Genomic surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Philippines, 2013–2014
10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.1.004
- Author:
Melissa L Masim
1
;
Silvia Argimon
2
;
Holly O Espiritu
1
;
Mariane A Magbanua
1
;
Marietta L Lagrada
1
;
Agnettah M Olorosa
1
;
Victoria Cohen
2
;
June M Gayeta
1
;
Benjamin Jeffrey
2
;
Khalil Abudahab
2
;
Charmian M Hufano
1
;
Sonia B Sia
1
;
Matthew T. G. Holden
3
;
John Stelling
4
,
5
;
David M. Aanensen
2
,
6
;
Celia C Carlos
1
Author Information
1. Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Reference Laboratory, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, Philippines
2. Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3. University of St Andrews School of Medicine, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4. Brigham and Women&rsquo
5. s Hospital, Boston (MA), United States of America
6. Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance, Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
2021;12(1):06-16
- CountryWHO-WPRO
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains one of the leading causes of both nosocomial and community infections worldwide. In the Philippines, MRSA rates have remained above 50% since 2010, but resistance to other antibiotics, including vancomycin, is low. The MRSA burden can be partially attributed to pathogen-specific characteristics of the circulating clones, but little was known about the S. aureus clones circulating in the Philippines.
We sequenced the whole genomes of 116 S. aureus isolates collected in 2013–2014 within the Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program. The multilocus sequence type, spa type, SCCmec type, presence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) determinants and virulence genes and relatedness between the isolates were all derived from the sequence data. The concordance between phenotypic and genotypic resistance was also determined.
The MRSA population in the Philippines comprised a limited number of genetic clones, including several international epidemic clones, such as CC30-spa-t019-SCCmec-IV-PVL+, CC5-SCCmec-typeIV and ST239-spa-t030-SCCmec-typeIII. The CC30 genomes were related to the South-West Pacific clone but formed a distinct, diverse lineage, with evidence of global dissemination. We showed independent acquisition of resistance to sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim in various locations and genetic clones but mostly in paediatric patients with invasive infections. The concordance between phenotypic and genotypic resistance was 99.68% overall for eight antibiotics in seven classes.
We have made the first comprehensive genomic survey of S. aureus in the Philippines, which bridges the gap in genomic data from the Western Pacific Region and will constitute the genetic background for contextualizing prospective surveillance.
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