Microbiological and molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance in uropathogenic Escherichia coli from Peruvian public hospitals
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https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2021.381.6182Keywords:
Escherichia coli, Drug Resistance, beta-Lactam Resistance, Urologic Diseases, PeruAbstract
We characterized the antimicrobial resistance of 70 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from patients with a urinary tract infection (UTI) from 8 public hospitals in Peru. Resistance profiles were identified using the automated MicroScan® system. A standard polymerase chain reaction was used for the detection of the blaTEM, blaCTX-M, blaSHV and blaPER genes. The 65.7% (46/70) of the isolates presented a multidrug-resistant phenotype and 55.7% (39/70) were extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producers. High levels of resistance were detected for ampicillin (77,1%), ciprofloxacin (74,3%), trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (62,9%), cefepime (57,1%), and cefuroxime (57,1%). The blaTEM gene was the most frequent (31,4%), followed by blaCTX-M (18,6%) and blaSHV (2,9%) genes. These results show high resistance levels to antimicrobials of clinical use in E. coli isolates from hospital UTI patients in Peru.Downloads
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2021-02-14
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Marcos-Carbajal P, Salvatierra G, Yareta J, Pino J, Vásquez N, Diaz P, et al. Microbiological and molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance in uropathogenic Escherichia coli from Peruvian public hospitals. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2021 Feb. 14 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];38(1):119-23. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/6182