Monitoring of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from carriage, lower respiratory tract infections and blood over a six-month period in Belgium.

H. influenzae infection ftsI gene sequencing Beta-lactam resistance

Journal

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
ISSN: 1435-4373
Titre abrégé: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8804297

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
23 Jul 2024
Historique:
received: 23 04 2024
accepted: 08 07 2024
medline: 23 7 2024
pubmed: 23 7 2024
entrez: 23 7 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

H. influenzae carriage may evolve into respiratory or systemic infections. However, no surveillancesystem is in place in Belgium to monitor carriage strains. This study provides a detailed description of H. influenzae strains isolated from both carriage and lower respiratory infections, collected during a six-month national surveillance. Subsequently, a comparison is conducted with invasive isolates collected during the same period at the National Reference Centre (NRC). From November 2021 to April 2022, 39 clinical laboratories collected 142 and 210 strains of H. influenzae from carriage and infection, respectively, and 56 strains of blood were submitted to the NRC. In each group, the biotype II comprised more than 40%, followed by biotypes III and I. The majority of strains were non-typeable H. influenzae, with a notable increase in the number of encapsulated strains in the invasive group (14.3% vs. 1-2%). A beta-lactamase was identified in 18.5% and 12.5% of surveillance and invasive strains, respectively. Resistance to the amoxicillin-clavulanic acid combination accounted for 7% in the surveillance strains and 10.7% in invasive strains. The overall resistance to third-generation cephalosporins at 1.2% is consistent with rates observed in other European countries. Of particular significance is the identification of mutations in the ftsI gene in both carriage and infected strains, which are associated with high-level beta-lactam resistance. NRC must engage in regular and systematic monitoring of beta-lactam susceptibility of H. influenzae to guarantee safe empiric therapy in severe cases and identify potential transitions from low-level to high-level resistance in the future.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39042345
doi: 10.1007/s10096-024-04900-0
pii: 10.1007/s10096-024-04900-0
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Journal Article

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eng

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© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Magali Wautier (M)

Department of molecular microbiology, Laboratoire Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles- Universitair Laboratorium Brussel (LHUB-ULB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.

Sema Unal (S)

Belgian National Reference Centre for Haemophilus influenzae, Laboratoire Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles- Universitair Laboratorium Brussel (LHUB-ULB), 290 rue Haute, Brussels, 1000, Belgium.

Delphine Martiny (D)

Belgian National Reference Centre for Haemophilus influenzae, Laboratoire Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles- Universitair Laboratorium Brussel (LHUB-ULB), 290 rue Haute, Brussels, 1000, Belgium. delphine.martiny@lhub-ulb.be.
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium. delphine.martiny@lhub-ulb.be.

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