Development of quinolone-resistant Campylobacter fetus bacteremia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients

J Infect Dis. 1998 Apr;177(4):951-4. doi: 10.1086/515248.

Abstract

Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus has been recognized as a cause of systemic illness in immunocompromised hosts, including relapsing bacteremia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Acquired resistance to quinolone therapy, while reported for a variety of bacteria, including Campylobacter jejuni, has not been previously documented for C. fetus. Two cases of quinolone-resistant C. fetus bacteremia were detected in HIV-infected patients. Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of the C. fetus gyrA gene in the 2 resistant isolates demonstrated a G-to-T change that led to an Asp-to-Tyr amino acid substitution at a critical residue frequently associated with quinolone resistance. In addition, comparison of the pre- and posttreatment isolates from 1 patient documented outer membrane protein changes temporally linked with the development of resistance. Relapsing C. fetus infections in quinolone-treated HIV-infected patients may be associated with the acquisition of resistance to these agents, and this resistance may be multifactorial.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • Adult
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / analysis
  • Campylobacter Infections / drug therapy*
  • Campylobacter Infections / genetics
  • Campylobacter fetus / chemistry
  • Campylobacter fetus / drug effects*
  • Campylobacter fetus / genetics
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA Gyrase
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / genetics*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial / genetics
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Recurrence
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • DNA Gyrase
  • DNA Topoisomerases, Type II