Arryyan Bimantari, Indonesia
Gadjah Mada University Faculty of BiologyAuthor Of 1 Presentation
CHARACTERIZATION OF FOLA AND FOLP GENE FROM COTRIMOXAZOLE-RESISTANT STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE ISOLATES IN INDONESIA (ID 518)
Abstract
Background
The number of multidrug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus isolates have been increasing worldwide, including Cotrimoxazole-resistant isolates. Different pattern of folA and folP polymorphisms from cotrimoxazole-resistant pneumococcus have been previously reported. These genetic variations play important role in cotrimoxazole resistance mechanism. This study was conducted to characterize folA and folP gene mutation variation in cotrimoxazole-resistant pneumococcus isolates in Indonesia.
Methods
We measured cotrimoxazole MIC value from 78 pneumococcus isolates isolated from nasopharyngeal carriage in Indonesia population. Nucleotide sequences of folA and folP translated into amino acid sequences and analysed for genetic polymorphisms.
Results
We found 82% (58/71) of pneumococcus isolates were non-susceptible to cotrimoxazole (MICs ≥4 µg/ml). Ile-100-Leu substitution in dihydrofolate reductase (encoded by folA) sequence and 1-2 amino acids insertion in dihydropteroate synthase (encoded by folP) sequence were found in most cotrimoxazole-resistant isolates. Mutation on folA sequence and both on folA and folP sequences have significant impact to cotrimoxazole resistance level (p<0,05), whereas folP mutations does not have significant effect (p>0,05).
Conclusions
Most mutation variants found in cotrimoxazole-resistant pneumococcus in Indonesia were quite similar to other variants that have been reported in other regions. Mutations in folA sequences have more effect on increasing cotrimoxazole resistance compared to mutation in folP sequences.