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| Title |
Increase in the rate of azithromycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates carrying the erm(B) and mef(A) genes in Taiwan, 2006–2010
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-014-0704-z |
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| Authors |
Dodi Safari, Lu-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Tsung Huang, Chun-Hsing Liao, Wang-Huei Sheng, Po-Ren Hsueh |
| Abstract |
BackgroundThis study investigated the molecular characteristics of azithromycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan.MethodsA total of 486 non-duplicate isolates of azithromycin-resistant S. pneumoniae recovered from various clinical sources of patients treated at 22 different hospitals in Taiwan from 2006 to 2010. The presence of erm(B) and mef(A) genes using duplex PCR, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of these isolates were studied.ResultsOf the isolates tested, 59% carried the erm(B) gene, 22% carried the mef(A) gene, and 19% carried both genes. The prevalence of isolates carrying the erm(B) and mef(A) genes increased from 10% (11/110) in 2006 to 25% (15/60) in 2010 (p-value¿=¿0.0136). The majority of isolates carrying both erm(B) and mef(A) genes belonged to serotypes 19 F (64%) followed by 19 F A (24%). Of these isolates, 33% were sequence type 320 (ST320), 32% were ST236, and 12% were ST271.ConclusionsThe increase in incidence of mef(A)/erm(B)-positive azithromycin-resistant S. pneumoniae isolates during the study period was primarily due to serotypes 19 F and 19A and ST236 and ST320. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 33 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 12% |
| Researcher | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 18% |
| Unknown | 8 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 24% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Unknown | 10 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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