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The disposal of antibiotics in the aquatic environment favors the selection of bacteria exhibiting antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Quinolones are bactericidal antimicrobials extensively used in both human and animal medicine. Some of the quinolone-resistance mechanisms are encoded by different bacterial genes, whereas others are the result of mutations in the enzymes on which those antibiotics act. The worldwide occurrence of quinolone resistance genes in aquatic environments has been widely reported, particularly in areas impacted by urban discharges. The most commonly reported quinolone resistance gene, qnr, encodes for the Qnr proteins that protect DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV from quinolone activity. It is important to note that low-level resistance usually constitutes the first step in the development of high-level resistance, because bacteria carrying these genes have an adaptive advantage compared to the highly susceptible bacterial population in environments with low concentrations of this antimicrobial group. In addition, these genes can act additively with chromosomal mutations in the sequences of the target proteins of quinolones leading to high-level quinolone resistance. The occurrence of qnr genes in aquatic environments is most probably caused by the release of bacteria carrying these genes through anthropogenic pollution and maintained by the selective activity of antimicrobial residues discharged into these environments. This increase in the levels of quinolone resistance has consequences both in clinical settings and the wider aquatic environment, where there is an increased exposure risk to the general population, representing a significant threat to the efficacy of quinolone-based human and animal therapies. In this review the potential role of aquatic environments as reservoirs of the qnr genes, their activity in reducing the susceptibility to various quinolones, and the possible ways these genes contribute to the acquisition and spread of high-level resistance to quinolones will be discussed.
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OBJECTIVES: In contrast to other qnr families, qnrVC has been reported mainly in Vibrio spp. and inserted in class 1 integrons. This study aimed to identify the variants of qnrVC genes detected in Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2-producing Enterobacter and Klebsiella strains isolated from Brazilian coastal waters and the genetic contexts associated with their occurrence. METHODS: qnrVC variants were identified by Sanger sequencing. Stains were typified by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, conjugation assays, and whole genome sequencing (WGS) were applied to identify the strains' antimicrobial resistance profile, qnrVC and blaKPC-2 co-transference, and qnrVC genetic context. RESULTS: qnrVC1 was identified in 15 Enterobacter and 3 Klebsiella, and qnrVC4 in 2 Enterobacter strains. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed 12 clonal profiles of Enterobacter and one of Klebsiella. Strains were resistant to aminoglycosides, beta-lactams, fosfomycin, quinolones, and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. Co-transference of qnrVC and blaKPC-2 were obtained from five representative Enterobacter strains, which showed resistance to ampicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanate, and reduced susceptibility to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, meropenem, and ciprofloxacin. WGS analysis from representative strains revealed one K. quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae, one E. soli, four E. kobei, and seven isolates belonging to Enterobacter Taxon 3. Long-read WGS showed qnrVC and blaKPC-2 were carried by the same replicon on Klebsiella and Enterobacter strains, and the qnrVC association with not previously described genetic environments composed of insertion sequences and truncated genes. These contexts occurred in small- and high-molecular-weight plasmids belonging to IncFII, IncP6, pKPC-CAV1321, and IncU groups. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the dissemination of qnrVC among Enterobacterales in Brazilian coastal waters is associated with several genetic recombination events.
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Enterobacter , Klebsiella , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Enterobacter/genética , Klebsiella/genética , Klebsiella pneumoniae/genéticaRESUMEN
The plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes have changed the resistance pattern to quinolones, especially among Enterobacteriales. The dissemination of these genes in Latin American countries, where the prescription of fluoroquinolones is high, has been described in several studies; however, no review of the impact of PMQR in this continent has been conducted. This review summarized current knowledge about the circulation of PMQR among Enterobacteriales in Latin American. After the search and selection, 61 articles were included in the study. Most of studies reported PMQR genes among Enterobacteriales from human (47/61, 77%) and animal (18/61, 29.5%) samples, recovered mainly in Brazil (23/61, 37.7%), Mexico (11/61, 18%), and Uruguay (7/61, 11.5%). Nine different PMQR genes (qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, qnrD, qnrE, aac-(6')-Ib-cr, oqxA, oqxB, and qepA) were found in Latin America, with aac (6')-Ib-cr (37/61, 60.6%) and qnrB (26/61, 42.6%) being the most frequently reported. Escherichia coli (40/61, 65.6%) was the species most frequently reported to carry a PMQR gene, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (24/61, 39.3%), Enterobacter cloacae (15/61, 24.6%), and Salmonella spp. (14/61, 22.9%). Thus, this review provides important information which might help in designing measures to control the spread of quinolone resistance determinants on this continent.
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Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética , Enterobacteriaceae/efectos de los fármacos , Plásmidos/metabolismo , Quinolonas/farmacología , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/efectos de los fármacos , Geografía , Humanos , América LatinaRESUMEN
While the description of resistance to quinolones is almost as old as these antimicrobial agents themselves, transferable mechanisms of quinolone resistance (TMQR) remained absent from the scenario for more than 36 years, appearing first as sporadic events and afterward as epidemics. In 1998, the first TMQR was soundly described, that is, QnrA. The presence of QnrA was almost anecdotal for years, but in the middle of the first decade of the 21st century, there was an explosion of TMQR descriptions, which definitively changed the epidemiology of quinolone resistance. Currently, 3 different clinically relevant mechanisms of quinolone resistance are encoded within mobile elements: (i) target protection, which is mediated by 7 different families of Qnr (QnrA, QnrB, QnrC, QnrD, QnrE, QnrS, and QnrVC), which overall account for more than 100 recognized alleles; (ii) antibiotic efflux, which is mediated by 2 main transferable efflux pumps (QepA and OqxAB), which together account for more than 30 alleles, and a series of other efflux pumps (e.g., QacBIII), which at present have been sporadically described; and (iii) antibiotic modification, which is mediated by the enzymes AAC(6')Ib-cr, from which different alleles have been claimed, as well as CrpP, a newly described phosphorylase.
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Antibacterianos/farmacología , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/microbiología , Escherichia coli/efectos de los fármacos , Escherichia coli/genética , Quinolonas/farmacología , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , HumanosRESUMEN
QnrD is a plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) determinant first reported in clinical Salmonella enterica isolates from China, located on nonconjugative plasmids of 4270â¯bp. Since then, the qnrD gene has been mostly found on plasmids around 2683â¯bp in Proteus and Morganella genera. However, Providencia spp. strains carrying qnrD-harboring plasmids have only been reported among clinical samples, in France and China. In this paper we describe two plasmids carrying qnrD in Providencia spp. isolated from Brazilian food and coastal waters. These plasmids present high coverage and identity with those recovered in France. Our results emphasize the relevance of the Proteeae tribe as reservoirs of qnrD and include P. rettgeri as a possible environmental carrier of this gene.
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Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética , Plásmidos/metabolismo , Providencia/fisiología , Antibacterianos , Brasil , Microbiología de Alimentos , Pruebas de Sensibilidad MicrobianaRESUMEN
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunist pathogen that has intrinsic resistance to the majority of antibiotics and has a high ability to adapt in different environments; however, there are few reports of acquired resistance genes in S. maltophilia. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance profile, the presence of mutations in the quinolone-resistance determining region, the presence of acquired resistance genes, and the different plasmid families in S. maltophilia isolated from Brazilian soils. A total of 16 isolates were obtained from a variety of agricultural soils with different cultures of Brazil and they were nonsusceptible to most of the antibiotics tested. No mutations were detected in the gyrA gene and only one (Ser-80-Ile) was detected in the parC gene. A diversity of acquired resistance genes was found, including the qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, oqxA, oqxB, blaSHV, blaCTX-M-Gp1, blaPER, blaOXA-1-like, blaOXA-48-like, and sul1. All isolates presented ColE-like plasmids and only one presented IncL/M. These results show, for the first time, the presence of qnrA and oqxAB genes and the presence of qnrB and qnrS genes for the second time in the world in S. maltophilia.
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Antibacterianos/farmacología , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/genética , Brasil , Girasa de ADN/genética , Topoisomerasa de ADN IV/genética , Humanos , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana/métodos , Plásmidos/genética , Quinolonas/farmacología , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/efectos de los fármacos , beta-Lactamasas/genéticaRESUMEN
Bacterial resistance occurs by spontaneous mutations or horizontal gene transfer mediated by mobile genetic elements, which represents a great concern. Resistance to ß-lactam antibiotics is mainly due to the production of ß-lactamases, and an important mechanism of fluoroquinolone resistance is the acquisition plasmid determinants. The aim of this study was to verify the presence of ß-lactamase-encoding genes and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in different water samples obtained from São Paulo state, Brazil. A high level of these resistance genes was detected, being the blaSHV, blaGES, and qnr the most prevalent. Besides that, the blaNDM gene, which codify an important and hazardous metallo-ß-lactamase, was detected.
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Farmacorresistencia Microbiana/genética , Monitoreo del Ambiente , Genes Bacterianos , Contaminación del Agua/análisis , beta-Lactamasas/genética , Brasil , Fluoroquinolonas , Humanos , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Plásmidos , Quinolonas , Agua , Microbiología del Agua , Contaminación del Agua/estadística & datos numéricosRESUMEN
Resumen Introducción: La resistencia de enterobacterias a quinolonas se ha difundido por el mundo, fenómeno presente también en Venezuela. El mecanismo de esta resistencia pudiera estar mediado por genes incluidos en el cromosoma bacteriano o transmitirse en el interior de plásmidos. Objetivo: Evaluar la resistencia a quino-lonas, codificada por genes qnr, presentes en cepas de enterobacterias, aisladas en el Hospital Universitario de Cumaná, Venezuela. Métodos: A las cepas obtenidas se les realizaron pruebas de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana a quinolonas, β-lactámicos y aminoglucósidos. La presencia del gen qnr se determinó por RPC. Las enterobacterias portadoras del gen qnr fueron sometidas al proceso de conjugación bacteriana para comprobar su capacidad de transferencia. A las transconjugantes obtenidas se les realizó pruebas de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana y RPC para comprobar la transferencia de los genes. Resultados: Se encontraron elevados porcentajes de resistencia antimicrobiana a quinolonas y betalactámicos. El 33,6% de las cepas eran portadoras del gen qnrB, y 0,9% del gen qnrA. Se obtuvieron 23 cepas transconjugantes; de éstas, 20 portaban el gen qnrB, no se observó la presencia de qnrA. Discusión: En conclusión, el elevado porcentaje de genes qnr encontrado en las enterobacterias aisladas, y comprobada la presencia de éstos en plásmidos transferibles, complica la aplicación de tratamientos basados en quinolonas y fluoroquinolonas, por lo que es recomendable el uso racional de estos antimicrobianos, y proponer la rotación de la terapia antimicrobiana, a fin de evitar la selección de cepas resistentes.
Background: Enterobacteria resistant to quinolones is increasing worldwide, including Venezuela. The mechanism for this resistance could be due to genes included in the chromosome or in transmissible plasmids. Aim: To evaluate the resistance to quinolones, coded by qnr genes present in enterobacteria species, isolated in the University Hospital of Cumana, Venezuela. Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility tests to quinolones, beta-lactams and aminoglycosides were carried out to all the isolates. The presence of qnr genes were determined by PCR. The isolates carrying the qnr genes were used for bacterial conjugation tests to determine the presence of transferable plasmids. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests and PCR were carried out in the transconjugants to verify the transfer of the genes. Results: High levels of antimicrobial resistance to quinolones and beta-lactams were found among the isolates. We found that 33.6% of the isolates carry the qnrB gene and 0.9% qnr A gene. Of the 23 transconjugants, 20 showed to have qnrB gene, but none qnrA. Discussion: We concluded that the high frequency of qnr genes found in the enterobacteria isolates and their presence on transferable plasmids, complicate the use of quinolones for the treatment of bacterial infections, thus, a treatment plan should be designed with the rational use and the rotation of different types of antimicrobials, in order to avoid the selection of increasingly resistant strains.
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Plásmidos , Quinolonas/farmacología , Resistencia betalactámica/genética , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética , Enterobacteriaceae/genética , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/genética , Bacterias Gramnegativas/genética , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Venezuela , beta-Lactamasas/genética , ADN Bacteriano/genética , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Proteínas de Escherichia coli , Enterobacteriaceae/aislamiento & purificación , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/microbiología , Genes Bacterianos , Bacterias Gramnegativas/clasificación , Hospitales UniversitariosRESUMEN
The expression of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes confers low-level quinolone and fluoroquinolones resistance alone. However, the association to chromosomal resistance mechanisms determines an expressively higher resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. These mechanisms are horizontally disseminated within plasmids and have contributed to the emergence of bacteria with reduced susceptibility or resistant to therapies worldwide. The epidemiological characterization of PMQR dissemination is highly relevant in the scientific and medical context, to investigate the dissemination within enterobacteria, from different populations, including humans and food-producing animals. In the present study, 200 Enterobacteriaceae isolates were harvested from poultry with cloacal swabs and identified as Escherichia coli (90.5%), Escherichia fergusonii (5.5%), Klebsiella oxytoca (2.5%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (1.5%). Among isolates evaluated, 46 (23%) harboured PMQR genes including qnrB (43/200), qnrS (2/200) and aac(6')-Ib-cr (1/200). All isolates carrying PMQR genes showed multidrug-resistance phenotype. The 36 E. coli isolates showed 18 different PFGE types. All E. fergusonii isolates showed the same PFGE type. The two Klebsiella oxytoca belonged to two different PFGE types. The phylogenetic groups A, B1, and D were found among the E. coli harboring PMQR genes. Based on the phylogenetic analysis and PFGE, the population structure of E. coli isolates was diverse, even within the same farm. All isolates carrying qnrB and qnrS genes also harboured ColE-like plasmids. The Southern blot hybridization using the S1-PFGE revealed that the qnrB genes were located on low molecular weight plasmids, smaller than 10Kb. Resistance plasmids were sequenced and showed 100% identity with plasmid pPAB19-3. The association of PMQR genes with mobile genetic elements, such as transferable plasmids, favours the selection and dissemination of (fluoro) quinolones resistant bacteria among food-producing animals, and may play an important role in the current increased prevalence of resistant bacteria in different environments reported worldwide.
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Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética , Enterobacteriaceae/efectos de los fármacos , Enterobacteriaceae/genética , Plásmidos/genética , Aves de Corral/microbiología , Quinolonas/farmacología , Animales , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Brasil , Pruebas de Sensibilidad MicrobianaRESUMEN
AIMS: The objective of this study was to obtain a phenotypic and genotypic profile of Salmonella enterica including multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates from food-producing animals and clinical isolates, as well as their genetic relatedness in two different States of Mexico (Jalisco and State of Mexico). METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 243 isolates were evaluated in terms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and related genes through a disk diffusion method and PCR respectively; we found 16 MDR isolates, all of them harbouring the blaCMY gene but not qnr genes, these isolates represent less than 10% of the collection. The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed a higher genotypic similitude within isolates of State of Mexico than Jalisco. CONCLUSIONS: A low percentage of Salmonella isolates were resistant to relevant antibiotics in human health, nevertheless, the AMR and involved genes were similar despite the different serovars and origin of the isolates. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This investigation provided an insight of the current status of AMR of Salmonella isolates in two States of Mexico and pinpoint the genes involved in AMR and their epidemiological relationship, the information could help to determine an adequate therapy in human and veterinary medicine.
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Antibacterianos/farmacología , Genotipo , Salmonella enterica/genética , Animales , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana Múltiple/genética , Electroforesis en Gel de Campo Pulsado , Humanos , México , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Fenotipo , Salmonella enterica/efectos de los fármacos , Salmonella enterica/aislamiento & purificaciónRESUMEN
qnrE1, found in a clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate, was undetectable by PCR assays used for the six qnr families. qnrE1 was located on a conjugative plasmid (ca. 185 kb) and differed from qnrB alleles by 25%. Phylogenetic reconstructions of qnr genes and proteins and analysis of the qnrE1 surroundings showed that this gene belongs to a new qnr family and was likely mobilized by ISEcp1 from the chromosome of Enterobacter spp. to plasmids of K. pneumoniae.
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Antibacterianos/farmacología , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética , Klebsiella pneumoniae/genética , Quinolonas/farmacología , Anciano , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Girasa de ADN/genética , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana Múltiple/genética , Escherichia coli/efectos de los fármacos , Escherichia coli/genética , Femenino , Transferencia de Gen Horizontal/genética , Humanos , Klebsiella pneumoniae/efectos de los fármacos , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Plásmidos/genéticaRESUMEN
The dissemination of plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance genes may pose a substantial public health risk. In the present work, the occurrences of blaCTX-M and plasmid-mediated ampC and qnr genes were investigated in Escherichia coli from 16 chicken carcasses produced by four commercial brands in Brazil. Of the brands tested, three were exporters, including one of organic chicken. Our study assessed 136 E. coli isolates that were grouped into 77 distinct biotypes defined by their origin, resistance profiling, the presence of β-lactamase and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-polimerase chain reaction typing. The blaCTX-M-15, blaCTX-M-2 and blaCTX-M-8 genes were detected in one, 17 and eight different biotypes, respectively (45 isolates). Twenty-one biotypes (46 isolates) harboured blaCMY-2. Additionally, blaCMY-2 was identified in isolates that also carried either blaCTX-M-2 or blaCTX-M-8. The qnrB and/or qnrS genes occurred in isolates carrying each of the four types of β-lactamase determinants detected and also in oxyimino-cephalosporin-susceptible strains. Plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC determinants were identified in carcasses from the four brands tested. Notably, this is the first description of blaCTX-M-15 genes in meat or food-producing animals from South America. The blaCTX-M-8, blaCTX-M-15 and blaCMY-2 genes were transferable in conjugation experiments. The findings of the present study indicate that plasmid-mediated ESBL and AmpC-encoding genes are widely distributed in Brazilian chicken meat.
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Humanos , Hospitalización , Atención de Enfermería , Alta del Paciente , Readmisión del Paciente , Estudios Prospectivos , Calidad de VidaRESUMEN
South America exhibits some of the higher rates of antimicrobial resistance in Enterobactericeae worldwide. This continent includes 12 independent countries with huge socioeconomic differences, where the ample access to antimicrobials, including counterfeit ones, coexists with ineffective health systems and sanitation problems, favoring the emergence and dissemination of resistant strains. This work presents a literature review concerning the evolution and current status of antimicrobial resistance threats found among Enterobacteriaceae in South America. Resistance to ß-lactams, fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides was emphasized along with description of key epidemiological studies that highlight the success of specific resistance determinants in different parts of the continent. In addition, a discussion regarding political and socioeconomic factors possibly related to the dissemination of antimicrobial resistant strains in clinical settings and at the community is presented. Finally, in order to assess the possible sources of resistant bacteria, we compile the current knowledge about the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in isolates in South American' food, food-producing animals and off-hospitals environments. By addressing that intensive intercontinental commerce and tourism neutralizes the protective effect of geographic barriers, we provide arguments reinforcing that globally integrated efforts are needed to decelerate the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistant strains.
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Antibacterianos/farmacología , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/tratamiento farmacológico , Enterobacteriaceae/efectos de los fármacos , beta-Lactamasas/genética , Aminoglicósidos/farmacología , Animales , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana Múltiple/genética , Enterobacteriaceae/genética , Enterobacteriaceae/metabolismo , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/epidemiología , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/microbiología , Infecciones por Enterobacteriaceae/transmisión , Fluoroquinolonas/farmacología , Microbiología de Alimentos , Expresión Génica , Humanos , Sistemas Políticos , Factores Socioeconómicos , América del Sur/epidemiología , beta-Lactamasas/metabolismo , beta-Lactamas/farmacologíaRESUMEN
The rise of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli in food-producing animals is a growing concern for public health. We investigated ESBL producers isolated from broiler chickens in Brazil and characterized 19 CTX-M-2-producing E. coli. The ISCR1 was detected upstream of the chromosome-located gene bla(CTX-M-2), associated with sul-1 type integron structure. CTX-M-2-producing E. coli exhibited different PFGE-types and phylogenetic groups, showing a non-clonal dissemination. The sequence types found (ST93, ST155 and ST2309) have been associated with humans and animals worldwide. Herein, we report the chromosomal location of bla(CTX-M-2) on E. coli, highlighting the risks of multidrug-resistant bacteria in food-producing animals.
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Pollos , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/veterinaria , Escherichia coli/aislamiento & purificación , Enfermedades de las Aves de Corral/microbiología , beta-Lactamasas/genética , Animales , Brasil , Cromosomas Bacterianos , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana Múltiple , Escherichia coli/enzimología , Escherichia coli/genética , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/microbiología , Evolución Molecular , Humanos , Filogenia , beta-Lactamasas/metabolismoRESUMEN
SUMMARY Stenotrophomonas maltophilia contains a novel chromosomally-encoded qnr gene named Smqnr that contributes to low intrinsic resistance to quinolone. We described Smqnr in 13 clinical isolates of S. maltophilia from two Brazilian hospitals, over a 2-year period. The strains were identified by API 20 NE (bioMérieux, France). Susceptibility by microdilution method to trimetroprim/sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, minocycline, ceftazidime, chloramphenicol and ticarcillin/clavulanate was performed according to CLSI. PCR detection of Smqnr gene was carried out. The sequence of Smqnr was compared with those deposited in GenBank. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of all strains was performed. Thirteen Smqnr positives isolates were sequenced and three novel variants of Smqnr were identified. All 13 Smqnr isolates had distinguishable patterns by PFGE. This is the first report of Smqnr in S. maltophilia isolated in Brazil. .
RESUMO S. maltophilia contem um novo gene qnr cromossômico denominado Smqnr que contribui para baixa resistência intrínseca a quinolonas. Descrevemos Smqnr em 13 isolados clínicos de S. maltophilia de dois hospitais brasileiros, ao longo do período de dois anos. Os isolados foram identificados pela API 20 NE (bioMérieux, França). Susceptibilidade pelo método de microdiluição dos seguintes antibióticos trimetroprim/sulfametoxazol, ciprofloxacina, levofloxacina, minociclina, ceftazidima, cloranfenicol e ticarcilina/clavulanato foi realizada segundo o CLSI. Detecção do gene de Smqnr foi realizada por PCR. A sequência de Smqnr foi comparada com aquelas depositadas no GenBank. Foi realizada eletroforese em gel de campo pulsado (PFGE) de todos os isolados. Treze isolados contendo Smqnr foram sequenciados e identificados três variantes do gene Smqnr. Todos os 13 isolados de Smqnr apresentaram diferentes padrões por PFGE. Este é o primeiro relato de Smqnr em isolados de S. maltophilia no Brasil. .
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Humanos , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana/genética , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/genética , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Brasil , Electroforesis en Gel de Campo Pulsado , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/efectos de los fármacos , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/aislamiento & purificaciónRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Salmonella and Shigella cause significant morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. Increased antimicrobial resistance results in greater burden of disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2005 to 2011, Salmonella and Shigella isolates collected from ill children at a major hospital in Yucatan, Mexico, were subjected to serotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disk diffusion and agar dilution. The identification of bla CTX, bla CMY, bla SHV, bla TEM, and bla OXA and qnr resistance genes was conducted by PCR and sequencing. RESULTS: Among 2344 children with acute gastroenteritis, salmonellosis decreased from 17.7% in 2005 to 11.2% in 2011 (p < 0.001). In contrast, shigellosis increased from 8.3% in 2010 to 12.1% in 2011. Compared to children with Salmonella, those with Shigella had significantly more bloody stools (59 vs 36%, p < 0.001), dehydration (27 vs 15%, p = 0.031), and seizures (11 vs 3%, p = 0.03). In Salmonella (n = 365), there was a significant decrease in resistance to ampicillin (43 to 16%, p < 0.001), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (44 to 26%, p = 0.014), and extended-spectrum cephalosporins (27 to 10%, p = 0.009). Reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Salmonella rose from 30 to 41% (p < 0.001). All ceftriaxone-resistant isolates harbored the bla CMY-2 gene. qnr genes were found in 42 (36%) of the 117 Salmonella isolates with a ciprofloxacin MIC ≥ 0.125 µg/ml. Four were qnrA1 and 38 were qnrB19. Resistance to ampicillin (40%) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (58%) was common in Shigella (n = 218), but isolates remained fully susceptible to ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin. CONCLUSION: Illness from Salmonella has decreased while severe Shigella infections have increased among children with gastroenteritis in the Yucatan Peninsula. While Shigella resistance to clinically important antibiotics remained unchanged, resistance to most of these, except ciprofloxacin, declined in Salmonella. bla CMY-2 and qnr genes are common in Salmonella isolates.
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OBJECTIVE: This is to investigate the implication of fluoroquinolone usage in veterinary practice and the food chain system. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Five hundred isolates of commensal E coli were recovered from the faeces of apparently healthy cattle in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. The susceptibility of the bacteria was tested using standard laboratory procedures. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was carried out to detect the presence of qnrA and qnrB genes, which were selected on the basis of their fluoroquinolone-resistant patterns. RESULTS: The agar disc diffusion technique revealed that the representative isolates showed multiple fluoroquinolone-resistance and this formed the basis for their selection for PCR amplification. The PCR revealed that ten of the 17 quinolone-resistant representative isolates showed distinct bands which are specific for the qnrB gene; in addition, only one strain of the 20 representative isolates of commensal E coli carried plasmids on which the qnrA gene was detected. CONCLUSION: This study has confirmed that plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance is a possible mechanism among the fluoroquinolone-resistant commensal E coli isolated from faeces of apparently healthy cattle in the study location.
OBJETIVO: El propósito de este trabajo es investigar las implicaciones del uso de las fluoroquinolonas en la práctica veterinaria y el sistema de la cadena alimentaría. SUJETOS Y MÉTODOS: Quinientos aislados de E Coli comensales fueron obtenidos de las heces de ganado ostensiblemente sano en Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Se sometió a prueba la susceptibilidad de las bacterias usando los procedimientos de laboratorio normales. Se llevó a cabo una reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (RCP) a fin de detectar la presencia de genes qnrA y qnrB, los cuales fueron seleccionados sobre la base de sus patrones de resistencia a la fluoroquinolona. RESULTADOS: La técnica de difusión con disco en agar reveló que los aislados representativos mostraban resistencia múltiple a la fluoroquinolona, lo cual constituyó la base para su selección a fin de amplificar la RCP. La RCP reveló que 10 de cada 17 asilados representativos de la resistencia a la quinolona, mostraban bandas claramente específicas del gen qnrB. Además, sólo una cepa de 20 aislados representativos de las E Coli portaba plásmidos en los que el gen qnrA fue detectado. CONCLUSIÓN: Este estudio confirmó que la resistencia a la quinolona mediada por plásmidos, es un posible mecanismo entre las E Coli comensales aisladas de la haces del ganado sano en la localidad del estudio.