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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated the recent prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Haemophilus influenzae isolated from the upper respiratory tracts (URT) of patients in Japan. Mutations in the ftsI gene, which encodes penicillin binding protein 3 (PBP3), and the clonal dissemination of the resistant strains were also investigated. A total of 264 H. influenzae isolates were collected from patients with URT infections. According to the criteria of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute for the susceptibility of H. influenzae to ampicillin (AMP), the isolates were distributed as follows: 161 (61.0%) susceptible strains (MIC < or = 1 microg/ml), 37 (14.0%) intermediately resistant strains (MIC = 2 microg/ml), and 66 (25.0%) resistant strains (MIC > or = 4 microg/ml). According to PCR-based genotyping, 172 (65.1%) of the isolates had mutations in the ftsI gene and were negative for the beta-lactamase (bla) gene. These 172 isolates were thus defined as genetically beta-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant (gBLNAR) strains. The ftsI mutant group included 98 (37.1%) strains with group I/II mutations in the variable mutated region (group I/II gBLNAR) and 74 (28.0%) strains with group III mutations in the highly mutated region (group III gBLNAR). Eighty-seven (33.0%) of the isolates were genetically beta-lactamase-negative ampicillin-susceptible (gBLNAS) strains. The group III gBLNAR strains showed resistance to beta-lactams. Only five strains (1.9%) were positive for a bla gene encoding TEM-type beta-lactamase. The three clusters consisting of 16 strains found among the 61 BLNAR strains (MIC > or = 4 microg/ml and without the bla gene) showed identical or closely related DNA restriction fragment patterns. Those isolates were frequently identified among strains with a MIC to AMP of 16 microg/ml. The current study demonstrates the apparent dissemination and spread of a resistant clone of H. influenzae among medical centers in Japan. The gBLNAR strains show a remarkable prevalence among H. influenzae isolates, with the prevalence increasing with time. This fact should be taken into account when treating URT infections.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0066-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3969-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Ampicillin, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Ampicillin Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Child, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Haemophilus influenzae, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Microbial Sensitivity Tests, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-Respiratory Tract Infections, pubmed-meshheading:17698631-beta-Lactamases
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic characteristics and clonal dissemination of beta-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae strains isolated from the upper respiratory tract of patients in Japan.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't