ANA PAULA MARCHI ROSIN
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LIM/49 - Laboratório de Protozoologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae co-harboring KPC and MCR-1 in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit(2019) HIGASHINO, Hermes Ryoiti; MARCHI, Ana Paula; MARTINS, Roberta Cristina Ruedas; BATISTA, Marjorie Vieira; PERDIGAO NETO, Lauro Vieira; LIMA, Victor Augusto Camarinha de Castro; ROSSI, Flavia; GUIMARAES, Thais; LEVIN, Anna Sara; ROCHA, Vanderson; COSTA, Silvia Figueiredo
- MRSA outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a developed country: importance of rapid detection of reservoirs and implementation of intervention measures(2022) MOURA, Maria Luisa; RIZEK, Camila Fonseca; AGUIAR, Elisa; BARROS, Ana Natiele da Silva; COSTA, Sibeli; SANTOS, Sania Alves dos; MARCHI, Ana Paula; GIBELLI, Maria Augusta Bento Cicaroni; TRAGANTE, Carla Regina; ARAUJO, Maria Rita Elmor de; ROSSI, Flavia; GUIMARAES, Thais; COSTA, Silvia FigueiredoWe described a MRSA bloodstream infection outbreak that was rapidly identified and controlled in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after implementation of a bundle of measures, including PCR-screening and HCW decolonization. We found 35% of healthcare workers(HCW) colonized with S. aureus by PCR, one of them that presented skin lesion positive for MSSA (same clone and spa type than two patients). Our findings raise the hypothesis that the outbreak could be related to HCW colonization.
- Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of a carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens cohort and outbreak: describing an opportunistic pathogen(2022) PRADO, Gladys; MENDES, Elisa Teixeira; MARTINS, Roberta Cristina Ruedas; PERDIGAO-NETO, Lauro Vieira; FREIRE, Maristela Pinheiro; MARCHI, Ana Paula; CORTES, Marina Farrel; LIMA, Victor Augusto Camarinha de Castro; ROSSI, Flavia; GUIMARAES, Thais; LEVIN, Anna Sara; COSTA, Silvia FigueiredoSerratia marcescens is an emerging opportunistic pathogen with high genetic diversity. This article describes the microbiological characteristics of isolates and the risk factors for infections caused by carbapenem-resistant S. marcescens. A retrospective study of patients colonized (n=43) and infected (n= 20) with carbapenem-resistant S. marcescens over a 3-year period was conducted. Polymerase chain reaction for carbapenemase genes and molecular typing of all available strains was performed. Forty-two isolates were analysed, including three environmental samples identified during an outbreak. Thirty-five carbapenem-resistant S. marcescens carried bla KPC-2, one isolate was bla(NDM)-positive and four isolates carried bla(OXA)-101. The genomes were grouped into three clusters with 100% bootstrap; three patterns of mutations on ompC and ompF were found. The strains carried virulence genes related to invasion and haemolysis, and the environmental strains presented fewer mutations on the virulence genes than the clinical strains. Multi-variate analysis showed that previous use of polymyxin (P= 0.008) was an independent risk factor for carbapenem-resistant S. marcescens infection. This study highlighted that bla KPC-2 in association with ompC or ompF mutation was the most common mechanism of resistance in the study hospital, and that previous use of polymyxin was an independent risk factor for carbapenem-resistant S. marcescens. There was a predominant clone, including the environmental isolates, suggesting that crosstransmission was involved in the dissemination of this pathogen.
- Clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients colonized or infected by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: is resistance to sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim a problem?(2020) MENDES, Elisa Teixeira; PAEZ, Jorge Isaac Garcia; FERRAZ, Juliana Rosa; MARCHI, Ana Paula; SILVA, Ivan Leonardo Avelino Franca e; BATISTA, Marjorie Vieira; LIMA, Ana Lucia Munhoz de; ROSSI, Flavia; LEVIN, Anna Sara; COSTA, Silvia FigueiredoStenotrophomonas maltophilia has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen in the last decade. Increased resistance to sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (SMX/TMP) has been reported in S. maltophilia strains in the past few years, leading to few therapeutic options. We conducted a prospective multicenter study at two Brazilian teaching hospitals that identified S. maltophilia isolates and evaluated their antimicrobial susceptibility profile, SMX/TMP resistance genes and their clonality profile. A total of 106 non-repeated clinical samples of S. maltophilia were evaluated. Resistance to SMX/TMP was identified in 21.6% of the samples, and previous use of SMX/TMP occurred in 19 (82.6%). PCR detected the sul1 gene in 14 of 106 strains (13.2%). Of these isolates, nine displayed resistance to SMX/TMP. The resistant strains presented a polyclonal profile. This opportunistic pathogen has emerged in immunocompromised hosts, with few therapeutic options, which is aggravated by the description of emerging resistance mechanisms, although with a polyclonal distribution profile.
- Virulence and resistance pattern of a novel sequence type of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium identified by whole-genome sequencing(2016) PRADO, Gladys Villas Boas do; MARCHI, Ana Paula; MORENO, Luisa Zanolli; RIZEK, Camila; AMIGO, Ulisses; MORENO, Andrea Micke; ROSSI, Flavia; GUIMARAES, Thais; LEVIN, Anna Sara; COSTA, Silvia F.Empirical use of linezolid has been advocated in neutropenic febrile patients colonised by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) because of the risk of bloodstream infection (BSI). This study aimed to genetically describe a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) BSI isolate resistant to linezolid (VRLRE) in a patient previously colonised by VREfm and to determine the incidence of colonisation and infection by VREfm in a bone marrow transplant unit over a 10-year period. Data for VREfm colonisation and infection were evaluated. PCR for the vanA and vanB genes, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing (vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid and aminoglycosides) were performed. Three isolates, including the VRLRE, were selected for whole-genome sequencing by Ion Torrent (TM), with E. faecium CP006620-Aus0085 used as a reference. Eighty-seven VREfm were analysed; all were linezolid-susceptible and harboured vanA, except for one blood isolate from a febrile neutropenic patient colonised by VREfm who received linezolid for 12 days and developed a BSI by VRLRE (linezolid MIC >= 8 mu g/mL). Linezolid resistance was associated with a G2576T mutation in the 23SrRNA gene. PFGE analysis demonstrated that the 87 isolates belonged to four major clusters; however, the VRLRE presented only 50% similarity. Three sequence types (STs) were identified: ST412 (the predominant clone, which was more virulent compared with the other isolates); ST478 (linezolid-susceptible VREfm); and a novel ST named ST987 (VRLRE). SNP analysis showed a higher similarity between linezolid-susceptible VREfm and the predominant clone compared with VRLRE. VRLRE presented a G2576T mutation and belonged to a novel ST (ST987).
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae arthritis in a patient with systemic lupus: resistance and virulence profiles(2023) TONACIO, Adriana Coracini; MARCHI, Ana Paula; BAZZO, Maria Luiza; LEMOS, Gabriela Takeshigue; BAMPI, Jose Victor Bortolotto; ESPINOZA, Evelyn Patricia Sanchez; DUARTE, Edson Luiz Tarsia; MARTINS, Roberta Cristina Ruedas; COSTA-LOURENCO, Ana Paula Ramalho da; OLIVEIRA, Vitor Falcao de; CORTES, Marina Farrel; SANTOS, Sania Alves dos; NETO, Lauro Vieira Perdigao; BONELLI, Raquel Regina; ELMORE, Maria Rita; ROSSI, Flavia; HUGHES, Gwenda; COSTA, Silvia FigueiredoIn this study, we describe a case report of gonococcal arthritis in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patient. Although several mechanisms favor disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) in patients immunosup-pressed by SLE, this association is rarely reported in literature. We performed whole genome sequencing (WGS) of the etiologic agent involved and molecular analysis using a global collection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains. Ours is the only sample derived from synovial fluid identified in this collection, the others being from the usual anatomical sites. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by disk diffusion and Etest, and WGS was conducted to determine multilocus sequence typing profiles, group isolates based on core genome single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), and identify virulence genes and antimicrobial resistance determinants. The N. gonorrhoeae samples in the global collection were highly heterogeneous. The SNP tree had a total 19,532 SNPs in 320 samples. Our sample displayed resistance to ciprofloxacin (MIC = 2 mg/mL) and tetracycline (zone diameter = 0 mm) belonged to ST 1588 and was not closely related to any isolate in the global collection of N. gonorrhoeae strains. The isolate had genetic features related to beta-lactam, tetracycline and quinolone resistance. Seventy-one virulence genes were identified in our sample, belonging to the following classes: adherence, efflux pump, immune modulator, invasion, iron uptake, protease and stress adaptation. Moreover, no virulence genes for immune evasion and toxin were identified.(c) 2022 Institut Pasteur.
- Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization and infection is associated with lower overall survival in a cohort of haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients: mechanism of resistance and virulence by whole-genome sequencing(2021) HIGASHINO, Hermes Ryoiti; MARCHI, Ana Paula; MARTINS, Roberta Cristina Ruedas; CARVALHO, Laina Bubach; PERDIGAO NETO, Lauro Vieira; CORTES, Marina Farrel; OLIVEIRA, Fernando Nivaldo de; DUARTE, Edson Luiz Tarsia; GUIMARAES, Thais; ROSSI, Flavia; FERREIRA, Aliana M.; ROCHA, Vanderson; COSTA, Silvia FigueiredoCarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRK) infections are a growing concern in immunocompromised patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of CRK colonization and infection in overall mortality for haematopoietic stem-cell transplant (HSCT) patients. We also aimed to investigate resistance and virulence profiles of CRK isolates and assess their epidemiological and genetic relatedness. Patients in the HSCT unit were screened for colonization with CRK with weekly rectal swab or stool cultures and placed under contact precautions. We defined CRK colonization as positive culture from a swab or stool sample grown in MacConkey agar with meropenem at 1 mu g ml(-1). Demographic and clinical data were retrieved from the patients' charts and electronic records. According to resistance mechanisms and pulsed field gel electrophoresis profile, isolates were selected based on whole-genome sequencing (WGS) using MiSeq Illumina. Outcomes were defined as overall mortality (death up to D+100), and infection-related death (within 14 days of infection). We report a retrospective cohort of 569 haematopoietic stem-cell transplant patients with 105 (18.4 %) CRK colonizations and 30 (5.3 %) infections. blaKPC was the most frequent carbapenemase in our cohort with three isolates co-harbouring blaKPC and blaNDM. We found no difference in virulence profiles from the CRK isolates. There were also no significant differences in virulence profiles among colonization and infection isolates regarding genes encoding for type 1 and 3 fimbriae, siderophores, lipopolysaccharide and colibactin. In clonality analysis by PFGE and WGS, isolates were polyclonal and ST340 was the most prevalent. Overall survival at D+100 was 75.4% in in CRK-colonized (P=0.02) and 35.7 % in infected patients and significantly lower than non-colonized patients (85.8 %; P<0.001). We found a higher overall mortality associated with colonization and infection; KPC was the main resistance mechanism for carbapenems. The polyclonal distribution of isolates and findings of CRK infection in patients not previously colonized suggest the need to reinforce antibiotic stewardship.
- Genetic description of VanD phenotype vanA genotype in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from a Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit(2022) MARCHI, Ana Paula; PERDIGAO NETO, Lauro Vieira; CORTES, Marina Farrel; LIMA, Victor Augusto Camarinha de Castro; MARTINS, Roberta Cristina Ruedas; FRANCO, Lucas Augusto Moyses; ROSSI, Flavia; ROCHA, Vanderson; LEVIN, Anna S.; COSTA, Silvia FigueiredoBackground Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is an important agent of hospital-acquired infection. VanA phenotype is characterized by resistance to high levels of vancomycin and teicoplanin and is encoded by the vanA gene, whereas VanD phenotype is characterized by resistance to vancomycin and susceptibility or intermediate resistance to teicoplanin; however, some isolates carry a VanD phenotype with a vanA genotype, but there are many gaps in the knowledge about the genetic mechanisms behind this pattern. Objective To characterize the genetic structure, clonality, and mobile genetic elements of VRE isolates that display a VanD-vanA phenotype. Results All vanA VRE-fm isolates displayed minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for vancomycin > 32 mu g/mL and intermediate or susceptible MIC range for teicoplanin (8-16 mu g/mL). The isolates were not clonal, and whole-genome sequencing analysis showed that they belonged to five different STs (ST478, ST412, ST792, ST896, and ST1393). The absence of some van complex genes were observed in three isolates: Ef5 lacked vanY and vanZ, Ef2 lacked vanY, and Ef9 lacked orf1 and orf2; moreover, another three isolates had inverted positions of orf1, orf2, vanR, and vanS genes. IS1542 was observed in all isolates, whereas IS1216 in only five. Moreover, presence of other hypothetical protein-encoding genes located downstream the vanZ gene were observed in six isolates. Conclusion VRE isolates can display some phenotypes associated to vanA genotype, including VanA and VanB, as well as VanD; however, further studies are needed to understand the exact role of genetic variability, rearrangement of the transposon Tn1546, and presence of insertion elements in isolates with this profile.
- Susceptibility to chlorhexidine and mupirocin among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from a teaching hospital(2021) BES, Taniela Marli; PERDIGAO-NETO, Lauro; MARTINS, Roberta Ruedas; HEIJDEN, Inneke; TRINDADE, Priscila de Arruda; CAMILO, Gaspar; NAGANO, Debora Satie; MONGELOS, Diego; MARCHI, Ana Paula; TOMAZ, Mariama; OLIVEIRA, Larissa Marques de; ROSSI, Flavia; LEVIN, Anna Sara; COSTA, Silvia FigueiredoDespite the widespread use of chlorhexidine (CHX) to prevent infection, data regarding the in vitro action of CHX against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are limited. Clinical isolates from Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, identified during 2002/2013 and 2012/2013 were studied to describe the susceptibility to CHX and mupirocin, molecular characteristics, and virulence profile of MRSA. Susceptibility test to Mupirocin was performed by the disk diffusion method and to CHX by the agar dilution technique. PCR for virulence genes, mecA gene and Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) types were investigated as well. Mupirocin- and CHX-resistant isolates were sequenced using the Illumina (TM) plataform. Two hundred and sixteen MRSA clinical isolates were evaluated: 154 from infected and 62 from colonized patients. Resistance to mupirocin was observed in four isolates assigned as SCOnec type III and STs (ST05; ST239 and ST105) carrying mupA and blaZ, two of them co-harboring the ileS gene. Only one isolate assigned as SCCmec type III was resistant to CHX (MIC of 8.0 mu g.mL(-1)) and harbored the qacA gene. Resistance to chlorhexidine and mupirocin were found in isolates carrying qacA and mupA in our hospital. Since these genes are plasmid-mediated, this finding draws attention to the potential spread of resistance to mupirocin in our hospital.
- Chlorhexidine susceptibility and Eagle effect in planktonic cells and biofilm of nosocomial isolates(2023) MARCHI, Ana Paula; CORTES, Marina Farrel; NOGUERA, Saidy Vasconez; ROSSI, Flavia; LEVIN, Anna Sara; COSTA, Silvia Figueiredo; NETO, Lauro Vieira PerdigaoThe aim of this study is to evaluate the chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) susceptibility in both planktonic cells and biofilm of 32 Gram-negative (Gn) and 6 Gram-positive (Gp) isolates by minimal inhibitory concentration (2-256 mu g/mL for Gn and 2-32 mu g/mL for Gp), minimal bactericidal concentration (4-256 mu g/mL for Gn and 2-32 mu g/mL for Gp) in planktonic cells, and minimal biofilm elimination concentration (128 >= 16,384 mu g/mL in Gn and 32 >= 16,384 mu g/mL in Gp) in biofilm environment. Our study showed that Gn isolates have higher minimal concentrations than Gp and bacteria in biofilms are more tolerant than planktonic ones. No correlation between MBC or MBEC and biofilm formation was statistically confirmed. The Eagle effect, previously described for antimicrobials and antifungals, was evidenced in this work for CHG, an antiseptic. Besides that, the phenomenon was described in 23/38 isolates (60.5%), raising minimal concentration up to >= 16,384 mu g/mL. Our study showed that clinical isolates have a high ability to form biofilm allowing them to tolerate CHG concentrations as high as the ones used in clinical practice. Therefore, attention should be given to the occurrence of this phenomenon to avoid false susceptibility results.