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Hoffmann, R. A wiki for the life sciences where authorship matters. Nature Genetics (2008)
 
 
 

The molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae with quinolone resistance mutations.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance and quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) mutations among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in the United States during the period of 2001-2002. A second objective was to examine the genetic relatedness of pneumococcal isolates with parC and/or gyrA mutations during the period of 1994-2002. METHODS: Susceptibility testing was performed for 1902 S. pneumoniae isolates collected in the United States during the period of 2001-2002. On the basis of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of ciprofloxacin, 146 isolates were selected from the 2001-2002 study for QRDR analysis of parC, parE, gyrA, and gyrB genes. The genetic relatedness of isolates with parC and/or gyrA mutations from 2001-2002 (n=55) and from 3 US surveillance studies conducted during 1994-2000 (n=56) was determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). RESULTS: Between 1999-2000 and 2001-2002, there was a 2-fold increase in the rate of ciprofloxacin resistance (MIC, >or=4 micro g/mL), from 1.2% to 2.7%, and in the rate of levofloxacin nonsusceptibility (MIC, >or=4 micro g/mL), from 0.6% to 1.3%. The 111 isolates with parC and/or gyrA mutations were assigned to 48 different PFGE types. Forty-four isolates (40%) belonged to 8 PFGE types that were closely related to widespread clones. Fifteen of the 43 levofloxacin-nonsusceptible pneumococci (LNSP) belonged to 4 PFGE types that were closely related to major clones (Spain(23F)-1 [n=6]; Spain(6B)-2 [n=5], Taiwan(19F)-14 [n=2], and Tennessee(23F)-4 [n=2]). CONCLUSION: The population of fluoroquinolone-resistant S. pneumoniae in the United States has increased but remains genetically diverse. However, 35% of LNSP were related to widespread pneumococcal clones, increasing the potential for the rapid spread of quinolone resistance in this species.[1]

References

  1. The molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae with quinolone resistance mutations. Richter, S.S., Heilmann, K.P., Beekmann, S.E., Miller, N.J., Rice, C.L., Doern, G.V. Clin. Infect. Dis. (2005) [Pubmed]
 
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