Genetic diversity and antifungal susceptibility testing of Trichosporon asahii isolated of Intensive Care Units patients
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2008-09-01
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Silva, Rosana Bellan de Oliveira [UNESP]
Fusco-Almeida, Ana Marisa [UNESP]
Matsumoto, Marcelo Teruyuki [UNESP]
Baeza, Lilian Cristiane [UNESP]
Benaducci, Tatiane [UNESP]
Mendes-Giannini, Maria José Soares [UNESP]
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
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Trichosporon asahii é um patógeno oportunista que apresenta altos índices de mortalidade em pacientes imunocomprometidos. No presente trabalho, dez cepas foram isoladas da cavidade bucal e urina de pacientes internados na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) por seis meses. Todos os isolados foram identificados por métodos clássicos e moleculares, tipados por RAPD e testados in vitro quanto à sensibilidade ao fluconazol, itraconazol, 5-fluorocitosina e anfotericina B. Houve concordância total entre a identificação de Trichosporon sp por PCR baseado na seqüência da região ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) e na seqüência da subunidade menor do DNA ribossômico (rDNA). Os perfis genéticos foram determinados por RAPD utilizando dois iniciadores P6 e M13. A análise do dendrograma mostrou que a maioria das amostras apresentou alta similaridade entre elas (>0.9) e todas foram multidrogas resistentes. Este estudo traz novos resultados em relação à identificação e genotipagem de isolados brasileiros de T. asahii em pacientes internados em UTI, bem como dados sobre o perfil de sensibilidade aos antifúngicos.
Trichosporon asahii is an opportunistic pathogen, associated with a high mortality rate in immunocompromised patients. In this study, ten isolates, recovered from oral cavity and urine of patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU) over six months, were identified by classical and molecular methods, typed by RAPD and tested in vitro for susceptibility to fluconazole, itraconazole, 5-flucytosine and amphotericin B. A total agreement between the identification of Trichosporon sp by PCR based on sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions (ITS) and on the sequences of small-subunit (SSU) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was found. Randomly amplified of polymorphic DNA (RAPD), with primers P6 and M13, was used to determine the genomic profiles. The dendogram analysis indicated that almost all strains showed similarity >0.9 among them and all strains were multidrug-resistant. This study brings new results on the identification and genotyping of T. asahii isolated from Brazilian ICU patients and information about their antifungal drugs susceptibility.
Trichosporon asahii is an opportunistic pathogen, associated with a high mortality rate in immunocompromised patients. In this study, ten isolates, recovered from oral cavity and urine of patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU) over six months, were identified by classical and molecular methods, typed by RAPD and tested in vitro for susceptibility to fluconazole, itraconazole, 5-flucytosine and amphotericin B. A total agreement between the identification of Trichosporon sp by PCR based on sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions (ITS) and on the sequences of small-subunit (SSU) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was found. Randomly amplified of polymorphic DNA (RAPD), with primers P6 and M13, was used to determine the genomic profiles. The dendogram analysis indicated that almost all strains showed similarity >0.9 among them and all strains were multidrug-resistant. This study brings new results on the identification and genotyping of T. asahii isolated from Brazilian ICU patients and information about their antifungal drugs susceptibility.
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Trichosporon, PCR, RAPD, sensibilidade às drogas antifúngicas, drogas antifúngicas, Trichosporon, PCR, RAPD, susceptibility, antifungal drugs
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Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, v. 39, n. 3, p. 585-592, 2008.