title: The drug susceptibility profile and inducible resistance to macrolides of Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium massiliense in Korea.
abstract: We conducted drug susceptibility testing (DST) against various antimicrobial agents, including new candidate drugs, and investigated the relationship between inducible resistance (IR) to macrolides and erm(41) gene in Mycobacterium abscessus complex. Sixty-two isolates of M. abscessus complex from 2 tertiary care hospitals in South Korea were tested against 10 antimicrobial agents. Thirty-five isolates were M. abscessus, and 27 were Mycobacterium massiliense. Amikacin, moxifloxacin, linezolid, clofazimine, and tigecycline were active against most isolates and cefoxitin and ciprofloxacin against moderate number of isolates. M. massiliense remained susceptible to macrolides; in contrast, M. abscessus became highly resistant on day 14 after incubation. DST pattern did not differ between clarithromycin and azithromycin. IR to clarithromycin was correlated with erm(41) genotype in M. abscessus. Variations in susceptibility to antimicrobial agents within species and the difference in DST patterns between M. abscessus and M. massiliense suggest that DST and identification of M. abscessus complex are significant before treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Song Yee
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Ki
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Hygiene, Silla University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Il Kwon
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seok Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Joon
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Ye
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Moo Suk
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Sam
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Se Kyu
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: mdkang@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Young Ae
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018942:Macrolides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D056910:Republic of Korea; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides
keywords: In vitro susceptibility; Inducible resistance; Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium massiliense