Low but Increasing Prevalence of Reduced Beta-lactam Susceptibility Among Invasive Group B Streptococcal Isolates, US Population-Based Surveillance, 1998-2018

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020..

BACKGROUND: Invasive group B Streptococcus (iGBS) isolates with mutations in the pbp2x gene that encodes penicillin binding protein 2x can have reduced beta-lactam susceptibility (RBLS) when susceptible by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) criteria. We assessed the emergence and characteristics of RBLS strains in US iGBS isolates.

METHODS: We analyzed iGBS isolates from 8 multistate population-based surveillance sites from 1998 to 2018. During 1998-2014, phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by broth microdilution; criteria for 6 antibiotics were used to identify RBLS, followed by whole-genome sequencing (WGS). WGS for all isolates was added in 2015; we used phenotypic and genotypic results of >2000 isolates to validate phenotypic RBLS criteria and genotypic predictions. Since 2016, WGS has been used to screen for RBLS with broth microdilution confirmation of predicted RBLS isolates.

RESULTS: Of 28 269 iGBS isolates, 28 (0.1%) were nonsusceptible by CLSI criteria; 137 (0.5%) met RBLS criteria. RBLS isolates were detected in all Active Bacterial Core surveillance sites. The RBLS proportion increased, especially since 2013 (odds ratio, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.03-1.32); the proportion that were nonsusceptible remained stable.

CONCLUSIONS: The RBSL proportion was low but increasing among US iGBS isolates. Ongoing monitoring is needed to detect emerging threats to prevention and treatment of GBS infections.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

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Open forum infectious diseases - 8(2021), 2 vom: 08. Feb., Seite ofaa634

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kobayashi, Miwako [VerfasserIn]
McGee, Lesley [VerfasserIn]
Chochua, Sopio [VerfasserIn]
Apostol, Mirasol [VerfasserIn]
Alden, Nisha B [VerfasserIn]
Farley, Monica M [VerfasserIn]
Harrison, Lee H [VerfasserIn]
Lynfield, Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Vagnone, Paula Snippes [VerfasserIn]
Smelser, Chad [VerfasserIn]
Muse, Alison [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Ann R [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Li [VerfasserIn]
Metcalf, Benjamin J [VerfasserIn]
Beall, Bernard W [VerfasserIn]
Schrag, Stephanie J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Group B Streptococcus
Journal Article
Penicillin binding protein 2x
Reduced beta-lactam susceptibility
Whole-genome sequencing

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Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ofid/ofaa634

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NLM32113995X