2020
Bacterial genome-wide association study of hyper-virulent pneumococcal serotype 1 identifies genetic variation associated with neurotropism
Chaguza C, Yang M, Cornick JE, du Plessis M, Gladstone RA, Kwambana-Adams BA, Lo SW, Ebruke C, Tonkin-Hill G, Peno C, Senghore M, Obaro SK, Ousmane S, Pluschke G, Collard JM, Sigaùque B, French N, Klugman KP, Heyderman RS, McGee L, Antonio M, Breiman RF, von Gottberg A, Everett DB, Kadioglu A, Bentley SD. Bacterial genome-wide association study of hyper-virulent pneumococcal serotype 1 identifies genetic variation associated with neurotropism. Communications Biology 2020, 3: 559. PMID: 33033372, PMCID: PMC7545184, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01290-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPneumococcal serotype 1Genetic variationBacterial genome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesSerotype 1Central nervous system infectionSignificant genotype-phenotype associationsNervous system infectionGenotype-phenotype associationsHelicase proteinPopulation structureCNS infectionsSystem infectionNegligible heritabilityMeningitis outbreakCNS tissueCerebrospinal fluidImmune evasionSerotype 1 strainPneumococcal survivalPolygenic etiologySmall effect sizesMeningitisTropismNiche- and Gender-Dependent Immune Reactions in Relation to the Microbiota Profile in Pediatric Patients with Otitis Media with Effusion
Enoksson F, Rodriguez A, Peno C, Lopez C, Tjernström F, Bogaert D, Hakansson A, Bergenfelz C. Niche- and Gender-Dependent Immune Reactions in Relation to the Microbiota Profile in Pediatric Patients with Otitis Media with Effusion. Infection And Immunity 2020, 88: e00147-20. PMID: 32661126, PMCID: PMC7504947, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00147-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle earInflammatory mediatorsOtitis mediaImmune responseChronic low-grade inflammationMiddle ear effusion samplesLow-grade inflammationSpecific inflammatory mediatorsAnti-inflammatory mediatorsAnti-inflammatory profileCommon inflammatory diseaseSigns of infectionHost immune responsePotential pathogenic mechanismsInflammation patternsMale patientsPediatric patientsProinflammatory mediatorsFemale patientsPrecise pathogenesisProinflammatory profileInflammatory diseasesT lymphocytesImmune reactionsPathogenic mechanisms
2017
Population genetic structure, antibiotic resistance, capsule switching and evolution of invasive pneumococci before conjugate vaccination in Malawi
Chaguza C, Cornick JE, Andam CP, Gladstone RA, Alaerts M, Musicha P, Peno C, Bar-Zeev N, Kamng'ona AW, Kiran AM, Msefula CL, McGee L, Breiman RF, Kadioglu A, French N, Heyderman RS, Hanage WP, Bentley SD, Everett DB. Population genetic structure, antibiotic resistance, capsule switching and evolution of invasive pneumococci before conjugate vaccination in Malawi. Vaccine 2017, 35: 4594-4602. PMID: 28711389, PMCID: PMC5571440, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBacterial CapsulesChildChild, PreschoolDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialEvolution, MolecularFemaleGenome, BacterialHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalawiMalePneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSerogroupSerotypingStreptococcus pneumoniaeVaccinationVaccines, ConjugateYoung AdultConceptsPneumococcal conjugate vaccineMDR ratePneumococcal isolatesHigher MDR rateImplementation of PCV13Prevalence of serotypesNon-vaccine serotypesInvasive pneumococcal isolatesGood infection preventionAntibiotic resistance ratesAntibiotic resistanceAbsence of vaccinesReplacement serotypesSerotype replacementInvasive pneumococciPneumococcal infectionConjugate vaccineSerotype 12FDisease burdenInfection preventionSerotype prevalenceHigh prevalenceInvasive isolatesContinued surveillanceResistance ratesGenomic landscape of extended-spectrum β-lactamase resistance in Escherichia coli from an urban African setting
Musicha P, Feasey NA, Cain AK, Kallonen T, Chaguza C, Peno C, Khonga M, Thompson S, Gray KJ, Mather AE, Heyderman RS, Everett DB, Thomson NR, Msefula CL. Genomic landscape of extended-spectrum β-lactamase resistance in Escherichia coli from an urban African setting. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2017, 72: 1602-1609. PMID: 28333330, PMCID: PMC5437524, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBeta-Lactam ResistanceBeta-LactamasesChildChild, PreschoolChloramphenicolDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsFemaleGenes, BacterialGenetic VariationGenomicsHumansMalawiMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMultilocus Sequence TypingPhylogenyUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsAntimicrobial resistanceExtended spectrum β-lactamase resistanceEscherichia coli infectionResource-rich settingsUrban African settingCommon ESBL geneLow-income settingsPhenotypic resistance profilesΒ-lactamase resistanceColi infectionESBL resistanceGlobal epidemiologyFluoroquinolone resistanceQueen's HospitalBla CTXESBL genesMolecular epidemiologyResistance profilesMolecular patternsAfrican settingClinical sourcesHospitalE. coliEpidemiologyST131