Iranian National Survey on Tinea Capitis: Antifungal Susceptibility Profile, Epidemiological Characteristics, and Report of Two Strains with a Novel Mutation in SQLE Gene with Homology Modeling
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Iranian National Survey on Tinea Capitis: Antifungal Susceptibility Profile, Epidemiological Characteristics, and Report of Two Strains with a Novel Mutation in SQLE Gene with Homology Modeling
Abstract
Background: The data on the epidemiological and antifungal susceptibility profile of tinea capitis (TC) in Iran has not been updated in recent decades. This report presents the Iranian epidemiological and drug susceptibility data regarding the distribution of dermatophytes species isolated by six national mycology centers for a period of one year (2020-2021).
Material and methods: A total of 2100 clinical samples from individuals suspeted to TC were subjected to mycological analysis of direct microscopy and culture. For definite species identification, the culture isolates were additionally subjected to PCR-RFLP and PCR-sequencing of the ITS ribosomal DNA (ITS-rDNA) region. Antifungal susceptibility profiles for eight common antifungal drugs were determined by CLSI M38-A3 guidelines. The SQLE gene was partially amplified and sequenced in two terbinafine-resistant and two susceptible T. mentagrophytes isolates to elucidate probable substitutions involved in resistance.
Results: TC (n = 94) was diagnosed in 75 children (79.8%) and 19 adults (20.2%) by direct microscopy and culture. Frequency of TC was significantly more among males (66 males = 70.2% vs 28 females = 29.8%). The prevalent age group affected was 5-9 years (39.36%). Thirty-two (34.04%) T. mentagrophytes, 27 (28.7%) T. tonsurans, 14 (14.9%) M. canis, 13 (13.8%) T. violaceum, 5 (5.32%) T. indotineae, 2 (2.1%) T. benhamiae, and 1 (1.1%) T. schoenleinii were identified as the causative agents. MIC values of isolates showed susceptibility to all antifungal agents, except for fluconazole and griseofulvin with GM MIC of 11.91 μg/ml and 2.01 μg/ml, respectively. Terbinafine exhibited more activity against isolates, with GM MIC 0.084 μg/ml followed by ketoconazole (0.100 μg/ml), econazole (0.107 μg/ml), itraconazole (0.133 μg/ml), butenafine (0.142 μg/ml), and miconazole (0.325 μg/ml). Two resistant T. mentagrophytes isolates harbored missense mutations in SQLE gene, corresponding to amino acid substitution F397L. Remarkably, one unique mutation, C1255T, in the SQLE sequence of two terbinafine-susceptible T. mentagrophytes strains leading to a change of leucine at the 419th position to phenylalanine (L419F) was detected.
Conclusions: T. mentagrophytes, T. tonsurans, and M. canis remained the main agents of TC in Iran, however less known species such as T. indotinea and T. benhamiae are emerging as new ones. Terbinafine could still be the appropriate choice for the treatment of diverse forms of TC.
Keywords: Antifungal susceptibility; T. mentagrophytes; T. schoenleinii; Terbinafine-resistant; Tinea capitis.
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