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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2019

High prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine clinical samples.

R Dehbanipour, H Khanahmad, M Sedighi, A Zahedi Bialvaei, J Faghri

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R DehbanipourDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
H KhanahmadDepartment of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
M SedighiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
A Zahedi BialvaeiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J FaghriDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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backgroundFluoroquinolone resistant Escherichia coli isolates have become an important challenge in healthcare settings in Iran. In this study, we have determined Fluoroquinolone resistant E. coli isolates (from both outpatients and inpatients) and evaluated mutations of gyrA and parC within the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDR) of these clinical isolates. MATERIALS AND

methodsClinical isolates were recovered from the urine sample of patients with urinary tract infections admitted at Alzahra hospital, Iran, between September and February 2013. We assessed antimicrobial susceptibility of all isolates and determined mutations in QRDR of gyrA and parC genes from 13 fluoroquinolone-resistant isolates by DNA sequencing.

resultsA total of 135 E. coli strains were obtained from 135 patients (91 outpatients and 44 inpatients). The resistance rate of fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin and Ofloxacin) among our strains was 45.2%. Two E. coli isolates were shown just a single mutation, but other isolates possessed 2-5 mutations in gyrA and parC genes. Mutations in the QRDR regions of gyrA were at positions Ser83 and Asp87 and parC at positions Ser80, Glu84, Gly78.

conclusionsCiprofloxacin is the most common antimicrobial agent used for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) in healthcare settings in Iran. Accumulation of different substitutions in the QRDR regions of gyrA and parC confers high-level resistance of fluoroquinolones in clinical isolates.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsFluoroquinolonesAdultAmbulatory CareCatheter-Related InfectionsChildDNA GyraseDNA Topoisomerase IVDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfant, NewbornIranAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA GyraseDNA Topoisomerase IVFluoroquinolonesAntimicrobial resistanceMutationsQuinolone resistance-determining regionUrinary tract infection

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PMCPMC6477561

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