Population-based Assessment of Invasive Disease and Macrolide Resistance from Streptococcus pneumoniae in Atlanta from 2007 to 2010 Public
Kuo, Wan-Hsuan (2012)
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Abstract
Population-based Assessment of Invasive Disease and Macrolide Resistance from
Streptococcus pneumoniae in Atlanta from 2007 to 2010
The incidence of macrolide resistance in Streptococcus
pneumoniae increased
in the last twenty years due to the widespread clinical use of
macrolides. The seven-
valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) and the 13-valent
pneumococcal
conjugate (PCV13) were approved in February 2000 and in February
2010. We
assessed the changes in macrolide-resistance invasive S.
pneumoniae disease and
molecular basis of resistance in Atlanta, GA, USA from 2007-2010.
Pneumococcal
isolates and demographic data were obtained from a prospective
population-based
surveillance under the active bacterial core surveillance (ABCs) of
the Georgia
Emerging Infections Program. The mef(E) and erm(B)
macrolide resistance genes
were detected by PCR. Incidence was calculated using population
estimates and
census data from US Census Bureau.
The overall incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (ranging
from 13.3-
11.7/100,000) and macrolide resistance (ranging from 3.4 to
4.2/100,000) in
Atlanta appeared stable from 2007 to 2010. The incidence of disease
and macrolide
resistance due to PCV7 vaccine serotypes however has reached
all-time lows in all
age groups. But the incidence of isolates carrying both
mef(E) and erm(B) increased
especially among children younger than 2 years old and in serotype
19A, 23.5%
(94/400) of available macrolide resistant isolates and 47%
(24/51)
of available macrolide resistant 19A contained both genes. The
continued emergence
of 19A and the presence of dual macrolide resistance genes in this
serotype clearly
support the need for the new PCV13 vaccine containing this
serotype.
Population-based Assessment of Invasive Disease and Macrolide
Resistance from
Streptococcus pneumoniae in Atlanta from 2007 to 2010
Bachelor of Science
National Taiwan University
2009
Thesis Committee Chair: Dr. David S. Stephens, MD
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the
Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science in Public Health
in Epidemiology
2012
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Materials and Methods 4
Results 7
Discussion 13
References 17
Tables 20
Figures and Figure Legends 25
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