scholarly journals Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Macrolide-Resistant Mycobacterium massiliense Lung Disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayoung Choi ◽  
Su-Young Kim ◽  
Hyun Lee ◽  
Byung Woo Jhun ◽  
Hye Yun Park ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Macrolide antibiotics are cornerstones in the treatment of Mycobacterium massiliense lung disease. Despite the emergence of resistance, limited data on macrolide-resistant M. massiliense lung disease are available. This study evaluated the clinical features and treatment outcomes of patients and the molecular characteristics of macrolide-resistant M. massiliense isolates. We performed a retrospective review of medical records and genetic analyses of clinical isolates from 15 patients who had macrolide-resistant M. massiliense lung disease between September 2005 and February 2015. Nine patients (60%) had the nodular bronchiectatic form of the disease, and six (40%) had the fibrocavitary form. Before the detection of macrolide resistance, three patients (20%) were treated with macrolide monotherapy, four (27%) with therapy for presumed Mycobacterium avium complex infections, and eight (53%) with combination antibiotic therapy for M. massiliense lung disease. The median treatment duration after the detection of resistance was 18.7 months (interquartile range, 11.2 to 39.8 months). Treatment outcomes were poor, with a favorable outcome being achieved for only one patient (7%), who underwent surgery in addition to antibiotic therapy. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year mortality rates were 7, 13, and 33%, respectively. Of the 15 clinical isolates, 14 (93%) had point mutations at position 2058 (n = 9) or 2059 (n = 5) of the 23S rRNA gene, resulting in macrolide resistance. Our study indicates that treatment outcomes are poor and mortality rates are high after the development of macrolide resistance in patients with M. massiliense lung disease. Thus, preventing the development of macrolide resistance should be a key consideration during treatment.

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 6758-6765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Mi Moon ◽  
Hye Yun Park ◽  
Su-Young Kim ◽  
Byung Woo Jhun ◽  
Hyun Lee ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTMacrolide antibiotics are key components of the multidrug treatment regimen for treating lung disease (LD) due toMycobacterium aviumcomplex (MAC). Despite the emergence of macrolide resistance, limited data are available on macrolide-resistant MAC-LD. This study evaluated the clinical features and treatment outcomes of patients with macrolide-resistant MAC-LD and the molecular characteristics of the macrolide-resistant isolates. A retrospective review of the medical records of 34 patients with macrolide-resistant MAC-LD who were diagnosed between January 2002 and December 2014 was performed, along with genetic analysis of 28 clinical isolates. Nineteen (56%) patients had the fibrocavitary form of MAC-LD, and 15 (44%) had the nodular bronchiectatic form.M. intracellularewas the etiologic organism in 21 (62%) patients. Approximately two-thirds (22/34 [65%]) of the patients had been treated with currently recommended multidrug regimens that included macrolide, ethambutol, and rifamycin prior to the emergence of macrolide resistance, and none had been treated with macrolide monotherapy. The median duration of treatment after the detection of macrolide resistance was 23.0 months (interquartile range, 16.8 to 45.3 months). Treatment outcomes were poor after the development of macrolide resistance, with favorable treatment outcomes achieved in only five (15%) patients, including two patients who underwent surgical resection. One-, 3-, and 5-year mortality rates were 9, 24, and 47%, respectively. Molecular analysis of 28 clinical isolates revealed that 96% (27/28) had point mutations at position 2058 or 2059 of the 23S rRNA gene. Our analyses indicate that more effective therapy is needed to treat macrolide-resistant MAC-LD and prevent its development.


2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayoung Choi ◽  
Su-Young Kim ◽  
Dae Hun Kim ◽  
Hee Jae Huh ◽  
Chang-Seok Ki ◽  
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ABSTRACT Macrolide antibiotics are mainstays in the treatment of lung disease due to the Mycobacterium abscessus complex. Although previous studies have reported development of acquired macrolide resistance in this species, limited data are available on the outcomes of lung disease due to macrolide-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus. This study evaluated the clinical features, treatment outcomes, and molecular characteristics of macrolide-resistant isolates of M. abscessus subsp. abscessus. We performed a retrospective review of medical records and genetic analysis of clinical isolates from 13 patients who had acquired macrolide-resistant M. abscessus subsp. abscessus lung disease between November 2006 and March 2016. Eleven (85%) patients had the nodular bronchiectatic form of the disease, and two (15%) patients had the fibrocavitary form. When acquired macrolide resistance was detected, 10 (77%) patients were on antibiotic therapy for M. abscessus subsp. abscessus, and three (23%) patients were on therapy for lung disease due to other nontuberculous mycobacteria. The median treatment duration after detecting resistance was 24.0 months (interquartile range, 16.0 to 43.0 months). Treatment outcomes were poor, and final sputum culture conversion was achieved in only one (8%) patient, after resectional surgery. All 13 clinical isolates demonstrated point mutations at position 2058 (n = 10) or 2059 (n = 3) of the 23S rRNA gene, which resulted in acquired macrolide resistance. This study indicates that treatment outcomes are very poor after the development of acquired macrolide resistance in patients with M. abscessus subsp. abscessus lung disease. Thus, more effective measures are needed to prevent development and effectively treat macrolide-resistant M. abscessus subsp. abscessus lung disease.


2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shotaro Nonaka ◽  
Kosuke Matsuzaki ◽  
Tomoya Kazama ◽  
Hiroyuki Nishiyama ◽  
Yoko Ida ◽  
...  

We investigated antimicrobial susceptibility and the molecular mechanism involved in conferring high-level macrolide resistance in 47 clinical isolates of Moraxella nonliquefaciens from Japan. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined using Etest and agar dilution methods. Thirty-two erythromycin-non-susceptible strains were evaluated for the possibility of clonal spreading, using PFGE. To analyse the mechanism related to macrolide resistance, mutations in the 23S rRNA gene and the ribosomal proteins, and the presence of methylase genes were investigated by PCR and sequencing. The efflux system was examined using appropriate inhibitors. Penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, cefixime, levofloxacin and antimicrobials containing β-lactamase inhibitors showed strong activity against 47 M. nonliquefaciens isolates. Thirty-two (68.1 %) of the 47 isolates showed high-level MICs to macrolides (MIC ≥128 mg l−1) and shared the A2058T mutation in the 23S rRNA gene. The geometric mean MIC to macrolides of A2058T-mutated strains was significantly higher than that of WT strains (P<0.0001). Thirty-two isolates with high-level macrolide MICs clustered into 30 patterns on the basis of the PFGE dendrogram, indicating that the macrolide-resistant strains were not clonal. In contrast, no common mutations of the ribosomal proteins or methylase genes, or overproduction of the efflux system were observed in A2058T-mutated strains. Moreover, of the 47 M. nonliquefaciens strains, 43 (91.5 %) were bro-1 and 4 (8.5 %) were bro-2 positive. Our results suggest that most M. nonliquefaciens clinical isolates show high-level macrolide resistance conferred by the A2058T mutation in the 23S rRNA gene. This study represents the first characterization of M. nonliquefaciens.


2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 6267-6271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Tien ◽  
Bang-Jau You ◽  
Hui-Lan Chang ◽  
Hsiu-Shen Lin ◽  
Chin-Yi Lee ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThis study was conducted to compare the prevalences of antimicrobial resistance profiles of clinical isolates in theAcinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumanniicomplex from sterile and nonsterile sites and to further study the relationship of antimicrobial resistance profiles and genospecies by amplified rRNA gene restriction analysis (ARDRA). A total of 1,381 isolates were tested with 12 different antibiotics to show their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. A total of 205 clinical isolates were further analyzed by ARDRA of the intergenic spacer (ITS) region of the 16S-23S rRNA gene. It was found that the overall percentage of isolates from nonsterile sites (urine, sputum, pus, or catheter tip) that were resistant to the 12 antibiotics tested was significantly higher than that of isolates from sterile sites (cerebrospinal fluid [CSF], ascites fluid, and bloodstream) (46% versus 22%;P< 0.05). After ARDRA, it was found that 97% of the 62 isolates resistant to all antibiotics tested were theA. baumanniigenospecies, which was identified in only 31% of the isolates susceptible to all antibiotics tested. More genospecies diversity was identified in the isolates susceptible to all antibiotics tested, including genospecies of 13TU (34%), genotype 3 (29%), andA. calcoaceticus(5%). Furthermore, as 91% (10/11) of the isolates from CSF were susceptible to all antibiotics tested, theA. calcoaceticus-A. baumanniicomplex isolates with multidrug resistance could be less invasive than the more susceptible isolates. This study also indicated current emergence of carbapenem-, fluoroquinolone-, aminoglycoside-, and cephalosporin-resistantA. calcoaceticus-A. baumanniicomplex isolates in Taiwan.


2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Beylefeld ◽  
Pamela Wambulawaye ◽  
Dauda Garba Bwala ◽  
Johannes Jacobus Gouws ◽  
Obed Mooki Lukhele ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTOne hundred seventy-eight mycoplasma strains isolated from South African poultry flocks between 2003 and 2015 were identified by full-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and were classified as follows:Mycoplasma gallisepticum(25%),M. gallinarum(25%),M. gallinaceum, (23%),M. pullorum(14%),M. synoviae(10%), andM. iners(3%), as well as oneAcheoplasma laidlawiistrain (1%). MIC testing was performed on the axenic samples, and numerous strains of each species were resistant to either chlortetracycline or tylosin or both, with variable sensitivity to enrofloxacin. The strains of all species tested remained sensitive to tiamulin, except for oneM. gallinaceumsample that demonstrated intermediate sensitivity. The mutation of A to G at position 2059 (A2059G) in the 23S rRNA gene, which is associated with macrolide resistance, was found in the South AfricanM. gallisepticumandM. synoviaestrains, as well as a clear correlation between macrolide resistance inM. gallinarumandM. gallinaceumand mutations G354A and G748A in the L4 ribosomal protein and 23S rRNA gene, respectively. No correlation between resistance and point mutations in the genes studied could be found forM. pullorum. Only a few strains were resistant to enrofloxacin, apart from oneM. synoviaestrain with point mutation D420N, which has been associated with quinolone resistance, and no other known markers for quinolone resistance were found in this study. Proportionally more antimicrobial-resistant strains were detected inM. gallinaceum,M. gallinarum, andM. pullorumthan inM. gallisepticumandM. synoviae. Of concern, threeM. gallinaceumstrains showed multidrug resistance to chlortetracycline, tylosin, and oxytetracycline.IMPORTANCENonpathogenic poultryMycoplasmaspecies are often overlooked due to their lesser impact on poultry health and production compared to the OIE-listed pathogenic strainsM. gallisepticumandM. synoviae. The use of antimicrobials as in-feed growth promoters and for the control of mycoplasmosis is common in poultry production across the world. Here, we provide evidence that certain nonpathogenicMycoplasmaspecies are acquiring multidrug resistance traits. This would have significant implications if these species, for which no vaccines are applied, are able to transfer their antibiotic resistance genes to other mycoplasmas and bacteria that may enter the human food chain.


2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1915-1919 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Tabrizi ◽  
J. Su ◽  
C. S. Bradshaw ◽  
C. K. Fairley ◽  
S. Walker ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Mycoplasma genitalium is a significant pathogen for which first-line treatment is becoming less effective due to increased resistance to macrolides. As conventional culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing is not feasible for routine detection of this pathogen, molecular markers such as detection of mutations in the 23S rRNA gene have been described to predict resistance. Recently, a novel multiplex quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay, ResistancePlus MG, has been described for the simultaneous detection of Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance. In the current study, the clinical performance of the assay was evaluated on 1,089 consecutive urine and anogenital swab samples in symptomatic and asymptomatic male and female patients. Overall, 6.0% were positive for M. genitalium , with 63.1% having macrolide resistance-associated mutations. Compared to the laboratory-validated qPCR method targeting the 16S rRNA gene and Sanger sequencing to determine 23S rRNA mutations, the sensitivity and specificity of M. genitalium detection were 98.5% and 100% and for detection of macrolide resistance mutations were 100.0% and 96.2%, respectively. This assay offers a considerable advantage in clinical settings for M. genitalium testing by making the results of macrolide resistance and mutation analyses simultaneously available, which is increasingly important with escalating macrolide resistance.


2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 3151-3156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørgen Skov Jensen ◽  
Prabhavathi Fernandes ◽  
Magnus Unemo

ABSTRACTMycoplasma genitaliumhas become well established as an etiological agent of sexually transmitted infections, but due to its fastidious growth requirements, only a fewM. genitaliumstrains are available to determine the MICs of currently used and new antimicrobial agents. Recent clinical trials have suggested that treatment with azithromycin has decreasing efficacy due to an increasing prevalence of macrolide resistance, and alternative treatment with moxifloxacin is similarly under pressure from emerging resistance. Thus, there is an urgent need for new antimicrobials. Thein vitroactivity of the newly developed fluoroketolide solithromycin (CEM-101) was evaluated against a collection of 40M. genitaliumstrains, including 15 with high-level macrolide resistance and 5 multidrug-resistant strains with resistance to both macrolides and quinolones. Furthermore, the MIC of solithromycin was correlated with mutations in the 23S rRNA gene and in the genes encoding ribosomal proteins L4 and L22. Thein vitroresults showed that solithromycin has activity againstM. genitaliumsuperior to that of other macrolides, doxycycline, and fluoroquinolones. Accordingly, this new fluoroketolide might be an effective option for treatment ofM. genitaliuminfections. However, the efficacy of solithromycin in clinical trials with follow-up for test of cure and detection of genotypic and phenotypic resistance needs to be evaluated prior to widespread use. In a phase 2 clinical trial, solithromycin was highly effective as a single oral dose againstC. trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeae, suggesting that solithromycin could be a treatment option for several sexually transmitted infections, including in syndromic treatment of urethral and vaginal discharge.


2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mizue Kanai ◽  
Yuzo Arima ◽  
Shingo Nishiki ◽  
Ken Shimuta ◽  
Ichiro Itoda ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTIn recent years, syphilis notifications have increased dramatically in Japan. We carried out molecular typing and macrolide resistance analyses ofTreponema pallidumsubsp.pallidumsamples collected from patients at four clinics and a hospital in Tokyo and Osaka prefectures in 2017. The macrolide resistant strain type 14d/f (SS14-like clade) was found in significantly more cases of syphilis among heterosexuals than in those among men who have sex with men (MSM); i.e., 79% (31/39) of the strains from heterosexuals were 14d/f compared to 37% (7/19) of those from MSM (odds ratio [OR], 6.6; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.7 to 26.7;P = 0.002). In addition, 83% (50/60) of the strains were identified as macrolide resistant with an A2058G mutation in the 23S rRNA gene; 90% (35/39) of the strains from heterosexuals were macrolide resistant compared to 58% (11/19) of those from MSM. The odds of having the resistant mutation were considerably higher in the former (OR, 6.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 33.5;P = 0.02). Heterosexual women and heterosexual men showed similar distributions, and the association remained the same when restricted to men. The strain type distribution and the prevalence of macrolide resistance differed substantially between syphilis strains from heterosexual cases and from MSM cases, suggesting distinct epidemiologic profiles for the two communities and providing important insight into the dynamics of syphilis in Japan.


2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Gullsby ◽  
Björn Olsen ◽  
Kåre Bondeson

ABSTRACTMycoplasma pneumoniaecauses respiratory infections, such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), with epidemics recurring every 3 to 7 years. In 2010 and 2011, many countries experienced an extraordinary epidemic peak. The cause of these recurring epidemics is not understood, but decreasing herd immunity and shifts in the strains’ antigenic properties have been suggested as contributing factors.M. pneumoniaePCR-positive samples were collected between 1996 and 2017 from four neighboring counties inhabited by 12% of Sweden’s population. A total of 578 isolates were characterized directly from 624 clinical samples using P1 typing by sequencing and multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). A fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-PCR approach was also used to detect mutations associated with macrolide resistance in the 23S rRNA gene. Through P1 typing, the strains were classified into type 1 and type 2, as well as variants 2a, 2b, 2c, and a new variant found in nine of the strains, denoted variant 2e. Twelve MLVA types were distinguished, and 3-5-6-2 (42.4%), 4-5-7-2 (37.4%), and 3-6-6-2 (14.9%) predominated. Several P1 and MLVA types cocirculated each year, but type 2/variant 2 strains and MLVA types 3-5-6-2 and 4-5-7-2 predominated during the epidemic period comprising the peak of 2010 and 2011. In 2016 and 2017, type 1 became more common, and MLVA type 4-5-7-2 predominated. We also found that 0.2% (1/578) of the strains carried a macrolide resistance-associated mutation, indicating a very low prevalence of macrolide resistance in this region of Sweden.


2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 1369-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haihong Hao ◽  
Zonghui Yuan ◽  
Zhangqi Shen ◽  
Jing Han ◽  
Orhan Sahin ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTMacrolide antibiotics are important for clinical treatment of infections caused byCampylobacter jejuni. Development of resistance to this class of antibiotics inCampylobacteris a complex process, and the dynamic molecular changes involved in this process remain poorly defined. Multiple lineages of macrolide-resistant mutants were selected by stepwise exposure ofC. jejunito escalating doses of erythromycin or tylosin. Mutations in target genes were determined by DNA sequencing, and the dynamic changes in the expression of antibiotic efflux transporters and the transcriptome ofC. jejuniwere examined by real-time reverse transcription-PCR, immunoblotting, and DNA microarray analysis. Multiple types of mutations in ribosomal proteins L4 and L22 occurred early during stepwise selection. On the contrary, the mutations in the 23S rRNA gene, mediating high resistance to macrolides, were observed only in the late-stage mutants. Upregulation of antibiotic efflux genes was observed in the intermediately resistant mutants, and the magnitude of upregulation declined with the occurrence of mutations in the 23S rRNA gene. DNA microarray analysis revealed the differential expression of 265 genes, most of which occurred in the intermediate mutant, including the upregulation of genes encoding ribosomal proteins and the downregulation of genes involved in energy metabolism and motility. These results indicate (i) that mutations in L4 and L22 along with temporal overexpression of antibiotic efflux genes precede and may facilitate the development of high-level macrolide resistance and (ii) that the development of macrolide resistance affects the pathways important for physiology and metabolism inC. jejuni, providing an explanation for the reduced fitness of macrolide-resistantCampylobacter.


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