Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Molecular features and antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates from paediatric inpatients in Weihai, China |
| Authors: |
Zhili Guo, Liyong Liu, Jie Gong, Na Han, Lihua He, Weijing Wang, Fanliang Meng, Xiuliang Xia, Jianzhong Zhang, Fei Zhao |
| Source: |
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Vol 28, Iss , Pp 180-184 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Microbiology |
| Subject Terms: |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Macrolide resistance, 23S rRNA gene, p1 gene, Genotype, Microbiology, QR1-502 |
| More Details: |
ABSTRACT: Objectives: We analysed the molecular features and antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates from Weihai, China, in 2019. Methods: Pharyngeal swabs of 160 paediatric patients with pneumonia-related symptoms were collected and were subjected to culture and subsequent characteristic analysis. The characteristics of M. pneumoniae isolates were analysed by real-time PCR and genotyping. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed against four antibiotics. All isolates were amplified for analysis of macrolide (ML) resistance mutations in domain V of the 23S rRNA gene and were genotyped using multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) and ‘AGT’ VNTR detection in the p1 gene. Results: The M. pneumoniae nucleic acid and culture-positive rate of 160 specimens were 88.1% (141/160) and 51.3% (82/160), respectively. Almost all isolates were ML-resistant (81/82). Point mutation at position 2063 in 23S rRNA was identified in all ML-resistant isolates. The ML resistance rate of M. pneumoniae genotype 2 isolates was 97.6% (41/42). MLVA types 4/5/7/2 and 4/5/7/3 belonged to genotype 1, while type 3/5/6/2 belonged to genotype 2. The numbers of ‘AGT’ VNTR in the p1 gene from all isolates was in the range of 5–15. Conclusion: This is the first report that the two genotypes of M. pneumoniae were present in a relatively equivalent ratio, with genotype 2 slightly predominant, in paediatric patients in Weihai in 2019, and the overall ML resistance rate was close to 100%. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of erythromycin in M. pneumoniae with ML resistance mutation A2063T in Weihai was higher than previously reported. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2213-7165 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716522000017; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-7165 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jgar.2022.01.002 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/89278df8be5e4d7dab871c26fcafc3d2 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.89278df8be5e4d7dab871c26fcafc3d2 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
