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ArticleEBioMedicine2020

An alternative penicillin-binding protein involved in Salmonella relapses following ceftriaxone therapy.

Sónia Castanheira, David López-Escarpa, M Graciela Pucciarelli, Juan J Cestero, Fernando Baquero, Francisco García-Del Portillo

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Article in EBioMedicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sónia CastanheiraLaboratory de Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens. National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB)-CSIC, Darwin 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
David López-EscarpaLaboratory de Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens. National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB)-CSIC, Darwin 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
M Graciela PucciarelliLaboratory de Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens. National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB)-CSIC, Darwin 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain; Department of Molecular Biology, University Autónoma of Madrid, Centre of Molecular Biology 'Severo Ochoa' (CBMSO)-CSIC, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
Juan J CesteroLaboratory de Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens. National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB)-CSIC, Darwin 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
Fernando BaqueroDepartment of Microbiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain.
Francisco García-Del PortilloLaboratory de Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens. National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB)-CSIC, Darwin 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: fgportillo@cnb.csic.es.
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología · ESInstituto Cajal · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSalmonella causes intracellular infections in humans. Besides quinolones, third generation cephalosporins are first line drugs used for salmonellosis therapy. An unresolved anomaly of this practice involves high relapse rates associated to quinolone- or cephalosporin-susceptible Salmonella isolates in patients that are discharged clinically following initial recovery. Reduced drug accessibility to intracellular locations has been hypothesized to impair pathogen eradication although supporting evidence is lacking in vivo. Here, we uncover a novel penicillin-binding protein as the first Salmonella factor likely contributing to relapse following beta-lactam, mainly ceftriaxone, therapy.

methodsWe used Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium mutants lacking the alternative penicillin-binding proteins PBP2

findingsS. Typhimurium does not express PBP2

interpretationThe reduced capacity of ceftriaxone to clear S. Typhimurium in vivo is favoured by a switch in beta-lactam targets. This switch, involving production of the less-susceptible PBP3

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftriaxoneDrug Resistance, BacterialGene DeletionHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLiverMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPenicillin-Binding ProteinsProtein IsoformsRecurrenceSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumSpleenAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftriaxonePenicillin-Binding ProteinsProtein IsoformsCeftriaxoneIntracellularPenicillin-binding proteinPhagosomeRelapseSalmonella enterica

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PMID32344200
PMCPMC7186495
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