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Emergence in Italy of a Neisseria meningitidis clone with decreased susceptibility to penicillin.

ABSTRACT: A rise in invasive diseases due to Neisseria meningitidis C:2b:P1.5 with decreased penicillin susceptibility occurred in Italy during the last 2 years. Real-time PCR identified the Peni phenotype, and the penA sequence revealed the mosaicism of the gene. Molecular analyses assigned the isolates to a single emergent clone of the hypervirulent A4 cluster.

SUBMITTER: Stefanelli P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC478501 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Emergence in Italy of a Neisseria meningitidis clone with decreased susceptibility to penicillin.

Stefanelli Paola P Fazio Cecilia C Neri Arianna A Sofia Tonino T Mastrantonio Paola P

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20040801 8

A rise in invasive diseases due to Neisseria meningitidis C:2b:P1.5 with decreased penicillin susceptibility occurred in Italy during the last 2 years. Real-time PCR identified the Peni phenotype, and the penA sequence revealed the mosaicism of the gene. Molecular analyses assigned the isolates to a single emergent clone of the hypervirulent A4 cluster. ...[more]

PMID: 15273126

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Project description:Neisseria meningitidis causes a life-threatening invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). Isolates resistant to antibiotics, such as penicillin, ceftriaxone, and ciprofloxacin that are recommended for the treatment of IMD patients and their close contacts have been serious public health concerns globally. However, susceptibility profiles to critically important antibiotics and the genetic characteristics of isolates possessing antibiotic resistance are extremely limited as IMD incidence is low in Japan. We assessed the susceptibility profiles of 87 randomly selected, sterile site-derived N. meningitidis strains isolated from hospitals nationwide, recovered between April 1998 and March 2018 in Japan, to seven antibiotics. As a result, we demonstrated, for the first time, that the isolates remained highly susceptible to ceftriaxone, meropenem, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, and rifampin, but not to penicillin. We then characterized the genetic relatedness of six penicillin- and/or ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates obtained in this study with global 112 genomes using core-genome phylogenetic analysis. These results provide the first evidence that invasive lineages such as a penicillin-resistant serogroup W, sequence type (ST)-11 clonal complex (CC), and a ciprofloxacin-resistant serogroup B/C, ST-4821 CC that is considered as a global threat, have been sporadically identified in Japan. Our findings highlight the need to monitor antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates of N. meningitidis, thereby preventing the spread of antibiotic-resistant invasive lineages and maintaining effective treatment for IMD patients and their close contacts. IMPORTANCE Although antibiotics such as penicillin and ceftriaxone can treat invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant Neisseria meningitidis have become a global concern. To provide effective treatment, including chemoprophylaxis to IMD patients and their close contacts, we highlighted the importance of recognizing the antibiotic resistance and genetic features of N. meningitidis isolates.

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Emergence in Italy of a Neisseria meningitidis clone with decreased susceptibility to penicillin.

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Emergence in Italy of a Neisseria meningitidis clone with decreased susceptibility to penicillin.

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