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ArticleBMC microbiology2025

Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characterization based on whole-genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus causing invasive infection in children and women living in Southwest China during 2018-2023.

Li Liu, Ziyi Yan, Fumei He, Jie Chen, Linghan Kuang, Xingxin Liu, Yali Cui, Xia Wang, Chenglin Miao, Hong Li and 1 more

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Li Liu *Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ziyi Yan *Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Fumei HeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jie ChenCollege of Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Linghan KuangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xingxin LiuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yali CuiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xia WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Chenglin MiaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hong LiKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yongmei JiangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. jiangyongmeiwst@163.com.

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFC2707405National Natural Science Foundation of China 82102458National Natural Science Foundation of China 82300015Northern Sichuan Medical College-level Scientific Research Development Fund Project CBY21-QA02Science and Technology Program of Sichuan Province 2022YFS0235Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2023NSFSC1699Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2023YFS0222Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2023YFS0223Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2024NSFSC1555Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2024NSFSC1942Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2024YFFK0350
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStaphylococcus aureus is one of the most common pathogens that colonizes human skin/mucous membranes, where it causes local infection that can progress to invasive infection, resulting in high morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characteristics of invasive S. aureus in children and women in Southwest China from 2018 to 2023 to provide novel insights helpful in preventing and treating S. aureus infections.

methodsThe demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with invasive S. aureus infection were collected and analyzed. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and sequence analysis techniques were used to determine the molecular epidemiological characteristics of the S. aureus isolates, and the microdilution broth method was used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

resultsA total of 108 invasive S. aureus isolates, 29 methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates and 79 methicillin- susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates, were included. The isolates had the highest rate of resistance to PEN, at 91.67%, with all the MRSA isolates being resistant; the next highest resistance was to ERY and CLI, both at 65.74%. A total of 32 STs (including 8 novel STs) were detected and divided into 10 CCs. Moreover, 45 spa types were also detected. The main STs were ST22 (17.59%) and ST59 (15.74%), and the main CCs were CC59 (21.30%) and CC22 (19.44%). The most prevalent spa types were t309 and t437, both at 14.81%, and the SCCmec type could be assigned to two categories: IV (62.07%) and V (34.48%). Among the 29 MRSA isolates tested, CC59-IV-t437 (34.48%) and CC59-V-t437 (13.79%) were the main lineages, and among the 79 MSSA isolates, CC22-t309 (18.99%), CC1-t189 (10.13%), and CC5-t002 (7.60%) were the main lineages. Except for SXT, the resistance rates of the 29 MRSA isolates were greater than those of the MSSA isolates. Most isolates carried common virulence genes, among which the carriage rate of pvl reached 33.33%.

conclusionsThis study provides valuable information, including the prevalence, molecular characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of S. aureus isolates that cause invasive infectious diseases in Southwest China, and the findings may advance the prevention and treatment of S. aureus infections.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolChinaFemaleGenome, BacterialHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansInfantMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsVirulence FactorsAntibiotic resistanceInvasive infectionMultilocus sequence typingSpaStaphylococcus aureusVirulence factorsWhole-genome sequencing

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PMID39871143
PMCPMC11770987

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