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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2020

Pulmonary infection due to fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycolicibacterium fortuitum: a case report.

Kana Kurokawa, Norihiro Harada, Hitoshi Sasano, Haruhi Takagi, Satomi Takei, Ayako Nakamura, Keisuke Kamada, Atsushi Yoshida, Ken Kikuchi, Kazuhisa Takahashi

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kana KurokawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan.
Norihiro HaradaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan. nor@juntendo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0962-5731
Hitoshi SasanoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan.
Haruhi TakagiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan.
Satomi TakeiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Juntendo University Hospital, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan.
Ayako NakamuraDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan.
Keisuke KamadaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
Atsushi YoshidaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
Ken KikuchiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
Kazuhisa TakahashiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan.
Juntendo University · JPTokyo Women's Medical University · JPJuntendo University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMycolicibacterium fortuitum is a species of the rapidly growing mycobacteria that can cause pulmonary infection. It is susceptible to multiple antibiotics both in vitro and in clinical practice, so that any combination of susceptible drugs is effective. However, we encountered a case of infection due to fluoroquinolone-resistant M. fortuitum. In this study, we report the case and describe the mechanism of resistance. CASE PRESENTATION: A 65-year-old man with a history of total gastrectomy and immunosuppressant treatment for rheumatoid arthritis developed a recurrence of pulmonary infection caused by M. fortuitum. He was treated with clarithromycin and levofloxacin as a first-line treatment, based on the favorable susceptibility at that time. After recurrence, a high minimum inhibitory concentration to fluoroquinolones was detected. DNA sequencing of the pathogen showed the substitution of serine for tryptophan at residue 83 in the gyrA gene. He was successfully treated with a combination of other antibiotics.

conclusionThis is the first report on the treatment of fluoroquinolone-resistant M. fortuitum and investigation of the mechanism of resistance. We suggest that the susceptibility test remains effective for determining the next line of treatment after a pathogen has acquired resistance, and resistance to fluoroquinolones in M. fortuitum can be attributed to a single change of amino acid.

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AgedAmino Acid SubstitutionAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA GyraseDrug Resistance, BacterialFluoroquinolonesHumansLung DiseasesMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMycobacterium fortuitumMycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousRecurrenceSequence Analysis, DNAAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA GyraseFluoroquinolonesDNA gyraseFluoroquinolonegyrAMycolicibacterium fortuitumResistance

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