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Trial reportPloS one2018

Phylogenetic analyses and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Campylobacter spp. from diarrhoeal patients and chickens in Botswana.

Stefan P W de Vries, Moses Vurayai, Mark Holmes, Srishti Gupta, Michael Bateman, David Goldfarb, Duncan J Maskell, Maitshwarelo Ignatius Matsheka, Andrew J Grant

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Trial report in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Stefan P W de VriesDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Moses VurayaiBiological Sciences Department, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Mark HolmesDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Srishti GuptaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Michael BatemanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
David GoldfarbBiological Sciences Department, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Duncan J MaskellDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Maitshwarelo Ignatius MatshekaBiological Sciences Department, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Andrew J GrantDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9746-2989
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Botswana · BW

Funding

Medical Research Council G1001787Medical Research Council MR/N002660/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Campylobacter spp. are a leading cause of bacterial enteritis worldwide, including countries in Africa, and have been identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the high priority antimicrobial resistant pathogens. However, at present there is little knowledge on the prevalence, molecular epidemiology or antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter spp. isolates in Botswana, both in patients and in the zoonotic context. Some data indicate that ~14% of diarrhoeal disease cases in a paediatric setting can be ascribed to Campylobacter spp., urging the need for the magnitude of Campylobacter-associated diarrhoea to be established. In this survey, we have characterised the genomic diversity of Campylobacter spp. circulating in Botswana isolated from cases of diarrhoeal disease in humans (n = 20) and from those that colonised commercial broiler (n = 35) and free-range (n = 35) chickens. Phylogeny showed that the Campylobacter spp. isolated from the different poultry and human sources were highly related, suggesting that zoonotic transmission has likely occurred. We found that for Campylobacter spp. isolated from humans, broilers and free-range chickens, 52% was positive for tetO, 47% for gyrA-T86I, 72% for blaOXA-61, with 27% carrying all three resistance determinants. No 23S mutations conferring macrolide resistance were detected in this survey. In summary, our study provides insight into Campylobacter spp. in poultry reservoirs and in diarrhoeal patients, and the relevance for treatment regimens in Botswana.

Indexed as

CampylobacterCampylobacter InfectionsDiarrheaDrug Resistance, BacterialPhylogenyPoultry DiseasesAnimalsBotswanaChickensFemaleHumansMale

Identifiers

PMID29561903
PMCPMC5862492
OpenAlexW2789340186

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