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Molecular Identification, Phylogenetic Analysis and Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns of Aspergillus Nidulans Complex and Aspergillus Terreus Complex Isolated From Clinical Specimens Publisher Pubmed



Mohamadnia A1 ; Salehi Z2 ; Namvar Z3 ; Tabarsi P4 ; Pourabdollahtoutkaboni M5 ; Rezaie S6 ; Marjani M4 ; Moniri A4 ; Abtahian Z4 ; Mahdaviani SA5 ; Mortezaee V7 ; Askari E1 ; Sharifynia S4
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Source: Journal de Mycologie Medicale Published:2020


Abstract

Objective: Aspergillus sections Terrei and Nidulantes are the less common causes of invasive aspergillosis and pulmonary aspergillosis (PA) in immunocompromised patients when compared to A. fumigatus and A. flavus. Identifying these fungi as the infectious agent is crucial because of the resistance to amphotericin B (AMB) and increased lethality. The aim of this study was to identify the molecular status, evaluate the genetic diversity and examine the antifungal susceptibility profile of the uncommon Aspergillus species. Forty-five uncommon Aspergillus species were identified based on the microscopic and macroscopic criteria. Then, the molecular identification was performed using the sequencing beta tubulin (benA) gene. In vitro antifungal susceptibility to amphotericin B (AMB), itraconazole (ITC), ravuconazole (RAV), voriconazole (VRC), caspofungin (CFG) isavuconazole (ISA) and posaconazole (POS) test was performed according to the CLSI M38-A2 guidelines. Results: A. terreus was the most species detected, followed by A. nidulans, A. latus, A. ochraceus, and A. citrinoterreus, respectively. The analysis of the benA gene showed the presence of 12 distinct genotypes among the A. terreus isolates. The other species did not show any intraspecies variation. CFG exhibited the lowest MEC50/MIC50 (0.007 μg/mL), followed by POS (0.125 μg/mL), VRC, ITC, ISA (0.25 μg/mL), RAV (0.5 μg/mL), and AMB (8 μg/mL). Among all the isolates, only 15.5% (7/45) were susceptible to AMB. Conclusion: Antifungal susceptibility pattern of the uncommon Aspergillus species is useful to improve patient management and increase knowledge concerning the local epidemiology. Moreover, this information is necessary when an outbreak dealing with drug-resistant infections occurs. © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS
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