Abstract

BackgroundIn recent years, the world has seen a surge in Enterobacteriaceae resistant to broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics due to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) or plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) enzymes. Data on the epidemiology of cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Sub-Saharan Africa are still limited.MethodsTwo hundred seventy-five non-repetitive stool samples were collected from Mozambican university students of both sexes. Samples were cultured on MacConkey agar with and without ceftriaxone (1 mg/L) for selection of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant isolates, which were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disc diffusion, characterization of resistance genes by PCR and ERIC-PCR analysis for strain clonality.ResultsAmong the 275 students, 55 (20%) carried a total of 56 E. coli (n = 35) and Klebsiella spp. (n = 21) isolates resistant to ceftriaxone and phenotypically positive for ESBL- and/or pAmpC-production. Forty-three percent of the isolates (24/56) contained only ESBL genes, 11% (6/56) only pAmpC genes, and 36% (20/56) both ESBL and pAmpC genes. The remaining six isolates were negative for the CTX-M/pAmpC genes included in the test panel. E. coli and Klebsiella spp. combined demonstrated 70% resistance to tetracycline and co-trimoxazole, 63% to ceftazidime and 34% to ciprofloxacin. In total, 89% of ESBL/pAmpC-positive isolates were defined as multi-resistant by being resistant to three or more antibiotic classes. ERIC-PCR fingerprinting demonstrated low similarity among isolates. None of the participants reported recent hospitalization and just 12.5% had taken antibiotics 3 months prior to the study.ConclusionThis study demonstrated 20% colonization with multi-resistant E. coli and Klebsiella spp. among Mozambican students with a diversity of ESBL and pAmpC genes. Colonization was not related to prior hospitalization or antimicrobial consumption.

Highlights

  • In recent years, the world has seen a surge in Enterobacteriaceae resistant to broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics attributed to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and/or plasmid-mediated AmpC enzymes [1, 2]

  • The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of fecal colonization with ESBL- and plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC)-producing E. coli and Klebsiella spp. among healthy university students in Maputo, Mozambique, and to analyze the resistance phenotype, ESBL- and pAmpC resistance gene content and clonal relatedness of isolates

  • We systematically collected samples from healthy students to determine the prevalence of colonization by E. coli and Klebsiella spp. carrying ESBL and/or pAmpC, as well as their antibiotic susceptibility

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Introduction

The world has seen a surge in Enterobacteriaceae resistant to broad-spectrum betalactam antibiotics due to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) or plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) enzymes. The world has seen a surge in Enterobacteriaceae resistant to broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics attributed to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and/or plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) enzymes [1, 2]. Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae are constituents of the commensal gut flora and common opportunistic pathogens often implicated in urinary tract and bloodstream infections [7, 8]. They frequently harbor ESBL- and pAmpC-encoding genes. Broad-spectrum beta-lactamase production is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in both highand low/middle-income countries [9, 10]

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