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ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12111605
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Haemophilus influenzae; nasopharyngeal carriage; acute otitis media; spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane; antibiotic resistance; children
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This study analyzed the evolution of beta-lactam resistance in Haemophilus influenzae strains isolated from children with acute otitis media in France. The proportion of beta-lactamase-producing and beta-lactamase-negative, ampicillin-resistant Hi strains remained stable over time in nasopharyngeal carriage and mild ear fluid samples. Therefore, amoxicillin remains a valid recommendation as the first-line drug for childhood acute otitis media in France.
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is one of the leading bacteria implicated in childhood acute otitis media (AOM). Recent concerns have been raised about the emergence of Hi-resistant strains. We aimed to analyze the evolution of beta-lactam resistance to Hi among strains isolated from nasopharyngeal carriage in children with AOM and in mild ear fluid (MEF) after the spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane (SPTM) in France. In this national ambulatory-based cohort study over 16 years, we analyzed the rate of Hi nasopharyngeal carriage and the proportion of beta-lactam-resistant Hi strains over time using a segmented linear regression model. Among the 13,865 children (median [IQR] age, 12.7 [9.3-17.3] months; 7400 [53.4%] male) with AOM included from November 2006 to July 2022, Hi was isolated in 7311 (52.7%) children by nasopharyngeal sampling. The proportion of beta-lactamase-producing and beta-lactamase-negative, ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) Hi strains in nasopharyngeal carriage remained stable during the study period. Among the 783 children (median [IQR] age, 20 [12.3-37.8] months; 409 [52.2%] male) with SPTM included from October 2015 to July 2022, Hi was isolated in 177 (22.6%) cases by MEF sampling. The proportions of beta-lactamase-producing and BLNAR Hi strains did not significantly differ between nasopharyngeal (17.6% and 8.8%, respectively) and MEF (12.6% and 7.4%) samples. Accordingly, amoxicillin remains a valid recommendation as the first-line drug for AOM in France.
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