Impact of intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis upon the intestinal microbiota and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in vaginally delivered full-term neonates

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Authors
Nogacka A, Salazar N, Suárez M, Milani C, Arboleya S, Solís G, Fernández N, Alaez L, Hernández-Barranco AM, de Los Reyes-Gavilán CG, Ventura M, Gueimonde M
Journal
Microbiome
Year
2017
Keywords:
Antibiotics, Intestinal microbiota, Intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis, Microbiome, Neonate
BACKGROUND: Disturbances in the early establishment of the intestinal microbiota may produce important implications for the infant's health and for the risk of disease later on. Different perinatal conditions may be affecting the development of the gut microbiota. Some of them, such as delivery mode or feeding habits, have been extensively assessed whereas others remain to be studied, being critical to identify their impact on the microbiota and, if any, to minimize it. Antibiotics are among the drugs most frequently used in early life, the use of intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis (IAP), present in over 30% of deliveries, being the most frequent source of exposure. However, our knowledge on the effects of IAP on the microbiota establishment is still limited. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the impact of IAP investigating a cohort of 40 full-term vaginally delivered infants born after an uncomplicated pregnancy, 18 of which were born from mothers receiving IAP. RESULTS: Fecal samples were collected at 2, 10, 30, and 90 days of age. We analyzed the composition of the fecal microbiota during the first 3 months of life by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and quantified fecal short chain fatty acids by gas chromatography. The presence of genes for resistance to antibiotics was determined by PCR in the samples from 1-month-old infants. Our results showed an altered pattern of intestinal microbiota establishment in IAP infants during the first weeks of life, with lower relative proportions of Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes and increased of Preoteobacteria and Firmicutes. A delay in the increase on the levels of acetate was observed in IAP infants. The analyses of specific antibiotic resistance genes showed a higher occurrence of some β-lactamase coding genes in infants whose mothers received IAP. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate an effect of IAP on the establishing early microbiota during the first months of life, which represent a key moment for the development of the microbiota-induced host homeostasis. Understanding the impact of IAP in the gut microbiota development is essential for developing treatments to minimize it, favoring a proper gut microbiota development in IAP-exposed neonates.

Experiment 1


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Subjects

Location of subjects
Spain
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces Cow dung,Cow pat,Droppings,Dung,Excrement,Excreta,Faeces,Fecal material,Fecal matter,Fewmet,Frass,Guano,Matières fécales@fr,Merde@fr,Ordure,Partie de la merde@fr,Piece of shit,Porción de mierda@es,Portion of dung,Portion of excrement,Portion of faeces,Portion of fecal material,Portion of fecal matter,Portion of feces,Portion of guano,Portion of scat,Portionem cacas,Scat,Spoor,Spraint,Stool,Teil der fäkalien@de,Feces,feces
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Antimicrobial agent antibiotic,antibiotics,Antibiotika,Antibiotikum,antibiotique,antimicrobial,antimicrobial agents,microbicide,microbicides,Antimicrobial agent,antimicrobial agent
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Infants to mothers didn't receive IAP
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Infants to mothers received IAP
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Full-term (gestational ages >37 weeks) vaginally delivered infants born after an uncomplicated pregnancy
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
22
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
18
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
During pregnancy or postnatal period (Mothers); during the study period (infants)

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V3-V4
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Statistical test
Kruskall-Wallis
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
No

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
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Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

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Curator: Mst Afroza Parvin

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Source: Table S1, Text

Description: Levels (relative frequencies; %) of the bacterial families showing differences, in at least one time point analyzed, between infants from mothers receiving IAP and those whose mothers did not receive it.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Infants to mothers received IAP

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Campylobacteraceae
Clostridiaceae
Helicobacteraceae
Prevotellaceae
Rikenellaceae

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Source: Table S1, Text

Description: Levels (relative frequencies; %) of the bacterial families showing differences, in at least one time point analyzed, between infants from mothers receiving IAP and those whose mothers did not receive it.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Infants to mothers received IAP

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Bifidobacteriaceae
Actinomycetota

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
breast-fed Infants to mothers didn't receive IAP
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Breast-fed Infants to mothers received IAP
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
18
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
11

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

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Curator: Mst Afroza Parvin

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Source: Table S2, Text

Description: Relative proportion (%; mean ± sd) of the five main bacterial phyla in the samples from breast and formula-fed infants either exposed of not to IAP

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Breast-fed Infants to mothers received IAP

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Bacillota
Verrucomicrobiota

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Signature 2

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Source: Table S2, Text

Description: Relative proportion (%; mean ± sd) of the five main bacterial phyla in the samples from breast and formula-fed infants either exposed of not to IAP

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Breast-fed Infants to mothers received IAP

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Actinomycetota
Bacteroidota

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Experiment 3


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Formula-fed Infants to mothers didn't receive IAP
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Formula-fed Infants to mothers received IAP
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
4
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
7

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Atrayees on 2023-7-6

Curated date: 2021/01/10

Curator: Mst Afroza Parvin

Revision editor(s): WikiWorks

Source: Table S2, Text

Description: Relative proportion (%; mean ± sd) of the five main bacterial phyla in the samples from breast and formula-fed infants either exposed of not to IAP

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Formula-fed Infants to mothers received IAP

NCBI Quality ControlLinks
Bacteroidota

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Signature 2

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by Atrayees on 2023-7-6

Curated date: 2021/01/10

Curator: Mst Afroza Parvin

Revision editor(s): WikiWorks

Source: Table S2, Text

Description: Relative proportion (%; mean ± sd) of the five main bacterial phyla in the samples from breast and formula-fed infants either exposed of not to IAP

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Formula-fed Infants to mothers received IAP

NCBI Quality ControlLinks
Actinomycetota

Revision editor(s): WikiWorks