Azithromycin Resistance in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in France between 2004 and 2020 and Detection of mef(C)-mph(G) Genes.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 66(2): e0194921, 2022 02 15.
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ABSTRACT
We described and characterized Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains with high levels of resistance to azithromycin isolated in France between 2004 and 2020. Nine of 1,715 (0.52%) STEC strains were resistant to azithromycin, with an increase since 2017. One isolate carried a plasmid-borne mef(C)-mph(G) gene combination, described here for the first time for E. coli. Azithromycin resistance, although rare, needs consideration, as this treatment may be useful in cases of STEC infection.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Escherichia coli Proteins
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Escherichia coli Infections
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Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Year:
2022
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Article
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