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ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2022

Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the emerging human respiratory pathogen Mycoplasma amphoriforme isolated from the UK and Denmark.

Jessica Day, Baharak Afshar, Richard S Rowlands, Taiba S Umer, Helena Windsor, Susanne Paukner, Jorgen S Jensen, Owen B Spiller, Victoria J Chalker, Michael L Beeton and 1 more

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Article in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Jessica DayUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK.
Baharak AfsharUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK.
Richard S RowlandsMicrobiology and Infection Research Group, Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.
Taiba S UmerMicrobiology and Infection Research Group, Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.
Helena WindsorMycoplasma Experience, Brewer Street Dairy Business Park, Bletchingley, Surrey, UK.
Susanne PauknerNabriva Therapeutics GmbH, 1110 Vienna, Austria.
Jorgen S JensenResearch Unit for Reproductive Microbiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DK-2300, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-7464-7435
Owen B SpillerUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK.
Victoria J ChalkerUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK.
Michael L BeetonUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6292-0772
ESCMID Study Group for Mycoplasma and Chlamydia Infections (ESGMAC)
Cardiff Metropolitan University · GBStatens Serum Institut · DKMineral Products Association · GBNabriva Therapeutics (Austria) · ATUniversity Hospital of Wales · GB

Funding

Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityDevelopment of Impactful Research fundResearch and Innovation Services fundResearch and Innovation Services fund and Development of Impactful Research fund at Cardiff Metropolitan University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine the phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic susceptibility of Mycoplasma amphoriforme isolates recovered from patients in the UK and Denmark.

methodsSeven isolates of M. amphoriforme were examined for antimicrobial susceptibility to seven antibiotics using the microbroth dilution assay in line with the CLSI guidelines for mycoplasmas. Each isolate was additionally subjected to WGS to identify resistance-associated mutations. Based on the consensus sequences from the genomic data, PCR primers were designed, and tested, for the amplification of the QRDR within the parC gene.

resultsOf the seven isolates investigated, four (57%) were resistant to moxifloxacin (0.5-1 mg/L) and levofloxacin (1-2 mg/L), compared with those that were susceptible (0.03-0.06 and 0.006 mg/L, respectively). Isolate H29 was resistant to five of the seven antibiotics tested: moxifloxacin, 0.5 mg/L; levofloxacin, 2 mg/L; azithromycin, 64 mg/L; erythromycin, 128 mg/L; and clindamycin, 64 mg/L. All isolates were susceptible to tetracycline (0.06 mg/L) and lefamulin (0.001-0.004 mg/L). Mutations from genomic data confirmed the presence of an S89F mutation within the ParC protein among all fluoroquinolone-resistant isolates and an A2059G mutation in the 23S rRNA gene in the macrolide- and lincosamide-resistant isolate H29.

conclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first time where phenotypic and genotypic resistance data have been paired for M. amphoriforme confirming a correlation between the two. These data suggest the need for focused testing and resistance determination of isolates from high-risk patients given the backdrop of a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsLevofloxacinDenmarkDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMoxifloxacinMycoplasmaUnited KingdomAnti-Bacterial AgentsLevofloxacinMoxifloxacin

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PMCPMC9616542
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