Is There Emergence of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in China?
Dingle Yu,1,2,* Yuejie Zheng,2,* Yonghong Yang1,2 1Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, Beijing Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, P...
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| description | Dingle Yu,1,2,* Yuejie Zheng,2,* Yonghong Yang1,2 1Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, Beijing Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yonghong Yang Email yyh628628@sina.comAbstract: Streptococcus pyogenes is regarded as susceptible to β-lactam antibiotics. The guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) are widely recognized and have long-recommended penicillin for treatment of S. pyogenes infections. There is no CLSI guideline for the treatment of S. pyogenes infections that have intermediate susceptibility or resistance to penicillin. However, there have been several reports of S. pyogenes isolates that are nonsusceptible or even resistant to β-lactam antibiotics, mostly from Chinese journals. The purpose of this commentary is to show data from the literature which suggests the presence of S. pyogenes isolates that are not susceptible to β-lactam antibiotics and whether these strains are really nonsusceptible to β-lactam antibiotics and the presence of mutation in the pbp2x gene requires further research and confirmation.Keywords: Streptococcus pyogenes, GAS, β-lactam, antibiotic resistance, China |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d4fb9b7e5db4756b410dff03092a7212022-12-22T01:22:37ZengDove Medical PressInfection and Drug Resistance1178-69732020-07-01Volume 132323232755324Is There Emergence of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in China?Yu DZheng YYang YDingle Yu,1,2,* Yuejie Zheng,2,* Yonghong Yang1,2 1Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, Beijing Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yonghong Yang Email yyh628628@sina.comAbstract: Streptococcus pyogenes is regarded as susceptible to β-lactam antibiotics. The guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) are widely recognized and have long-recommended penicillin for treatment of S. pyogenes infections. There is no CLSI guideline for the treatment of S. pyogenes infections that have intermediate susceptibility or resistance to penicillin. However, there have been several reports of S. pyogenes isolates that are nonsusceptible or even resistant to β-lactam antibiotics, mostly from Chinese journals. The purpose of this commentary is to show data from the literature which suggests the presence of S. pyogenes isolates that are not susceptible to β-lactam antibiotics and whether these strains are really nonsusceptible to β-lactam antibiotics and the presence of mutation in the pbp2x gene requires further research and confirmation.Keywords: Streptococcus pyogenes, GAS, β-lactam, antibiotic resistance, Chinahttps://www.dovepress.com/is-there-emergence-of-beta-lactam-antibiotic-resistant-streptococcus-p-peer-reviewed-article-IDRstreptococcus pyogenes (gas)β-lactamantibiotic resistancechina |
| spellingShingle | Yu D Zheng Y Yang Y Is There Emergence of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in China? Infection and Drug Resistance streptococcus pyogenes (gas) β-lactam antibiotic resistance china |
| title | Is There Emergence of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in China? |
| title_full | Is There Emergence of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in China? |
| title_fullStr | Is There Emergence of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in China? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is There Emergence of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in China? |
| title_short | Is There Emergence of β-Lactam Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in China? |
| title_sort | is there emergence of beta lactam antibiotic resistant streptococcus pyogenes in china |
| topic | streptococcus pyogenes (gas) β-lactam antibiotic resistance china |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/is-there-emergence-of-beta-lactam-antibiotic-resistant-streptococcus-p-peer-reviewed-article-IDR |
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