A Significant Role of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in Acute Otitis Media in Bulgarian Children

Author:

Alexandrova Alexandra Sashova1,Hristova Preslava2,Hitkova Hristina2,Gergova Raina Tsvetanova1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

2. Department of Microbiology and Virology, Medical University – Pleven, Pleven, Bulgaria

Abstract

Abstract Objective We conducted a study on Haemophilus influenzae isolates recovered from children with acute otitis media (AOM). We aimed to establish the distribution of noncapsulated (also known as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae [NTHi]) and encapsulated H. influenzae in the study population, and the antimicrobial susceptibilities of the isolates. Methods We collected 113 nasopharyngeal swabs and 91 middle ear fluids/otorrhea specimens from patients up to 9 years of age with AOM. Of these, 26.1% (n = 53) were culture-positive for H. influenzae. Only one episode of AOM was included per patient. Conventional tests and rapid panel Neisseria/Haemophilus panel were used for the identification of the isolates. Detection of encapsulated and noncapsulated strains was done by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for bexA gene. PCR-serotyping was performed for capsule types: “a” and “f.” Biotypes were assigned based on the indole, urease, and ornithine decarboxylase activity. Susceptibility testing was performed according to the criteria of European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST). Results Capsule determination showed that 96.2% of H. influenzae isolates responsible for “mild” and “severe” AOM cases in children were NTHi. Biotype I was predominantly associated with AOM isolates. Capsule types “a” and “c” were found in two isolates. Antibiotic resistance was found in 39.6% of the isolates. The highest resistance rate was for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (37.7%). About 20.7% of isolates were ampicillin-resistant: 5.6% expressed a β-lactamase, and 15.1% had a β–lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant phenotype. Conclusion The current prevalence rates of nonsusceptible H. influenzae to ampicillin appear to be low among AOM. NTHi is an emergent pathogen in AOM cases. Ongoing observations are needed about how NTHi colonizes, survives, and evolves into a leading causative agent of H. influenzae diseases.

Funder

Medical University of Sofia

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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