Genetic variability and antimicrobial resistance of Ureaplasma parvum in response to maternal erythromycin treatment : a study in pregnant sheep
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2011
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Background: Ureaplasmas are the most frequently isolated microorganisms from the amniotic fluid (AF) of pregnant women and can cause chronic infections that are difficult to eradicate with standard macrolide treatment. We tested the effects of erythromycin treatment on phenotypic and genotypic markers of ureaplasmal antimicrobial resistance in sheep. Method: At 50 days of gestation (d, term=145d) 12 pregnant ewes received intra-amniotic injections of U. parvum serovar 3 (erythromycin-sensitive, 2x104 colony-forming-units). At 100d ewes received: erythromycin treatment (500 mg, q3h for 4 days, IM, n=6) or no treatment (n=6). Fetuses were delivered surgically (125d) and AF and chorioamnion were collected for: culture, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration (MBIC) testing; 23S rRNA sequencing; and detection of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin resistance (MLSr) genes. Results: MICs of erythromycin, azithromycin and roxithromycin against AF isolates were low (range = 0.06 mg/L to 1.0 mg/L); however, chorioamnion isolates demonstrated increased resistance to roxithromycin (0.13 – 5.33 mg/L). 62.5% of chorioamnion ureaplasmas formed biofilms in vitro and mutations (125 nucleotides, 29.6%) were found in the 23S rRNA gene (domain V) of chorioamnion (but not AF) ureaplasmas. MLSr genes (ermB, msrC and msrD) were detected in 100% of chorioamnion isolates and only msrD was detected in AF isolates (40%). Conclusions: 23S rRNA mutations and MLSr genes occurred independently of erythromycin treatment, suggesting that the anatomical site of infection and microenvironment may exert selective pressures on ureaplasmas that cause genetic changes and alter antimicrobial sensitivity profiles. These results have serious implications for treatment of in utero infections. |
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Blackwell Publishing |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02046.x/pdf Dando, Samantha J., Nitsos, Ilias, Polgase, Graeme R., Newnham, John, Jobe, Alan H., & Knox, Christine L. (2011) Genetic variability and antimicrobial resistance of Ureaplasma parvum in response to maternal erythromycin treatment : a study in pregnant sheep. Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health, 47(S1), p. 31. |
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School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation |
Palavras-Chave | #060500 MICROBIOLOGY #110309 Infectious Diseases #111400 PAEDIATRICS AND REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE #Ureaplasma species #Sheep model #intra-amniotic infection #minimum inhibitory concentration #minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration #antimicrobial treatment #antibiotic sensitivity profiles |
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Journal Article |