2023
Adaptation of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in Human Airways in COPD: Genome Rearrangements and Modulation of Expression of HMW1 and HMW2
Murphy T, Kirkham C, D’Mello A, Sethi S, Pettigrew M, Tettelin H. Adaptation of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in Human Airways in COPD: Genome Rearrangements and Modulation of Expression of HMW1 and HMW2. MBio 2023, 14: e00140-23. PMID: 36927061, PMCID: PMC10127715, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00140-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeObstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory epithelial cellsHuman airwaysHaemophilus influenzaeAirway inflammationLung functionMechanisms of persistencePulmonary diseaseEpithelial cellsNovel interventionsChronic lower airway infectionsProgressive lossAirways of adultsLower airway infectionHuman respiratory epithelial cellsCommon debilitating disorderStrains of NTHiNTHi infectionAirway infectionLower airwaysCommon causeSequential isolatesSerial isolates
2019
Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contain new phase-variable modA methyltransferase alleles controlling phasevarions
Atack JM, Murphy TF, Pettigrew MM, Seib KL, Jennings MP. Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contain new phase-variable modA methyltransferase alleles controlling phasevarions. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 15963. PMID: 31685916, PMCID: PMC6828955, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52429-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-typeable Haemophilus influenzaeChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseMiddle ear infectionPulmonary diseaseEar infectionsNTHi strainsHaemophilus influenzaeExacerbation of COPDCOPDMiddle earPatientsAllele distributionInfectionInfluenzaeBacterial pathogensDiseaseMultiple allelic variantsAllelic variantsGene expressionAllelesEpigenetic mechanismsLarge panelExacerbationExpressionDiscovery and Contribution of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae NTHI1441 to Human Respiratory Epithelial Cell Invasion
Ahearn C, Kirkham C, Chaves L, Kong Y, Pettigrew M, Murphy T. Discovery and Contribution of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae NTHI1441 to Human Respiratory Epithelial Cell Invasion. Infection And Immunity 2019, 87: 10.1128/iai.00462-19. PMID: 31427451, PMCID: PMC6803334, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00462-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory epithelial cellsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEpithelial cellsAirways of adultsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCell invasionHuman respiratory epithelial cellsNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeCell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAlveolar epithelial cellsAcute exacerbationLower airwaysPulmonary diseaseSerum IgGNTHi strainsTherapeutic interventionsHaemophilus influenzaeHuman bronchialSurface-exposed epitopesEpithelial cell invasionIsogenic knockout mutantsNTHiImmunosorbent assayIntracellular survival
2018
Changes in IgA Protease Expression Are Conferred by Changes in Genomes during Persistent Infection by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Gallo MC, Kirkham C, Eng S, Bebawee RS, Kong Y, Pettigrew MM, Tettelin H, Murphy TF. Changes in IgA Protease Expression Are Conferred by Changes in Genomes during Persistent Infection by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Infection And Immunity 2018, 86: 10.1128/iai.00313-18. PMID: 29760213, PMCID: PMC6056860, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00313-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseasePersistent infectionPulmonary diseaseIgA proteaseProtease expressionNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeAcute exacerbationLower airwaysRespiratory tractNTHi strainsHaemophilus influenzaeInfectionNTHiNatural infectionHuman pathobiontAltered expressionPatientsDiseasePersistent strainsExpressionCritical roleExacerbationAirwayInitial acquisitionAzithromycin Pharmacodynamics against Persistent Haemophilus influenzae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Tsuji BT, Fisher J, Boadi-Yeboah R, Holden PN, Sethi S, Pettigrew MM, Murphy TF. Azithromycin Pharmacodynamics against Persistent Haemophilus influenzae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2018, 62: 10.1128/aac.01995-17. PMID: 29180527, PMCID: PMC5786777, DOI: 10.1128/aac.01995-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsObstructive pulmonary disease patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHollow-fiber infection modelStrains of NTHiPulmonary disease patientsObstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary diseaseConcentration-dependent activityDisease patientsPharmacodynamic profilePharmacodynamic responseSame patientHaemophilus influenzaeInfection modelPatientsAzithromycinPersistent strainsDaysAirwayNTHiPharmacodynamicsInfluenzaeDiseaseHaemophilus
2017
Immunoglobulin A Protease Variants Facilitate Intracellular Survival in Epithelial Cells By Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Persist in the Human Respiratory Tract in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Murphy TF, Kirkham C, Gallo MC, Yang Y, Wilding GE, Pettigrew MM. Immunoglobulin A Protease Variants Facilitate Intracellular Survival in Epithelial Cells By Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Persist in the Human Respiratory Tract in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 216: 1295-1303. PMID: 28968876, PMCID: PMC5853902, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeObstructive pulmonary diseaseExpression of IgARespiratory epithelial cellsLysosomal-associated membrane protein 1Pulmonary diseaseEpithelial cellsIntracellular survivalHaemophilus influenzaeHuman respiratory epithelial cellsPathogenesis of infectionHuman respiratory tractIgA proteasePassage of strainsMembrane protein 1Host cellsProtease expressionNTHi infectionNTHi isolatesRespiratory tractHost epithelial cellsIgAIntracellular persistenceReduced survival
2016
Density, Serotype Diversity, and Fitness of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Upper Respiratory Tract Cocolonization With Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Lewnard JA, Huppert A, Givon-Lavi N, Pettigrew MM, Regev-Yochay G, Dagan R, Weinberger DM. Density, Serotype Diversity, and Fitness of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Upper Respiratory Tract Cocolonization With Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2016, 214: 1411-1420. PMID: 27540112, PMCID: PMC5079371, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeNTHi colonizationPneumococcal serotypesChildren 2Haemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeUpper respiratory tract carriageSerotype diversityComplex otitis mediaNasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriagePneumococcal conjugate vaccineImmune-evasive phenotypePneumococcal serotype diversityNTHi carriageConjugate vaccinePneumococcal carriageOtitis mediaStudy visitNeutrophil resistanceCapsular thicknessLogistic regressionDensity associationsCarriageSerotypesColonization densityEffect of Fluoroquinolones and Macrolides on Eradication and Resistance of Haemophilus influenzae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pettigrew MM, Tsuji BT, Gent JF, Kong Y, Holden PN, Sethi S, Murphy TF. Effect of Fluoroquinolones and Macrolides on Eradication and Resistance of Haemophilus influenzae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2016, 60: 4151-4158. PMID: 27139476, PMCID: PMC4914697, DOI: 10.1128/aac.00301-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseH. influenzae isolatesH. influenzaePulmonary diseaseFluoroquinolone administrationInfluenzae isolatesDevelopment of resistanceHaemophilus influenzaeEradication of carriageEffects of macrolidesQuinolone resistance-determining regionsMICs of antibioticsEffects of fluoroquinolonesResistance-determining regionMacrolide administrationCOPD patientsEffects of antibioticsAzithromycin MICsAntibiotic useSusceptibility breakpointsAntibiotic susceptibilityMacrolide susceptibilityInfluenzaeAdministration
2015
Epidemiological Markers for Interactions Among Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus in Upper Respiratory Tract Carriage
Lewnard JA, Givon-Lavi N, Huppert A, Pettigrew MM, Regev-Yochay G, Dagan R, Weinberger DM. Epidemiological Markers for Interactions Among Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus in Upper Respiratory Tract Carriage. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 213: 1596-1605. PMID: 26704617, PMCID: PMC4837906, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier StateChild, PreschoolFemaleHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzaeHeptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate VaccineHumansInfantIsraelLongitudinal StudiesMalePneumococcal InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsRisk FactorsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcus pneumoniaeVaccines, ConjugateConceptsPneumococcal serotype replacementH. influenzaeSerotype replacementS. pneumoniaeHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaePneumococcal conjugate vaccine trialUpper respiratory tract carriagePneumococcal vaccine introductionS. aureus carriageMonths of ageStaphylococcus aureusPCV7 recipientsAureus carriageVaccine introductionVaccine trialsCarriage patternsConfounding factorsClinical interventionsInfluenzaeEpidemiological markersBedouin childrenPneumoniaeCarriageS. aureusExpression of IgA Proteases by Haemophilus influenzae in the Respiratory Tract of Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Murphy TF, Kirkham C, Jones MM, Sethi S, Kong Y, Pettigrew MM. Expression of IgA Proteases by Haemophilus influenzae in the Respiratory Tract of Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 212: 1798-1805. PMID: 25995193, PMCID: PMC4633762, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseH. influenzaeIgA protease genePulmonary diseaseHuman airwaysHaemophilus influenzaeIgA proteaseH. influenzae infectionsHuman respiratory epithelial cellsHuman IgA1Respiratory epithelial cellsInfluenzae infectionRespiratory tractIgA protease activitySputum samplesClinical settingInfluenzaeEpithelial cellsInfectionAirwayIgA1 fragmentsDiseaseIgA1Protease gene
2012
Upper Respiratory Tract Microbial Communities, Acute Otitis Media Pathogens, and Antibiotic Use in Healthy and Sick Children
Pettigrew MM, Laufer AS, Gent JF, Kong Y, Fennie KP, Metlay JP. Upper Respiratory Tract Microbial Communities, Acute Otitis Media Pathogens, and Antibiotic Use in Healthy and Sick Children. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2012, 78: 6262-6270. PMID: 22752171, PMCID: PMC3416608, DOI: 10.1128/aem.01051-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaAntibiotic useS. pneumoniaeHealthy childrenM. catarrhalisH. influenzaeAcute otitis media pathogensConcurrent acute otitis mediaUpper respiratory tract infectionRespiratory tract infectionsOtitis media pathogensUpper respiratory tractCross-sectional studyYears of ageAOM pathogensTract infectionsOtitis mediaMoraxella catarrhalisRespiratory tractReal-time PCRNasal swabsSick childrenPrevention strategiesHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniae
2011
Viral-Bacterial Interactions and Risk of Acute Otitis Media Complicating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Pyles RB, Miller AL, Nokso-Koivisto J, Chonmaitree T. Viral-Bacterial Interactions and Risk of Acute Otitis Media Complicating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2011, 49: 3750-3755. PMID: 21900518, PMCID: PMC3209086, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01186-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesComorbidityHaemophilus influenzaeHuman bocavirusHumansInfantMetapneumovirusMicrobial InteractionsMoraxella catarrhalisOtitis MediaPolymerase Chain ReactionProspective StudiesRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Tract InfectionsRisk AssessmentStreptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsUpper respiratory tract infectionAcute otitis mediaRespiratory tract infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusOtitis mediaOtitis media riskTract infectionsViral loadSyncytial virusHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeRespiratory Syncytial Virus LoadMedium-risk factorsRepeated-measures logistic regressionRSV viral loadViral-bacterial interactionsHigh viral loadSpecific virusesBacterial pathogensChildren ages 6Common complicationRespiratory virusesMedium riskProspective studyHuman bocavirus
2009
Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis of Otitis Media Causing Pathogens
Thomas JC, Pettigrew MM. Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis of Otitis Media Causing Pathogens. Methods In Molecular Biology 2009, 493: 179-190. PMID: 18839348, PMCID: PMC3581352, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-523-7_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaMolecular epidemiologyMultilocus sequence typingMoraxella catarrhalisHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeSequence typingPulsed-Field Gel ElectrophoresisEpidemiologyBacterial pathogensField gel electrophoresisType of studyResearch settingsCharacterization of isolatesPathogensCatarrhalisInfluenzaePneumoniae
2008
Microbial Interactions during Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Revai K, Patel JA, Chonmaitree T. Microbial Interactions during Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - Volume 14, Number 10—October 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008, 14: 1584-1591. PMID: 18826823, PMCID: PMC2609881, DOI: 10.3201/eid1410.080119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzaeHumansInfantMaleMoraxella catarrhalisMoraxellaceae InfectionsNasopharynxOtitis MediaProspective StudiesRespiratory Tract InfectionsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcus pneumoniaeSuperinfectionConceptsUpper respiratory tract infectionH. influenzaeInfectious Diseases journal - CDCRespiratory tract infectionsS. pneumoniae colonizationHealthy children 6Months of ageS. aureusProspective cohortTract infectionsPneumoniae colonizationVaccination strategiesAntimicrobial therapyMoraxella catarrhalisChildren 6M. catarrhalisS. pneumoniaeHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacterial infectionsSpecific bacterial speciesInfluenzaeLikelihood of colonizationCatarrhalisStaphylococcus aureus
2007
Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media
Berrens ZJ, Marrs CF, Pettigrew MM, Sandstedt SA, Patel M, Gilsdorf JR. Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2007, 45: 3764-3767. PMID: 17804648, PMCID: PMC2168485, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00964-07.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Predictors for Haemophilus influenzae Colonization, Antibiotic Resistance and for Sharing an Identical Isolate Among Children Attending 16 Licensed Day-Care Centers in Michigan
Barbosa-Cesnik C, Farjo RS, Patel M, Gilsdorf J, McCoy SI, Pettigrew MM, Marrs C, Foxman B. Predictors for Haemophilus influenzae Colonization, Antibiotic Resistance and for Sharing an Identical Isolate Among Children Attending 16 Licensed Day-Care Centers in Michigan. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2006, 25: 219-223. PMID: 16511383, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000202130.78540.28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay care centersH. influenzae colonizationNontypable H. influenzaeH. influenzaeOtitis mediaColonized childrenAntibiotic resistanceLicensed day care centersSame day care centerHaemophilus influenzae colonizationModifiable risk factorsRisk factor questionnaireH. influenzae isolatesNontypable Haemophilus influenzaeDay care center directorsIdentical isolatesInfluenzae isolatesPacifier useThroat swabsHygiene habitsRisk factorsTobacco smokeImportant causeHaemophilus influenzaeOverall colonization rate
2004
Prevalence of the hifBC, hmw1A, hmw2A, hmwC, and hia Genes in Haemophilus influenzae Isolates
Ecevit IZ, McCrea KW, Pettigrew MM, Sen A, Marrs CF, Gilsdorf JR. Prevalence of the hifBC, hmw1A, hmw2A, hmwC, and hia Genes in Haemophilus influenzae Isolates. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2004, 42: 3065-3072. PMID: 15243061, PMCID: PMC446296, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.7.3065-3072.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaOtitis mediaH. influenzaeHia geneHaemophilus influenzaeMiddle earRespiratory tract sitesH. influenzae infectionsAdhesin genesClinical H. influenzaeThroat isolatesInfluenzae infectionNTHi isolatesNasopharyngeal colonizationNTHi strainsType b strainsClinical isolatesPrevalenceInfluenzaeB strainsEpithelial cellsHMW adhesinsType BVirulence factorsHibDiversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers
FARJO RS, FOXMAN B, PATEL MJ, ZHANG L, PETTIGREW MM, MCCOY SI, MARRS CF, GILSDORF JR. Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004, 23: 41-46. PMID: 14743045, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000106981.89572.d1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier StateChild Day Care CentersChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesColony Count, MicrobialDNA, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleGenotypeHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzaeHumansIncidenceMaleMass ScreeningMichiganOtitis MediaPolymerase Chain ReactionReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSerotypingConceptsDay care centersH. influenzaeHealthy childrenH. influenzae organismsAcute otitis mediaH. influenzae colonizationH. influenzae strainsUnique strainsEnterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCRThroat culturesOtitis mediaInitial screening techniqueNasopharyngeal colonizationPrevalence ratesColonizing strainsHaemophilus influenzaeHeterogeneity of strainInfluenzaeConsensus PCRRate of colonizationChildrenField gel electrophoresisSame strainPathogenic microorganismsEvidence of sharingSupplementary figure: Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers
FARJO R, FOXMAN B, PATEL M, ZHANG L, PETTIGREW M, MCCOY S, MARRS C, GILSDORF J. Supplementary figure: Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004, 23: e2. DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200401000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Identification of the Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis Gene lic2B as a Putative Virulence Factor in Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Cause Otitis Media
Pettigrew M, Foxman B, Marrs C, Gilsdorf J. Identification of the Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis Gene lic2B as a Putative Virulence Factor in Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Cause Otitis Media. Infection And Immunity 2002, 70: 3551-3556. PMID: 12065495, PMCID: PMC128108, DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.7.3551-3556.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle ear isolatesNT H. influenzaeOtitis mediaH. influenzaeEar isolatesThroat isolatesHaemophilus influenzaeMiddle earAcute otitis mediaDay careNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeVirulence factorsSpecific virulence factorsType B isolatesOM pathogenesisPutative virulence factorsH. influenzae geneImportant causeClinical isolatesPathogenic processesInfluenzaeB isolatesAcid levelsAmino acid levelsNontypeable