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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2024

Prevalence and changing antimicrobial resistance profiles of Shigella spp. isolated from diarrheal patients in Kolkata during 2011-2019.

Puja Bose, Goutam Chowdhury, Gourab Halder, Debjani Ghosh, Alok K Deb, Kei Kitahara, Shin-Ichi Miyoshi, Masatomo Morita, Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, Shanta Dutta and 1 more

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Puja BoseDivision of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.
Goutam ChowdhuryDivision of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.
Gourab HalderDivision of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.
Debjani GhoshDivision of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.
Alok K DebDivision of Epidemiology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.
Kei KitaharaCollaborative Research Centre of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, India.
Shin-Ichi MiyoshiCollaborative Research Centre of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, India.
Masatomo MoritaDepartment of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Thandavarayan RamamurthyDivision of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.
Shanta DuttaDivision of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.
Asish Kumar MukhopadhyayDivision of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5638-4520
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases · INOkayama University · JPNational Institute of Infectious Diseases · JP

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Govt. of India and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID)Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)Japan Initiative for Global Research Network on Infectious Diseases (J-GRID)Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan (MEXT)
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Abstract

backgroundThe primary aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence, characteristics, and antimicrobial resistance patterns of various Shigella serogroups isolated from patients with acute diarrhea of the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kolkata from 2011-2019. PRINCIPAL

findingsDuring the study period, Shigella isolates were tested for their serogroups, antibiotic resistance pattern and virulence gene profiles. A total of 5.8% of Shigella spp. were isolated, among which S. flexneri (76.1%) was the highest, followed by S. sonnei (18.7%), S. boydii (3.4%), and S. dysenteriae (1.8%). Antimicrobial resistance against nalidixic acid was higher in almost all the Shigella isolates, while the resistance to β-lactamases, fluoroquinolones, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol diverged. The occurrence of multidrug resistance was found to be linked with various genes encoding drug-resistance, multiple mutations in the topoisomerase genes, and mobile genetic elements. All the isolates were positive for the invasion plasmid antigen H gene (ipaH). Dendrogram analysis of the plasmid and pulsed-field electrophoresis (PFGE) profiles revealed 70-80% clonal similarity among each Shigella serotype.

conclusionThis comprehensive long-term surveillance report highlights the clonal diversity of clinical Shigella strains circulating in Kolkata, India, and shows alarming resistance trends towards recommended antibiotics. The elucidation of this study's outcome is helpful not only in identifying emerging antimicrobial resistance patterns of Shigella spp. but also in developing treatment guidelines appropriate for this region.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, BacterialChloramphenicolDiarrheaHumansPrevalenceAnti-Bacterial AgentsChloramphenicol

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