Community fecal carriage of broad-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli in Tunisian children

  1. Ferjani, S. 3
  2. Saidani, M. 23
  3. Hamzaoui, Z. 3
  4. Alonso, C.A. 1
  5. Torres, C. 1
  6. Maamar, E. 3
  7. Slim, A.F. 2
  8. Boutiba, B.B.I. 23
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 Hôpital Charles-Nicolle
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    Hôpital Charles-Nicolle

    Túnez, Túnez

    ROR https://ror.org/02f6ghw27

  3. 3 Université de Tunis El Manar
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    Université de Tunis El Manar

    Túnez, Túnez

    ROR https://ror.org/029cgt552

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Revista:
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

ISSN: 0732-8893

Año de publicación: 2017

Volumen: 87

Número: 2

Páginas: 188-192

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.DIAGMICROBIO.2016.03.008 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85006797797 WoS: WOS:000393353000021 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Resumen

The spread of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) and plasmid mediated AmpC β-lactamases (pAmpC) was evaluated in Escherichia coli strains collected from the intestinal microbiota of healthy children in Tunisia. The carriage rate of CTXRE. coli was 6.6% (7 of 105 samples) and one strain/sample was further characterized (7 isolates). These isolates harbored blaCTX-M-1 (n = 4), blaCTX-M-15 (n = 2), and blaCMY-2 gene (n = 1), which were usually located on FIB replicon type and carried class 1 integrons. The acc(6′)-Ib-cr variant was identified in one isolate that harbored blaCTX-M-15. CTXRE. coli isolates were genetically unrelated and belonged to B1 (n = 3/ST155/ST398/ST58), D (n = 2/ST117/ST493), B2 (n = 1/ST127), and A (n = 1/ST746) phylogroups. Strain virulence scores varied from 3 to 12, and frequently harbored the pathogenicity island PAI IV536.The intestinal tract of healthy children constitute an important reservoir of ESBL producing E. coli. Thus, improvement of hygiene measures mainly in the school environment and rational use of antibiotics would be of great help in preventing selection and diffusion of resistant strains from intestinal microbiota.