Simultaneous colonization by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring mcr-1 in Brazil.
Infection
; 47(4): 661-664, 2019 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
CASE PRESENTATION We present a case report of a woman, concurrently colonized by polymyxin-resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae. A Brazilian female patient, in her mid-fifties, was hospitalized with schistosomiasis. During hospitalization, polymyxin-resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae were isolated from surveillance cultures. METHODS:
Identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testings, PCR for mcr-1, plasmid transfer by conjugation and whole genome sequencing were performed.RESULTS:
E. coli ST744 and K. pneumoniae ST101 carrying mcr-1 gene were described. Transconjugant E. coli was positive for mcr-1 and IncX4 by PCR. The plasmid is a 33,304-base pair plasmid, and the mcr-1 gene was the only antimicrobial resistance gene present in the plasmid.CONCLUSIONS:
This study presents a case report of a hospitalized woman, concurrently colonized by mcr-1-harboring E. coli ST744, a different ST from previously described in Brazil, and a K. pneumoniae ST101.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Infecções por Klebsiella
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Farmacorresistência Bacteriana
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Escherichia coli
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Infecções por Escherichia coli
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article