Effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) is one of the most important pathogens in clinical practice. To clarify the mechanisms contributing to its emergence, we isolated MDRPs using the P. aeruginosa PAO1, the whole genome sequence of which has already been elucidated. Mutant stra...

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Main Authors: Nami Yasuda, Tomoko Fujita, Takahiro Fujioka, Mei Tagawa, Naoki Kohira, Kensho Torimaru, Sumiko Shiota, Takanori Kumagai, Daichi Morita, Wakano Ogawa, Tomofusa Tsuchiya, Teruo Kuroda
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35256-8
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author Nami Yasuda
Tomoko Fujita
Takahiro Fujioka
Mei Tagawa
Naoki Kohira
Kensho Torimaru
Sumiko Shiota
Takanori Kumagai
Daichi Morita
Wakano Ogawa
Tomofusa Tsuchiya
Teruo Kuroda
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Tomoko Fujita
Takahiro Fujioka
Mei Tagawa
Naoki Kohira
Kensho Torimaru
Sumiko Shiota
Takanori Kumagai
Daichi Morita
Wakano Ogawa
Tomofusa Tsuchiya
Teruo Kuroda
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description Abstract Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) is one of the most important pathogens in clinical practice. To clarify the mechanisms contributing to its emergence, we isolated MDRPs using the P. aeruginosa PAO1, the whole genome sequence of which has already been elucidated. Mutant strains resistant to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, and new quinolones, which are used to treat P. aeruginosa infections, were isolated; however, none met the criteria for MDRPs. Then, PAO1 strains were exposed to these antimicrobial agents in various orders and the appearance rate of MDRP varied depending on the order of exposure; MDRPs more frequently appeared when gentamicin was applied before ciprofloxacin, but were rarely isolated when ciprofloxacin was applied first. Exposure to ciprofloxacin followed by gentamicin increased the expression of MexCD-OprJ, an RND-type multidrug efflux pump, due to the NfxB mutation. In contrast, exposure to gentamicin followed by ciprofloxacin resulted in more mutations in DNA gyrase. These results suggest that the type of quinolone resistance mechanism is related to the frequency of MDRP and that the risk of MDRP incidence is highly dependent on the order of exposure to gentamicin and ciprofloxacin.
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spelling doaj.art-8c6cc076f38940e080b687e7b19420312023-06-04T11:26:32ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-05-011311910.1038/s41598-023-35256-8Effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaNami Yasuda0Tomoko Fujita1Takahiro Fujioka2Mei Tagawa3Naoki Kohira4Kensho Torimaru5Sumiko Shiota6Takanori Kumagai7Daichi Morita8Wakano Ogawa9Tomofusa Tsuchiya10Teruo Kuroda11Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Shujitsu UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama UniversityAbstract Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) is one of the most important pathogens in clinical practice. To clarify the mechanisms contributing to its emergence, we isolated MDRPs using the P. aeruginosa PAO1, the whole genome sequence of which has already been elucidated. Mutant strains resistant to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, and new quinolones, which are used to treat P. aeruginosa infections, were isolated; however, none met the criteria for MDRPs. Then, PAO1 strains were exposed to these antimicrobial agents in various orders and the appearance rate of MDRP varied depending on the order of exposure; MDRPs more frequently appeared when gentamicin was applied before ciprofloxacin, but were rarely isolated when ciprofloxacin was applied first. Exposure to ciprofloxacin followed by gentamicin increased the expression of MexCD-OprJ, an RND-type multidrug efflux pump, due to the NfxB mutation. In contrast, exposure to gentamicin followed by ciprofloxacin resulted in more mutations in DNA gyrase. These results suggest that the type of quinolone resistance mechanism is related to the frequency of MDRP and that the risk of MDRP incidence is highly dependent on the order of exposure to gentamicin and ciprofloxacin.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35256-8
spellingShingle Nami Yasuda
Tomoko Fujita
Takahiro Fujioka
Mei Tagawa
Naoki Kohira
Kensho Torimaru
Sumiko Shiota
Takanori Kumagai
Daichi Morita
Wakano Ogawa
Tomofusa Tsuchiya
Teruo Kuroda
Effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Scientific Reports
title Effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
title_full Effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
title_fullStr Effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
title_full_unstemmed Effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
title_short Effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
title_sort effects of the order of exposure to antimicrobials on the incidence of multidrug resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35256-8
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