Clonal Expansion of Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus dysgalactiae Subspecies equisimilis Causing Bacteremia, Japan, 2005–2021

Autor: Koh Shinohara, Kazunori Murase, Yasuhiro Tsuchido, Taro Noguchi, Satomi Yukawa, Masaki Yamamoto, Yasufumi Matsumura, Ichiro Nakagawa, Miki Nagao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 528-539 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2903.221060
Popis: Incidence of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) bacteremia is increasing in the Kyoto-Shiga region of Japan. We retrospectively analyzed clinical features of SDSE bacteremia and conducted comparative genomic analyses of isolates collected from 146 bacteremia episodes among 133 patients during 2005–2021. Of those patients, 7.7% required vasopressor support, and 7.0% died while in the hospital. The prevalence of isolates resistant to erythromycin, minocycline, and clindamycin increased from 8.6% during 2005–2017 to 21.6% during 2018–2021. Our genomic analysis demonstrated that sequence type 525 and clonal complex 25 were predominant in SDSE isolates collected during 2018–2021. In addition, those isolates had acquired 2 antimicrobial-resistance genes, ermB and tetM, via Tn916-like integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs). Phylogenetic analysis revealed clonal distribution of Tn916-like ICEs in SDSE isolates. Our findings suggest that Tn916-like ICEs contributed to the emergence and recent increase of multidrug-resistant SDSE bacteremia in this region of Japan.
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