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Atovaquone exposure and Pneumocystis jirovecii cytochrome b mutations: French data and review of the literature

Gautier Hoarau
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Abstract Pneumocystis jirovecii is a transmissible fungus responsible for severe pneumonia (Pneumocystis pneumonia [PCP]) in immunocompromised patients. Missense mutations due to atovaquone selective pressure have been identified on cytochrome b (CYB) gene of P. jirovecii. It was recently shown that atovaquone prophylaxis can lead to the selection of specific P. jirovecii CYB mutants potentially resistant to atovaquone among organ transplant recipients. In this context, our objectives were to provide data on P. jirovecii CYB mutants and the putative selective pressure exerted by atovaquone on P. jirovecii organisms in France. A total of 123 patients (124 P. jirovecii specimens) from four metropolitan hospitals and two overseas hospitals were retrospectively enrolled. Fourteen patients had prior exposure to atovaquone, whereas 109 patients did not at the time of P. jirovecii detection. A 638 base-pair fragment of the CYB gene of P. jirovecii was amplified and sequenced. A total of 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified. Both missense mutations C431T (Ala144Val) and C823T (Leu275Phe), located at the Qo active site of the enzyme, were significantly associated with prior atovaquone exposure, these mutations being conversely incidental in the absence of prior atovaquone exposure (P < 0.001). Considering that the aforementioned hospitals may be representative of the national territory, these findings suggest that the overall presence of P. jirovecii CYB mutants remains low in France.
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hal-04301211 , version 1 (22-11-2023)

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Pierre Bonnet, Claire Hoffmann, Nathan Le Nan, Lorenn Bellamy, Gautier Hoarau, et al.. Atovaquone exposure and Pneumocystis jirovecii cytochrome b mutations: French data and review of the literature. Medical Mycology, 2023, 61 (9), ⟨10.1093/mmy/myad095⟩. ⟨hal-04301211⟩
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