title: Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Korea. The Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant Pathogens (ANSORP) Study Group.
abstract: Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, ribotyping, and fingerprinting analysis of 22 invasive isolates of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pneumococci from Korea showed that 59 to 82% were genetically related. DNA sequencing of the PBP 2B gene showed relatively uniform alterations in nucleotides (5.4 to 7.8%) and amino acids (3.0 to 4. 3%), while Asn-276-->Lys, Arg-285-->Cys and Ser-305-->Phe substitutions were unique to Korean MDR strains, suggesting the spread of a few epidemic clones of resistant pneumococci within Korea.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea. jhsong@smc.samsung.co.kr
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000378:metabolism; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D002267:Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase / Q000235:genetics; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; C025630:CAGCTG-specific type II deoxyribonucleases; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D002267:Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase