characteristics of penicillin-binding protein 2b, 2x and 1a sequences in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates causing invasive diseases among children in Northeast China. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 35:633-45. [PMID: 26972430 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2582-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the common pathogens causing severe invasive infections in children. This study aimed to investigate the serotype distribution and variations of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) 2b, 2x and 1a in S. pneumoniae isolates causing invasive diseases in Northeast China. A total of 256 strains were isolated from children with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) from January 2000 to October 2014. All strains were serotyped and determined for antibiotic resistance. The amplicons of penicillin-binding domains in pbp1a, pbp2b and pbp2x genes were sequenced for variation identification. The most prevalent serotypes of isolates in IPD children were 19A, 14, 19F, 23F and 6B. 19A and 19F were the most frequent serotypes of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae (PRSP), which present with high resistance to amoxicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone and meropenem. The numbers of amino acid substitutions of penicillin-non-susceptible S. pneumoniae (PNSP) isolates were higher than those of penicillin-sensitive S. pneumoniae isolates in all the PBP genes (p < 0.01). The patterns of amino acid mutation in PBP2b, PBP2x and PBP1a were unique and different from those of other countries. All of the serotype 19A and 19F PRSP isolates carried 25 amino acid mutations, including Ala618 → Gly between positions 560 and 675 in PBP2b and Thr338 → Ala substitutions in PBP2x. The amino acid alterations in PBP2b, PBP2x and PBP1a from S. pneumoniae were closely associated with resistance to β-lactam antibiotics. This study provides new data for further monitoring of genetic changes related to the emergence and spread of resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in China.
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- X Zhou
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, China.
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Xiao YH, Giske CG, Wei ZQ, Shen P, Heddini A, Li LJ. Epidemiology and characteristics of antimicrobial resistance in China. Drug Resist Updat 2011; 14:236-50. [PMID: 21807550 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2011.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A comprehensive surveillance system for bacterial resistance in tertiary hospitals has been established in China that involves tertiary hospitals in distinct regions nationwide, enabling the collection of a large amount of antimicrobial surveillance data. Antimicrobial resistance in China has become a serious healthcare problem, with high resistance rates of most common bacteria to clinically important antimicrobial agents. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii represent more than 50% of microbial isolates. Additionally, bacterial resistance to fluoroquinolones, macrolides and third-generation cephalosporins is of serious concern. The molecular epidemiology and resistance mechanisms of the antimicrobial strains in China exhibited regional specificity, as well as the influence of dissemination of international clonal complexes. The molecular characteristics of MRSA, ESBL- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, and macrolide-resistant gram-positive Streptococci in China were significantly different from those in other countries and regions, while S. pneumoniae serotypes appear to have been affected by the global spread of prevalent clones in other parts of the world. Moreover, important antimicrobial resistant bacteria such as community-acquired-MRSA, multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa and extensive-resistant A. baumannii, and the antimicrobial resistance in primary healthcare and outpatient setting should be intensely monitored and investigated in the future.
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- Yong-Hong Xiao
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
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