| Literature DB >> 33139288 |
Cau D Pham1, Evelyn Nash2, Hsi Liu2, Matthew W Schmerer2, Samera Sharpe2, Grace Woods2, Brad Roland2, Karen Schlanger2, Sancta B St Cyr2, Jonathan Carlson3, Kevin Sellers3, Aaron Olsen4, Ruth Sanon5, Henrietta Hardin6, Olusegun O Soge7, Brian H Raphael2, Ellen N Kersh2.
Abstract
A2059G mutation in the 23S rRNA gene is the only reported mechanism conferring high-level azithromycin resistance (HL-AZMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Through U.S. gonococcal antimicrobial resistance surveillance projects, we identified four HL-AZMR gonococcal isolates lacking this mutational genotype. Genetic analysis revealed an A2058G mutation of 23S rRNA alleles in all four isolates. In vitro selected gonococcal strains with homozygous A2058G recapitulated the HL-AZMR phenotype. Taken together, we postulate that the A2058G mutation confers HL-AZMR in N. gonorrhoeae.Entities:
Keywords: 23s rRNA; A2058G; HL-AZMR; Neisseria gonorrhoeaezzm321990; antibiotic resistance; azithromycin resistant; gonorrhea
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33139288 PMCID: PMC7848993 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00885-20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191