560. Circulating <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Genotypes in Central-Eastern Canada
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Abstract
Abstract Background Genotyping allows description of Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pjp) heterogenous population structure and clusters linked to nosocomial transmission. It may also reveal mutations associated with resistance to antimicrobials. Recently, a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme by Pasic et al. (2020) has been adopted by International Society for Human & Animal Mycology (ISHAM) as the typing method of choice for this fungus. Methods We analyzed Pjp specimens submitted to the Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec for genotyping between February 2013 and March 2023. The loci genotyped were those used in the Pasic et al. scheme (mt26s, CYB, SOD, B-TUB) with the addition of dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS). Results 296 specimens from Central-Eastern Canada were genotyped: 266 from Quebec, 29 from Ontario, 1 from New Brunswick. Most specimens were submitted as part of outbreak investigations. 187 complete (161 unique and 26 mixed) and 109 incomplete genotypes were obtained. Among specimens with complete and unique genotypes, 87 isolates matched with 23 previously known sequence-types (ST), according to ISHAM MLST scheme. Twenty-four new ST with currently known alleles were described. We also identified 36 isolates with previously undescribed alleles which resulted in 21 new distinct ST. MLST typing allowed epidemiological description of 9 outbreaks. Out of 243 specimens for which DHPS amplification was possible, only one showed a mutation (DHPS 57) previously linked to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistance. This contrasts with high prevalence of mutant strains seen in some countries. ST-52 was the most prevalent with 32 isolates (20% of strains with complete and unique genotypes) and was involved in 3 outbreaks. A specific CYB mutation (G369T) conferring resistance to atovaquone was uncovered in 18 ST-52 isolates, all associated with an outbreak in one hospital. Conclusion This is the first multicenter study to describe circulating genotypes of Pjp in Central-Eastern Canada. It represents the largest genotyping assembly performed according to the recent ISHAM MLST scheme. We described 45 new ST to be added to ISHAM’s 52 current genotypes. Our study highlights the usefulness of MLST typing in Pjp outbreak investigation and identification of potentially resistant isolates. Disclosures Simon F. Dufresne, MD, AvirPharma Inc.: Grant/Research Support|Merck Canada Inc.: Grant/Research Support Alex Carignan, MD, MSc, GSK: Advisor/Consultant|GSK: Grant/Research Support|GSK: Honoraria|Moderna: Advisor/Consultant|Moderna: Honoraria|Orimed Pharma: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Grant/Research Support|Pfizer: Honoraria
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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