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Volume 26, Number 4—April 2020
Research

Genomic Insight into the Spread of Meropenem-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Spain23F-ST81, Taiwan

Yi-Yin Chen1, Yu-Chia Hsieh1Comments to Author , Yu-Nong Gong, Wei-Chao Liao, Shiao-Wen Li, Ian Yi-Feng Chang, Tzu-Lung Lin, Ching-Tai Huang, Cheng-Hsiu Chiu, Tsu-Lan Wu, Lin-Hui Su, Ting-Hsuan Li, and Ya-Yu Huang
Author affiliations: Chang Gung Children’s Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Y.-Y. Chen, Y.-C. Hsieh, C.-H. Chiu, T.-H. Li, Y.-Y. Huang); Chang Gung University, Taoyuan (Y.-N. Gong, W.-C. Liao, S.-W. Li, I.Y.-F. Chang, T.-L. Lin, T.-L. Wu, L.-H. Su); Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan (Y.-N. Gong, W.-C. Liao, C.-T. Huang, T.-L. Wu, L.-H. Su)

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Table 3

Antimicrobial resistance genes and Tn916-like transposon gene in 24 meropenem-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae 15B/C-ST83 clinical isolates*

Isolate name, serotype
PBP profile
1a:2b:2x Antimicrobial resistance genes
tetM tetO ermB ermTR mef(A/E) Tn of Tn916-like cat CFT Mutations
MIC, mg/L
folA folP gyrA gyrB parC§ parE rpoB
PEN MEM
2013
B1136, 15C 1 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
B999-49, 15B 1 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
B1300936, 15C
2
0.5
15:12:18
+

+


Tn6002
+
R
+
+





2014
1018-71,15B 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
1025-08, 15B 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
1054-32, 15C
2
0.5
15:12:18
+

+


Tn6002
+
R
+
+





2016
B1675, 15B 2 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
B0236, 15B 2 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
1148-64, 15C 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
1217-52, 15B 1 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
K54, 15B 2 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
K55, 15B
2
1
15:12:18
+

+


Tn6002
+
R
+
+





2017
B2581, 15B 2 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + + +
B5939, 15B 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + + +
B4505, 15C 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
B1757, 15C 2 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
B3127, 15C 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
B2404, 15B 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
B8812, 15B 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
1244-61, 15B 2 0.5 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
1267-33, 15B 2 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
1276-72, 15C 2 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
K72, 15B 2 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +
K110, 15B 4 1 15:12:18 + + Tn6002 + R + +

*CFT, ceftriaxone; MEM, meropenem; PEN, penicillin; R, resistant; +, positive; −, negative.
†I100L substitution.
‡Insertion of 1 codon between bases 168 and 201.
§S79Y substitution.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

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