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Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: In several countries, introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has led to a decline in antimicrobial-resistant pneumococcal disease but has also resulted in a concomitant increase in antimicrobial-resistant, non-vaccine serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. We sought to...

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Autores principales: Negash, Abel Abera, Asrat, Daniel, Abebe, Workeabeba, Aseffa, Abraham, Vaneechoutte, Mario
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8126871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34012275
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S309876
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author Negash, Abel Abera
Asrat, Daniel
Abebe, Workeabeba
Aseffa, Abraham
Vaneechoutte, Mario
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Asrat, Daniel
Abebe, Workeabeba
Aseffa, Abraham
Vaneechoutte, Mario
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description BACKGROUND: In several countries, introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has led to a decline in antimicrobial-resistant pneumococcal disease but has also resulted in a concomitant increase in antimicrobial-resistant, non-vaccine serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. We sought to determine the magnitude of penicillin and macrolide resistance among pneumococcal serotypes and the mechanisms of macrolide resistance in Ethiopia, 5 years after the introduction of PCV10 in the country. METHODS: Susceptibility to penicillin and erythromycin of 119 pneumococcal isolates collected from pediatric patients aged 0–15 years in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was tested using disc diffusion, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was also determined by Etest. Pneumococcal serotypes were determined by sequencing the cpsB gene and using Quellung reaction. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis were used to detect and differentiate the macrolide resistance genes erm(B), mef(A), and mef(B). RESULTS: Among the 119 isolates, 2.5% (3/119) were resistant to penicillin, while 58% (69/119) were intermediate. Resistance to erythromycin was observed in 33.6% (40/119) of the isolates with the highest level of resistance among isolates from middle ear discharge, i.e., 53.3% (8/15). Half (19/40) of the erythromycin resistant isolates were serotype 19A and among serotype 19A isolates, the majority i.e., 54.3% (19/35) were resistant to erythromycin. The most common macrolide resistance determinant was mef(E) with a prevalence of 50% (20/40). CONCLUSION: Five years after introduction of PCV10 in Ethiopia, we observed that the prevalence of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae was low. However, there was a high level of macrolide resistance which was mostly in serotype 19A, and the resistance was mainly mediated by efflux pumps. Introduction of PCV13 (which covers serotype 19A) would significantly improve coverage of the macrolide-resistant serotypes. Continued surveillance of pneumococcal serotype distribution and their antibiotic resistance pattern in Ethiopia is warranted.
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spelling pubmed-81268712021-05-18 Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Negash, Abel Abera Asrat, Daniel Abebe, Workeabeba Aseffa, Abraham Vaneechoutte, Mario Infect Drug Resist Original Research BACKGROUND: In several countries, introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has led to a decline in antimicrobial-resistant pneumococcal disease but has also resulted in a concomitant increase in antimicrobial-resistant, non-vaccine serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae. We sought to determine the magnitude of penicillin and macrolide resistance among pneumococcal serotypes and the mechanisms of macrolide resistance in Ethiopia, 5 years after the introduction of PCV10 in the country. METHODS: Susceptibility to penicillin and erythromycin of 119 pneumococcal isolates collected from pediatric patients aged 0–15 years in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was tested using disc diffusion, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was also determined by Etest. Pneumococcal serotypes were determined by sequencing the cpsB gene and using Quellung reaction. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis were used to detect and differentiate the macrolide resistance genes erm(B), mef(A), and mef(B). RESULTS: Among the 119 isolates, 2.5% (3/119) were resistant to penicillin, while 58% (69/119) were intermediate. Resistance to erythromycin was observed in 33.6% (40/119) of the isolates with the highest level of resistance among isolates from middle ear discharge, i.e., 53.3% (8/15). Half (19/40) of the erythromycin resistant isolates were serotype 19A and among serotype 19A isolates, the majority i.e., 54.3% (19/35) were resistant to erythromycin. The most common macrolide resistance determinant was mef(E) with a prevalence of 50% (20/40). CONCLUSION: Five years after introduction of PCV10 in Ethiopia, we observed that the prevalence of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae was low. However, there was a high level of macrolide resistance which was mostly in serotype 19A, and the resistance was mainly mediated by efflux pumps. Introduction of PCV13 (which covers serotype 19A) would significantly improve coverage of the macrolide-resistant serotypes. Continued surveillance of pneumococcal serotype distribution and their antibiotic resistance pattern in Ethiopia is warranted. Dove 2021-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8126871/ /pubmed/34012275 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S309876 Text en © 2021 Negash et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
spellingShingle Original Research
Negash, Abel Abera
Asrat, Daniel
Abebe, Workeabeba
Aseffa, Abraham
Vaneechoutte, Mario
Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_full Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_short Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_sort phenotypic and molecular characterization of penicillin and macrolide-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes among pediatric patients in addis ababa, ethiopia
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8126871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34012275
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S309876
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