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Dos Santos S, Diene SM, Benouda A, Zerouali K, Ghaith DM, El-Mahdy RH, El Tayeb SHM, Boutiba I, Hammami A, Chrabieh R, Daoud Z, Mereghetti L, Francois P, Van Der Mee-Marquet N. Carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Enterobacterales in intensive care unit patients in Mediterranean countries, 2019. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1370553. [PMID: 38680922 PMCID: PMC11045966 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1370553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Introduction The colonization of patients by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) has been associated with heightened mortality, especially in vulnerable individuals within intensive care units (ICUs). Our study aimed to comprehensively assess CPE prevalence among ICU patients across the Mediterranean region pre-COVID-19, conducting a multicenter prevalence study in the first quarter of 2019. Methods We collected clinical data and rectal or fecal samples from 256 ICU patients for CPE testing. Additionally, we performed whole-genome sequencing on 40 representative CPE strains to document their molecular characteristics. Results Among the 256 patients, CPE was detected in 73 samples (28.5%), with prevalence varying from 3.3 to 69.0% across participating centers. We observed 13 colistin-resistant CPE strains, affecting three ICUs. Genetic analysis revealed highly diverse E. coli and K. pneumoniae strains, predominantly from international high-risk clones. Notably, blaOXA-48 and blaNDM-1 were the most prevalent carbapenemase genes. Molecular typing uncovered potential patient clusters in six centers. Significantly, longer hospital stays were associated with increased CPE carriage (p < 0.001). Nine centers across Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Lebanon voluntarily participated. Discussion Our study provides CPE prevalence in Mediterranean ICUs and reaffirms established CPE presence in this setting but also provides updates on the molecular diversity of CPE strains. These findings highlight the imperative of reinforcing infection control measures in the participating ICUs to curtail escalated mortality rates, and of strictly applying isolation measures around patients originating from the Mediterranean region when transferred to other healthcare institutions.
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- Sandra Dos Santos
- Centre d’Appui pour la Prévention des Infections Associées aux Soins Centre Val de Loire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Tours, France
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Cheikh Zaid, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Dermatology, Lebanese American University Medical Center Rizk Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Saint George Hospital-UMC, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Service de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Tours, France
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- Genomic Research Laboratory, Infectious Diseases Service, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Centre d’Appui pour la Prévention des Infections Associées aux Soins Centre Val de Loire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Tours, France
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Chelaru EC, Muntean AA, Hogea MO, Muntean MM, Popa MI, Popa GL. The Importance of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in African Countries: Evolution and Current Burden. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:295. [PMID: 38666971 PMCID: PMC11047529 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13040295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a worldwide healthcare problem. Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) can spread quickly owing to their resistance mechanisms. Although colonized individuals are crucial for MDRO dissemination, colonizing microbes can lead to symptomatic infections in carriers. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are among the most important MDROs involved in colonizations and infections with severe outcomes. This review aimed to track down the first reports of CPE in Africa, describe their dissemination throughout African countries and summarize the current status of CRE and CPE data, highlighting current knowledge and limitations of reported data. Two database queries were undertaken using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), employing relevant keywords to identify articles that had as their topics beta-lactamases, carbapenemases and carbapenem resistance pertaining to Africa or African regions and countries. The first information on CPE could be traced back to the mid-2000s, but data for many African countries were established after 2015-2018. Information is presented chronologically for each country. Although no clear conclusions could be drawn for some countries, it was observed that CPE infections and colonizations are present in most African countries and that carbapenem-resistance levels are rising. The most common CPE involved are Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, and the most prevalent carbapenemases are NDM-type and OXA-48-type enzymes. Prophylactic measures, such as screening, are required to combat this phenomenon.
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- Edgar-Costin Chelaru
- Department of Microbiology II, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (E.-C.C.); (A.-A.M.); (M.-O.H.); (M.-M.M.)
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- Department of Microbiology II, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (E.-C.C.); (A.-A.M.); (M.-O.H.); (M.-M.M.)
- Department of Microbiology, Cantacuzino National Military Medical Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology II, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (E.-C.C.); (A.-A.M.); (M.-O.H.); (M.-M.M.)
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- Department of Microbiology II, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (E.-C.C.); (A.-A.M.); (M.-O.H.); (M.-M.M.)
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- Department of Microbiology II, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (E.-C.C.); (A.-A.M.); (M.-O.H.); (M.-M.M.)
- Department of Microbiology, Cantacuzino National Military Medical Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
- Parasitic Disease Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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Venne DM, Hartley DM, Malchione MD, Koch M, Britto AY, Goodman JL. Review and analysis of the overlapping threats of carbapenem and polymyxin resistant E. coli and Klebsiella in Africa. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2023; 12:29. [PMID: 37013626 PMCID: PMC10071777 DOI: 10.1186/s13756-023-01220-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales are among the most serious antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threats. Emerging resistance to polymyxins raises the specter of untreatable infections. These resistant organisms have spread globally but, as indicated in WHO reports, the surveillance needed to identify and track them is insufficient, particularly in less resourced countries. This study employs comprehensive search strategies with data extraction, meta-analysis and mapping to help address gaps in the understanding of the risks of carbapenem and polymyxin resistance in the nations of Africa. METHODS Three comprehensive Boolean searches were constructed and utilized to query scientific and medical databases as well as grey literature sources through the end of 2019. Search results were screened to exclude irrelevant results and remaining studies were examined for relevant information regarding carbapenem and/or polymyxin(s) susceptibility and/or resistance amongst E. coli and Klebsiella isolates from humans. Such data and study characteristics were extracted and coded, and the resulting data was analyzed and geographically mapped. RESULTS Our analysis yielded 1341 reports documenting carbapenem resistance in 40 of 54 nations. Resistance among E. coli was estimated as high (> 5%) in 3, moderate (1-5%) in 8 and low (< 1%) in 14 nations with at least 100 representative isolates from 2010 to 2019, while present in 9 others with insufficient isolates to support estimates. Carbapenem resistance was generally higher among Klebsiella: high in 10 nations, moderate in 6, low in 6, and present in 11 with insufficient isolates for estimates. While much less information was available concerning polymyxins, we found 341 reports from 33 of 54 nations, documenting resistance in 23. Resistance among E. coli was high in 2 nations, moderate in 1 and low in 6, while present in 10 with insufficient isolates for estimates. Among Klebsiella, resistance was low in 8 nations and present in 8 with insufficient isolates for estimates. The most widespread associated genotypes were, for carbapenems, blaOXA-48, blaNDM-1 and blaOXA-181 and, for polymyxins, mcr-1, mgrB, and phoPQ/pmrAB. Overlapping carbapenem and polymyxin resistance was documented in 23 nations. CONCLUSIONS While numerous data gaps remain, these data show that significant carbapenem resistance is widespread in Africa and polymyxin resistance is also widely distributed, indicating the need to support robust AMR surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship and infection control in a manner that also addresses broader animal and environmental health dimensions.
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- Danielle M Venne
- Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship, Georgetown University, 3900 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
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- James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship, Georgetown University, 3900 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
- Sabin Vaccine Institute, Influenza Vaccine Innovation, 2175 K St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA
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- Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship, Georgetown University, 3900 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
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- Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship, Georgetown University, 3900 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
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- Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship, Georgetown University, 3900 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC, 20057, USA.
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Zouaoui E, Mercuri PS, Radaoui A, Ben Salah N, Galleni M, Ben-Mahrez K, Réjiba S. High Prevalence of bla NDM Among Carbapenem Non-Susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Tunisian Hospital First Report of bla NDM-9, bla KPC-20, and bla KPC-26 Genes. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:152. [PMID: 36988734 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03268-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Fifty-four carbapenem non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae (CNSKP) isolates were collected from a Tunisian hospital over a period of 13 consecutive months. Carbapenemase production and the prevalence of carbapenemase-encoding genes were investigated using combined-disk test (CDT), modified Carba NP (mCarba NP) test, and UV-spectrophotometry method complemented by PCR experiments and sequencing. Carbapenemase production was detected by the mCarba NP test and CDT in 92.59% and 96.29% of the 54 CNSKP isolates, respectively; while imipenem hydrolysis was detected using UV-spectrophotometry in the crude extracts of 44 isolates. blaNDM, blaOXA-48-like, and blaKPC carbapenemase-encoding genes were found in 48, 31, and 22 isolates, respectively. Remarkably, blaNDM-9, blaKPC-20, and blaKPC-26 genes were reported. The co-occurrence of carbapenemase-encoding genes in a single isolate was detected in 62.96% of the isolates. The analysis of clonal relationships between the isolates by pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed that the majority of them were genetically unrelated. Our investigation provides molecular data on enzymatic mechanism of carbapenem non-susceptibility among 54 CNSKP showing the dominance of blaNDM, and comprises the first identification of blaNDM-9, blaKPC-20, and blaKPC-26 genes in a Tunisia hospital.
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- Emna Zouaoui
- Biochemistry and Biotechnology Laboratory LR01ES05, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092, El Manar II, Tunisia
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- Biological Macromolecules, Center for Protein Engineering, InBioS University of Liege, Institut de Chimie B6a Quartier Agora Allée du 6 Août, 11 Sart Tilman, B4000, Liege, Belgium
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- Research Laboratory LR18ES39, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, El Manar II, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Clinical Biology, Regional Hospital of Ben Arous, Medina Jadida 3, 2096, Ben Arous, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092 , El Manar II, Tunisia
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- Biological Macromolecules, Center for Protein Engineering, InBioS University of Liege, Institut de Chimie B6a Quartier Agora Allée du 6 Août, 11 Sart Tilman, B4000, Liege, Belgium
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- Biochemistry and Biotechnology Laboratory LR01ES05, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092, El Manar II, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Biotechnology Laboratory LR01ES05, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092, El Manar II, Tunisia.
- Higher Institute of Biotechnology, Biotechpole of Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, 2010, Manouba, Tunisia.
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Ben Sallem R, Arfaoui A, Najjari A, Carvalho I, Lekired A, Ouzari HI, Ben Slama K, Wong A, Torres C, Klibi N. First Report of IMI-2-Producing Enterobacter bugandensis and CTX-M-55-Producing Escherichia coli isolated from Healthy Volunteers in Tunisia. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12010116. [PMID: 36671318 PMCID: PMC9854954 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12010116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria among healthy humans in Tunisia. Fifty-one rectal swabs of healthy volunteers were plated on MacConkey agar plates supplemented with cefotaxime or imipenem. The occurrences of resistance genes, integrons, and phylogroup typing were investigated using PCR and sequencing. The genetic relatedness of isolates was determined by pulsed-field-gel-electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus-sequence-typing (MLST). Whole-genome-sequencing (WGS) was performed for the carbapenem-resistant isolate. Sixteen ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates and one carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter bugandensis were detected out of the fifty-one fecal samples. The ESBL-producing E. coli strains contained genes encoding CTX-M-15 (n = 9), CTX-M-1 (n = 3), CTX-M-27 (n = 3), and CTX-M-55 (n = 1). Three CTX-M-1-producers were of lineages ST131, ST7366, and ST1158; two CTX-M-15-producers belonged to lineage ST925 and ST5100; one CTX-M-27-producer belonged to ST2887, and one CTX-M-15-producer belonged to ST744. Six isolates contained class 1 integrons with the following four gene cassette arrangements: dfrA5 (two isolates), dfrA12-orf-aadA2 (two isolates), dfrA17-aadA5 (one isolate), and aadA1 (one isolate). E. bugandensis belonged to ST1095, produced IMI-2 carbapenemase, and contained qnrE1 and fosA genes. A genome-sequence analysis of the E. bugandensis strain revealed new mutations in the blaACT and qnr genes. Our results reveal an alarming rate of ESBL-E. coli in healthy humans in Tunisia and the first description of IMI-2 in E. bugandensis.
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- Rym Ben Sallem
- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules (LR03ES03), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
- Bioresources, Environment and Biotechnology Laboratory (LR22ES04), Higher Institute of Applied Biological Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1006, Tunisia
- Department of Sciences, Sainte Anne University, 1695 Route 1, Clare, NS B0W 1M0, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(613)-261-8581
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules (LR03ES03), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules (LR03ES03), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of La Rioja, 26006 Logrono, Spain
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes-and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules (LR03ES03), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules (LR03ES03), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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- Bioresources, Environment and Biotechnology Laboratory (LR22ES04), Higher Institute of Applied Biological Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 1006, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel by Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of La Rioja, 26006 Logrono, Spain
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules (LR03ES03), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia
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Ferjani S, Kanzari L, Maamar E, Hamzaoui Z, Rehaiem A, Ferjani A, Boutiba-Ben Boubaker I. Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii co-producing VIM-2 and OXA-23 in intensive care units: Results of a one-day point prevalence in a Tunisian hospital. Infect Dis Now 2022; 52:426-431. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Harbaoui S, Ferjani S, Abbassi M, Saidani M, Gargueh T, Ferjani M, Hammi Y, Boutiba‐Ben Boubaker I. Genetic heterogeneity and predominance of
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isolates colonizing hospitalized children in Tunisia. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 75:1460-1474. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.13812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S. Harbaoui
- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, LR99ES09 Laboratoire de recherche « Résistance aux antimicrobiens » 1006 Tunis Tunisie
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, LR99ES09 Laboratoire de recherche « Résistance aux antimicrobiens » 1006 Tunis Tunisie
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, LR99ES09 Laboratoire de recherche « Résistance aux antimicrobiens » 1006 Tunis Tunisie
- Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut de la recherche vétérinaire de Tunisie Tunis Tunisie
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, LR99ES09 Laboratoire de recherche « Résistance aux antimicrobiens » 1006 Tunis Tunisie
- CHU Charles Nicolle Service de Microbiologie 1006 Tunis Tunisie
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- CHU Charles Nicolle Service de Pédiatrie 1006 Tunis Tunisie
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- CHU Charles Nicolle Service de Pédiatrie 1006 Tunis Tunisie
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- CHU Charles Nicolle Service de Pédiatrie 1006 Tunis Tunisie
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, LR99ES09 Laboratoire de recherche « Résistance aux antimicrobiens » 1006 Tunis Tunisie
- CHU Charles Nicolle Service de Microbiologie 1006 Tunis Tunisie
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Rectal and Tracheal Carriage of Carbapenemase Genes and Class 1 and 2 Integrons in Patients in Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11070886. [PMID: 35884140 PMCID: PMC9312170 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11070886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, which is associated with the distribution of beta-lactamase genes and class 1 and 2 integrons, is a global problem. In this study, in the Moscow neurosurgery intensive care unit (neuro-ICU), the high prevalence of the above-stated genes was found to be associated with intestinal and tracheal carriage. Seven-point prevalence surveys, which included 60 patients in the neuro-ICU, were conducted weekly in the period from Oct. to Nov. 2019. A total of 293 clinical samples were analyzed, including 146 rectal and 147 tracheal swabs; 344 Gram-negative bacteria isolates were collected. Beta-lactamase genes (n = 837) were detected in the isolates, including beta-lactamase blaTEM (n = 162), blaSHV (n = 145), cephalosporinase blaCTX–M (n = 228), carbapenemase blaNDM (n = 44), blaKPC (n = 25), blaOXA–48 (n = 126), blaOXA–51–like (n = 54), blaOXA–40-like (n = 43), blaOXA–23-like (n = 8), and blaVIM (n = 2), as well as class 1 (n = 189) and class 2 (n = 12) integrons. One extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain (sequence type ST39 and capsular type K23), simultaneously carried beta-lactamase genes, blaSHV–40 and blaTEM–1B, three carbapenemase genes, blaNDM, blaKPC, and blaOXA–48, the cephalosporinase gene blaCTX–M, and two class 1 integrons. Before this study, such heavily armed strains have not been reported, suggesting the ongoing evolution of antibiotic resistance.
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Slimene K, El Salabi AA, Dziri O, Mabrouk A, Miniaoui D, Gharsa H, Shokri SA, Alhubge AM, Achour W, Rolain JM, Chouchani C. High Carbapenem Resistance Caused by VIM and NDM Enzymes and OprD Alteration in Nonfermenter Bacteria Isolated from a Libyan Hospital. Microb Drug Resist 2021; 27:1546-1554. [PMID: 34029121 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020.0175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are among the most prevalent pathogens causing a wide range of serious infections in hospitalized patients and contaminating intensive care units and inanimate surfaces. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism of carbapenem resistance in clinical and hospital environmental isolates of A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa recovered from a Libyan hospital. From a total of 82 Gram-negative bacteria, 8 isolates of A. baumannii and 3 isolates of P. aeruginosa exhibited resistance to imipenem with minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 16 to >32 μg/mL. Five isolates of A. baumannii harbored blaOXA-23 gene, from which three isolates were collected from patients and two from hospital environment. Only one isolate harbored blaNDM-1 gene, which was responsible for carbapenem resistance in A. baumannii. The OprD gene seems to be disturbed by an insertion sequence (IS) in two isolates and affected by polymorphism in one isolate. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis results showed high genetic diversity among carbapenemase producing A. baumannii. This study highlights the dissemination of blaOXA-23 and blaNDM-1 genes in a Libyan setting. Therefore, infection prevention and control practices, antimicrobial stewardship initiatives, and antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems should be implemented to prevent the wide spread of antimicrobial resistance.
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- Khouloud Slimene
- Microbes Evolution Phylogenie et Infections (MEPHI), Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Valorisation and Transfer, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille, France.,Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisie.,Laboratoire de Recherche des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement, Institut Supérieur des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement de Borj-Cedria, Université de Carthage, Borj-Cedria, Tunisie
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- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
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- Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisie.,Laboratoire de Recherche des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement, Institut Supérieur des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement de Borj-Cedria, Université de Carthage, Borj-Cedria, Tunisie
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- Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, LR18ES39, Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisie.,Laboratoire de Recherche des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement, Institut Supérieur des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement de Borj-Cedria, Université de Carthage, Borj-Cedria, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisie.,Institut Supérieur des Sciences Biologiques et Appliqués de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya
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- Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, LR18ES39, Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Microbes Evolution Phylogenie et Infections (MEPHI), Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Valorisation and Transfer, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisie.,Laboratoire de Recherche des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement, Institut Supérieur des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement de Borj-Cedria, Université de Carthage, Borj-Cedria, Tunisie
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Dziri O, Dziri R, Ali El Salabi A, Chouchani C. Carbapenemase Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Tunisia: History of Thirteen Years of Challenge. Infect Drug Resist 2020; 13:4177-4191. [PMID: 33262613 PMCID: PMC7699306 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s259562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The wide spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria, particularly carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB), constitutes a major public health threat worldwide, owing to the limited therapeutic options. This review will describe and uncover the Tunisian experience in the challenge against carbapenem resistance. Indeed, we illuminate on the dissemination of CR-GNB in different hospitals, animals, and other natural environments in this country. We resumed the different carbapenemase variants detected from various bacterial species and mapped their regional distribution, basing on Tunisian published data during a period extended from 2006, the date of its first description in Tunisia, to February 2019. We also resumed the different mobile genetic elements implicated in their dissemination. This review shows that the majority of the research reports focused in the north and the coastal cities in spite of the fact that KPC and IMP carbapenemases were uncommonly detected in our country. However, VIM, NDM-1, and OXA-48 enzymes were usually reported with the predominance of OXA-48 among Enterobacteriaceae. Furthermore, OXA-23, OXA-51, and OXA-58 carbapenemases constituted the main mechanism conferring carbapenem resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii in Tunisia. Collaborative efforts and raising awareness of the threat of antibiotic resistance are required in order to minimize the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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- Olfa Dziri
- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.,Laboratory of Research in Sciences and Technology of Environment, High Institute of Science and Technology of Environment, University of Carthage, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.,Infection Control and Patient Safety Office, New Marwa Hospital, Benghazi, Libya
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.,Laboratory of Research in Sciences and Technology of Environment, High Institute of Science and Technology of Environment, University of Carthage, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Aghamohammad S, Badmasti F, Solgi H, Aminzadeh Z, Khodabandelo Z, Shahcheraghi F. First Report of Extended-Spectrum Betalactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Among Fecal Carriage in Iran: High Diversity of Clonal Relatedness and Virulence Factor Profiles. Microb Drug Resist 2020; 26:261-269. [PMID: 30277830 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Increasing rate of silent intestinal carriers with extended-spectrum betalactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumonia (ESBL-KP) has given rise to a serious healthcare problem in clinical settings. Various epidemiological studies are being conducted to determine clonal relatedness among carriers. In this study, we investigated the intestinal carriage of ESBL-KP and clonal relatedness among ESBL-KP isolated from fecal carriage in Iran for the first time. A total of 120 rectal swabs (RSs) were collected including 61 from inpatients of intensive care unit and 59 from outpatients. ESBL-KP screening was performed using MacConkey agar supplemented with cefotaxime. PCR was done for detection of ESBL, carbapenemase, and virulence factor genes. Conjugation experiments and PCR-based replicon typing were performed. Clonal relatedness was investigated by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). Out of a total of 120 RSs, 18.3% (22/120) ESBL-KP were isolated. The rate of blaCTXM-15 was 81%. ompk35 was the most prevalent virulence gene detected in 86.3% of the isolates. In conjugation experiments, three out of five tested isolates had conjugative plasmids. The most prevalent plasmid types belonged to IncL/M, IncA/C, and Inc FII. The MLST analysis showed that the main sequence types (STs) identified among ESBL-KP isolates were ST147, ST15, and ST16. The isolates were characterized into 4 miniclusters and 11 singletons using MLVA. High heterogeneity among ESBL-KP isolates indicated that this bacterium could be colonized in different sites and easily transferred. Screening of carriers in hospitals and community could help in controlling of infection in the healthcare and community settings.
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- Department of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Centre, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Dziri R, Talmoudi A, Barguellil F, Ouzari HI, El Asli MS, Klibi N. Huge Diversity of TEM and SHV β-Lactamases Types Among CTX-M-15-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Species in Tunisia. Microb Drug Resist 2019; 25:1149-1154. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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- Raoudha Dziri
- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Service of Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis HMPIT, Tunis, Tunisia
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Service of Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis HMPIT, Tunis, Tunisia
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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Kollenda H, Frickmann H, Ben Helal R, Wiemer DF, Naija H, El Asli MS, Egold M, Bugert JJ, Handrick S, Wölfel R, Barguellil F, Ben Moussa M. Screening for Carbapenemases in Ertapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Collected at a Tunisian Hospital Between 2014 and 2018. Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp) 2019; 9:9-13. [PMID: 30967970 PMCID: PMC6444801 DOI: 10.1556/1886.2018.00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Carbapenem-resistance is frequently detected in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from patients in Tunisia. The study was performed to identify frequent carbapenemases in Tunisian isolates. Methods Between May 2014 and January 2018, 197 ertapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae were isolated at the microbiological department of the Military Hospital of Tunis. The strains were phenotypically characterized and then subjected to in-house polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the carbapenemase genes blaIMP, blaVIM, blaNDM, blaSPM, blaAIM, blaDIM,blaGIM, blaSIM, blaKPC, blaBIC, and blaOXA-48. Results The assessed 197 ertapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Tunis comprised 170 Klebsiella pneumoniae, 19 Enterobacter cloacae, 6 Escherichia coli, 1 Citrobacter sedlakii, and 1 Enterobacter asburiae. Thereby, 55 out of 197 isolates (27.9%) were from blood cultures, suggesting a systemic disease. The carbapenemase gene blaOXA-48 quantitatively dominated by far with 153 detections, followed by blaNDM with 14 detections, which were distributed about the whole study interval. In contrast, blaBIC and blaVIM were only infrequently identified in 5 and 3 cases, respectively, while the other carbapenamases were not observed. Conclusions The carbapenemase gene blaOXA-48 was identified in the vast majority of ertapenem-resistant Tunisian Enterobacteriaceae while all other assessed carbapenemases were much less abundant. In a quantitatively relevant minority of isolates, the applied PCR-based screening approach did not identify any carbapenemases.
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- Hans Kollenda
- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Tropical Microbiology and Entomology Unit, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Tropical Microbiology and Entomology Unit, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medicine Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Rui Y, Lu W, Li S, Cheng C, Sun J, Yang Q. Integrons and insertion sequence common region 1 (ISCR1) of carbapenem-non-susceptible Gram-negative bacilli in fecal specimens from 5000 patients in southern China. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2018; 52:571-576. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cheikh HB, Domingues S, Silveira E, Kadri Y, Rosário N, Mastouri M, Da Silva GJ. Molecular characterization of carbapenemases of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii- calcoaceticus complex isolates from a University Hospital in Tunisia. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:297. [PMID: 29963357 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1310-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to identify the carbapenemases from clinical carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (CRABC) isolates and to assess their potential dissemination by conjugation and natural transformation. CRABC (n = 101) were collected consecutively from inpatients of the University Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia, from 2013 to 2016. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by the disk diffusion method and E-test. Carbapenemase-encoding genes were screened by PCR. Genotyping was performed by Pasteur MLST scheme. Isolates were resistant to all beta-lactams, fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides while 80 and 90% were susceptible to tigecycline and colistin, respectively. Resistance and intermediate resistance to imipenem were 87 and 13%, respectively. The genes blaOXA-24-like, blaOXA-58-like, blaOXA-143-like, blaOXA-48-like, blaVIM, blaIMP, and blaKPC were not found. The blaOXA-51-like and blaOXA-23-like genes were present in 100 and 82.17% isolates, respectively. One isolate (< 1%) carried blaNDM-1 and blaOXA-51-like and belonged to Sequence Type 85 (ST85). Absence of transconjugants suggests a chromosomal location of NDM-1 determinant. The blaNDM-1 gene was inserted in a truncated form of Tn125, which may explain the absence of blaNDM-1 carrier-transformants. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the finding of NDM-positive A. baumannii in Tunisian territory. The study shows that despite the low prevalence and potential spread of NDM-1 enzyme among CRABC, continuous regional antimicrobial resistance surveillance and improved infection control measures are required in Tunisia to prevent further dissemination.
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- Hadhemi Ben Cheikh
- 1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- 2Faculty of Science, Bizerta Carthage University, Bizerta, Tunisia
- Laboratory of Contagious Disease and Biologically Active Substances LR99-ES27, Monastir's Pharmacy Faculty, Monastir, Tunisia
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- 1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- 4Laboratory of Microbiology, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), Faculty of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Campus, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Sta Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Contagious Disease and Biologically Active Substances LR99-ES27, Monastir's Pharmacy Faculty, Monastir, Tunisia
- 5Laboratory of Microbiology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- 1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Contagious Disease and Biologically Active Substances LR99-ES27, Monastir's Pharmacy Faculty, Monastir, Tunisia
- 5Laboratory of Microbiology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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- 1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- 4Laboratory of Microbiology, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), Faculty of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Campus, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Sta Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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Dziri O, Dziri R, Maraoub A, Chouchani C. First Report of SHV-148-Type ESBL and CMY-42-Type AmpC β-Lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates in Tunisia. Microb Drug Resist 2018; 24:1483-1488. [PMID: 29927719 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae present a real problem worldwide. We aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics among Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates collected from a Hospital in the southeast of Tunisia. Eighteen cephalosporin-resistant K. pneumoniae were recovered between April 2015 and August 2016. Molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance encoding genes was performed by PCR and sequencing. Results revealed several types of Ambler class A β-lactamase encoding genes among our isolates: [blaCTXM-15 (15), blaSHV-28 (6), blaSHV-1 (2), blaSHV-148 (1), blaSHV-61 (1), blaSHV-76 (1), blaSHV-186 (1), blaTEM-1 (8)]. The association of blaOXA-1 was observed in nine isolates. However, the class C β-lactamase encoding genes were detected in four isolates [blaCMY-4 (2), blaCMY-42 (1), blaACT-35 (1)]. Molecular typing of K. pneumoniae isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed 16 unrelated pulsotypes proving a high diversity among our isolates. Our study provides new epidemiological information showing a huge diversity of β-lactamase encoding genes among our isolates. In fact, this is the first report of SHV-76, SHV-148, and SHV-186 in Tunisia. This is also the first report of CMY-42 and ACT-35 producing K. pneumoniae in our country.
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- Olfa Dziri
- 1 Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 1 Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 2 Hôpital régional Sadok Mkaddem de Djerba, Avenue Habib Bourguiba Houmet Souk Djerba , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 1 Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar , Tunis, Tunisia
- 3 Laboratoire de Recherche Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement, Institut Supérieur des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement de Borj-Cedria, Université de Carthage , Technopôle de Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Maamar E, Alonso CA, Ferjani S, Jendoubi A, Hamzaoui Z, Jebri A, Saidani M, Ghedira S, Torres C, Boubaker IBB. NDM-1- and OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from intensive care unit patients in Tunisia. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2018; 52:910-915. [PMID: 29665444 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Gastrointestinal colonisation by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is a critical step before nosocomial infection. This study evaluated CRAB intestinal carriage in patients admitted to a Tunisian ICU and determined the antimicrobial resistance mechanisms involved. From December 2014 to February 2015, all 63 patients admitted to the ICU were screened for rectal CRAB colonisation upon admission and once weekly thereafter. ICU patients who acquired a CRAB nosocomial infection were also included. β-Lactamases and associated resistance genes were screened by PCR sequencing, and molecular typing was performed by PFGE and MLST. The CRAB faecal carriage rate at admission was 4.8% (3/63). The CRAB acquisition rate during ICU stay was analysed in 39 of the remaining 60 patients and the rate of acquired CRAB faecal carriage was 15.4% (6/39); 4 patients also showed an ICU-acquired CRAB infection (one patient was a faecal carrier and suffered infection). Overall, 13 CRAB isolates were collected from 12 patients, of which 11 isolates showed resistance to all antibiotics tested except colistin. blaOXA-23 and blaNDM-1 were detected in 11 and 2 isolates, respectively. All OXA-23-producing strains carried armA, tetB, sul1 and catB, and some of them carried aph(3')-VIa, blaTEM-1, aph(3')-Ia and ant(2'')-Ia. The blaNDM-1-positive isolates harboured aph(3')-VIa and catB. Three PFGE patterns and two STs were identified [ST195 (n = 11), ST1089 (n = 2, NDM-1-positive)]. Whether imported or acquired during ICU stay, CRAB colonisation is a major risk factor for the occurrence of serious nosocomial infection. Systematic screening of faecal carriage is mandatory to prevent their spread.
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- Elaa Maamar
- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis-LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 15 Rue Djebel Akhdhar, La Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Universidad de La Rioja, Area de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Logroño, Spain
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis-LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 15 Rue Djebel Akhdhar, La Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Charles Nicolle Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis-LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 15 Rue Djebel Akhdhar, La Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Charles Nicolle Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis-LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 15 Rue Djebel Akhdhar, La Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia; Charles Nicolle Hospital, Laboratory of Microbiology, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Charles Nicolle Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Universidad de La Rioja, Area de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Logroño, Spain
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis-LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 15 Rue Djebel Akhdhar, La Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia; Charles Nicolle Hospital, Laboratory of Microbiology, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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Hamzaoui Z, Ocampo-Sosa A, Fernandez Martinez M, Landolsi S, Ferjani S, Maamar E, Saidani M, Slim A, Martinez-Martinez L, Boutiba-Ben Boubaker I. Role of association of OmpK35 and OmpK36 alteration and bla ESBL and/or bla AmpC genes in conferring carbapenem resistance among non-carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2018; 52:898-905. [PMID: 29621592 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In Klebsiella pneumoniae, loss of the two major outer membrane porins (OMPs) OmpK35 and OmpK36 confers resistance to carbapenems in strains producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) or plasmid-mediated AmpC-type β-lactamases. This study investigated mechanisms responsible for carbapenem resistance in non-carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (NCPK). All carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) at Charles Nicolle Hospital (Tunis, Tunisia) were collected over a 6-year period (2010-2015). Among the 334 CRE strains collected, 44 (13.2%) were NCPK. MIC ranges for ertapenem, imipenem and meropenem were 1 to >32 mg/L, 0.125-8 mg/L and 0.125-32 mg/L, respectively. All strains showed a multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype and were negative for carbapenemase activity. None of the carbapenemase genes searched for were found. ESBL production was confirmed in all isolates except one [CTX-M-15 (n = 39) and SHV-5 (n = 4)]. Three isolates produce DHA-1 (associated with CTX-M-15 in two strains). Molecular fingerprints grouped the 44 NCPK isolates into seven clusters. In seven representative strains of these clusters, SDS-PAGE results showed that four isolates lacked the OmpK35 porin, one isolate lacked OmpK36 and two isolates lacked both OmpK35 and OmpK36. Sequencing of the corresponding porin genes showed amino acid insertions and deletions leading to early termination of translation, point mutations in the promoter region, or insertion sequences disrupting the gene coding sequence. Loss or deficiency of OMPs, coupled with ESBL and/or AmpC production, plays an important role in conferring carbapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae. Dissemination of these MDR bacteria in our hospital may create serious therapeutic problems in the future.
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- Zaineb Hamzaoui
- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 1007 Tunis, Tunisia; University of Carthage, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander 39008, Spain
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- Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander 39008, Spain
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 1007 Tunis, Tunisia; University of Carthage, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 1007 Tunis, Tunisia; Charles Nicolle Hospital, Laboratory of Microbiology, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 1007 Tunis, Tunisia; Charles Nicolle Hospital, Laboratory of Microbiology, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Clinical Unit of Microbiology, University Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain; Department of Microbiology, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09 Research Laboratory 'Antimicrobial resistance', 1007 Tunis, Tunisia; Charles Nicolle Hospital, Laboratory of Microbiology, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
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Ben Helal R, Dziri R, Chedly M, Klibi N, Barguellil F, El Asli MS, Ben Moussa M. Occurrence and Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Tunisian Hospital. Microb Drug Resist 2018; 24:1361-1367. [PMID: 29596032 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have become of particular concern, since they were quickly disseminated in various areas in the world. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of carbapenemase production among clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae recovered from the Military Hospital of Tunisia. Bacterial isolates (n = 125) were recovered from patients in diverse services from March 2014 to February 2016 and identified by Vitek II Compact®. The multiplex PCR for blaVIM, blaIMP, blaNDM, blaKPC, and blaOXA-48 with subsequent amplicon detection by reverse hybridization was performed with the Hyplex SuperBug ID test system (AmplexDiagnostics GmbH, Gars-Bahnhof, Germany). The 125 strains showed resistance to carbapenems of which 102 strains (81.6%) were carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and were identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae (85.2%), Enterobacter cloacae (9.8%), Escherichia coli (2.9%), Providencia stuartii (0.9%) and Enterobacter aerogenes (0.9%). These strains were isolated mainly from blood, anal, and urine samples. Patients were mainly hospitalized in the intensive care units, surgery, and medical services. All strains were resistant to ertapenem (100%) and 55.8% showed resistance to imipenem. Carbapenemases genes detected in our study were as follows: blaOXA-48 (84 isolates), blaNDM-1 (8 isolates), blaOXA-48 + blaVIM (5 isolates), and blaOXA-48 + blaNDM-1 (5 isolates). Our research provides epidemiological data showing the quick spread of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in our region, which calls for new surveillance strategies and strict hygiene rules.
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- Rania Ben Helal
- 1 Service of Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis HMPIT , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 2 Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 1 Service of Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis HMPIT , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 2 Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 1 Service of Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis HMPIT , Tunis, Tunisia
- 3 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- 1 Service of Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis HMPIT , Tunis, Tunisia
- 3 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- 1 Service of Microbiology, Military Hospital of Tunis HMPIT , Tunis, Tunisia
- 3 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Mairi A, Pantel A, Sotto A, Lavigne JP, Touati A. OXA-48-like carbapenemases producing Enterobacteriaceae in different niches. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 37:587-604. [PMID: 28990132 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-017-3112-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The emergence of carbapenem-resistant enterobacterial species poses a serious threat to public health worldwide. OXA-48-type carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D β-lactamases are widely distributed among Enterobacteriaceae, with significant geographical differences. To date, 11 OXA-48-like variants have been identified, with classical OXA-48 being the most widespread. These enzymes show high-level hydrolytic activity against penicillins and low-level hydrolysis towards carbapenems. Since the first description of the OXA-48 carbapenemase in Turkey, bacterial strains producing the enzyme have been extensively reported in nosocomial and community outbreaks in many parts of the word, particularly in the Mediterranean area and European countries. The rapid spread of Enterobacteriaceae producing OXA-48-like enzymes in different ecosystems has become a serious issue recently. The number of reservoirs for such organisms is increasing, not only in hospitals, but also in the community, among animals (e.g., livestock, companion animals, and wildlife) and in the environment. This review aims to summarize the main characteristics of the OXA-48-type carbapenemases, covering genetic and enzymatic traits, their epidemiology, clonality and associated genes, correlation with extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) or plasmidic AmpC (pAmpC) in different bacterial species worldwide.
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- Assia Mairi
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia, 06000, Bejaia, Algeria.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1047, Université Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, 186 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, CS83021, 30908, Nîmes, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1047, Université Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, 186 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, CS83021, 30908, Nîmes, France.,Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1047, Université Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, 186 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, CS83021, 30908, Nîmes, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1047, Université Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, 186 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, CS83021, 30908, Nîmes, France. .,Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia, 06000, Bejaia, Algeria
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