Vertical Transmission and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Yeast Isolates from the Oral Cavity, Gut, and Breastmilk of Mother-Child Pairs in Early Life

Yeast acquisition begins at birth; however, the contribution of the mother on yeast transmission to the offspring and associated resistance is yet to be clarified. The aim of this study was to explore the vertical transmission of yeasts and their antifungal susceptibility profile in early life. Oral, fecal, and breastmilk samples were collected from 73 mother-child pairs four to twelve weeks after delivery and cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol. The isolates were identified by MALDI-TOF MS. The vertical transmission was studied by microsatellite genotyping. Antifungal susceptibility was determined for fluconazole, voriconazole, miconazole, anidulafungin, and nystatin by broth microdilution assay, following CLSI-M60 guidelines. A total of 129 isolates were identified from 53% mother-child pairs. We verified the vertical transmission of Candida albicans (n = three mother-child pairs) and Candida parapsilosis (n = one mother-child pair) strains, including an antifungal resistant strain transmitted from breastmilk to the gut of a child. Most isolates were susceptible to the tested antifungals, with the exception of four C. albicans isolates and one R. mucilaginosa isolate. The vertical transmission of yeasts happens in early life. This is the first work that demonstrated the role of the mother as a source of transmission of antifungal-resistant yeasts to the child.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 2 vom: 11. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Azevedo, Maria João [VerfasserIn]
Araujo, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
Campos, Joana [VerfasserIn]
Campos, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Ana Filipa [VerfasserIn]
Falcão-Pires, Inês [VerfasserIn]
Ramalho, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Zaura, Egija [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Eugénia [VerfasserIn]
Sampaio-Maia, Benedita [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antifungal Agents
Antifungal susceptibility
Journal Article
Mother–child fungal transmission
Opportunistic/pathogenic fungi

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Date Completed 24.01.2023

Date Revised 01.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms24021449

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35185682X