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Emergence of penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive clones in Canada

Greenberg, D., Speert, D. P., Mahenthiralingam, Eshwar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9014-3790, Henry, D. A., Campbell, M. E. and Scheifele, D. W. 2002. Emergence of penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive clones in Canada. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 40 (1) , pp. 68-74. 10.1128/JCM.40.1.68-74.2002

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Abstract

Distinctive international clones of penicillin-nonsusceptible and multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae are increasingly being reported. We investigated the spread of these clones in Canada through an active surveillance that was carried out at 11 Canadian pediatric tertiary care centers from 1991 to 1998. All penicillin-nonsusceptible isolates were serotyped, tested for antibiotic susceptibility, and genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Forty-five penicillin-nonsusceptible S. pneumoniae isolates were evaluated. Eleven serotype 9V isolates and six serotype 14 isolates displayed identical RAPD and PFGE fingerprint profiles. Twelve (70%) of these isolates were encountered in Quebec. The 9V/14 clone and the Spanish-French clone had similar PFGE fingerprint patterns. Eight isolates of serotype 23F and two isolates of serogroup 14 had the same fingerprint profiles and displayed resistance to three or more antibiotic drug classes. This clone was first detected in Calgary (Alberta) and in 1996 appeared simultaneously in various regions of Canada. This clone showed a PFGE fingerprint pattern similar to that of the Spanish-U.S. 23F clone. Our data show the emergence across Canada of two international clones of penicillin-nonsusceptible S. pneumoniae: (i) serotypes 9V and 14 related to the Spanish-French clone and (ii) the 23F Spanish-U.S. clone. The source of the first clone was in Quebec and the second international clone was probably originated from the United States. The exact reasons for the successful spread of these clones within Canada and their contribution to increased resistance to antibiotics have yet to be explored.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
ISSN: 0095-1137
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2022 09:00
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/64082

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