Early Signals of Vaccine-driven Perturbation Seen in Pneumococcal Carriage Population Genomic Data



Chaguza, Chrispin ORCID: 0000-0002-2108-1757, Heinsbroek, Ellen, Gladstone, Rebecca, Tafatatha, Terence, Alaerts, Maaike, Peno, Chikondi, Cornick, Jennifer, Musicha, Patrick, Bar-Zeev, Naor ORCID: 0000-0003-0570-4624, Kamng’ona, Arox
et al (show 8 more authors) (2020) Early Signals of Vaccine-driven Perturbation Seen in Pneumococcal Carriage Population Genomic Data. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70 (7). pp. 1294-1303.

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Abstract

Background Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have reduced pneumococcal diseases globally. Pneumococcal genomic surveys elucidate PCV effects on population structure but are rarely conducted in low-income settings despite the high disease burden. Methods We undertook whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 660 pneumococcal isolates collected through surveys from healthy carriers 2 years from 13-valent PCV (PCV13) introduction and 1 year after rollout in northern Malawi. We investigated changes in population structure, within-lineage serotype dynamics, serotype diversity, and frequency of antibiotic resistance (ABR) and accessory genes. Results In children <5 years of age, frequency and diversity of vaccine serotypes (VTs) decreased significantly post-PCV, but no significant changes occurred in persons ≥5 years of age. Clearance of VT serotypes was consistent across different genetic backgrounds (lineages). There was an increase of nonvaccine serotypes (NVTs)—namely 7C, 15B/C, and 23A—in children <5 years of age, but 28F increased in both age groups. While carriage rates have been recently shown to remain stable post-PCV due to replacement serotypes, there was no change in diversity of NVTs. Additionally, frequency of intermediate-penicillin-resistant lineages decreased post-PCV. Although frequency of ABR genes remained stable, other accessory genes, especially those associated with mobile genetic element and bacteriocins, showed changes in frequency post-PCV. Conclusions We demonstrate evidence of significant population restructuring post-PCV driven by decreasing frequency of vaccine serotypes and increasing frequency of few NVTs mainly in children under 5. Continued surveillance with WGS remains crucial to fully understand dynamics of the residual VTs and replacement NVT serotypes post-PCV.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: pneumococcus, carriage, genomics, serotypes
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 17 Jul 2020 10:16
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 23:46
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz404
Open Access URL: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/1...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3093887

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