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ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2024

Plasmid-mediated azithromycin resistance in non-typhoidal Salmonella recovered from human infections.

Xi-Wei Zhang, Jing-Jie Song, Shi-Han Zeng, Yu-Lan Huang, Jia-Jun Luo, Wei-Long Guo, Xiao-Yan Li

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Article in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xi-Wei ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0000-9836-3544
Jing-Jie SongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shi-Han ZengDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yu-Lan HuangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jia-Jun LuoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wei-Long GuoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiao-Yan LiShunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Shunde), No. 1 Jiazi Road, Lunjiao, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6554-6811

Funding

Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province Natural Science Foundation 2022A1515012481Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2021A1515220153President Foundation of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University YZ2022ZX01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMechanisms of non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) resistance to azithromycin have rarely been reported. Here we investigate the epidemiology and genetic features of 10 azithromycin-resistant NTS isolates.

methodsA total of 457 NTS isolates were collected from a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou. We performed antimicrobial susceptibility tests, conjugation experiments, efflux pump expression tests, whole-genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis to conduct the study.

resultsThe results showed that 10 NTS isolates (2.8%) were resistant to azithromycin with minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 128 to 512 mg/L and exhibited multidrug resistance. The phylogenetic tree revealed that 5 S. London isolates (AR1-AR5) recognized at different times and departments were closely related [3-74 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)] and 2 S. Typhimurium isolates (AR7 and AR8) were clones (<3 SNPs) at 3-month intervals. The azithromycin resistance was conferred by mph(A) gene found on different plasmids, including IncFIB, IncHI2, InFII, IncC and IncI plasmids. Among them, IncFIB, InFII and IncHI2 plasmids carried different IS26-class 1 integron (intI1) arrangement patterns that mediated multidrug resistance transmission. Conjugative IncC plasmid encoded resistance to ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and azithromycin. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that mph(A)-positive plasmids closely related to 10 plasmids in this study were mainly discovered from NTS, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia and Enterobacter hormaechei. The genetic environment of mph(A) in 10 NTS isolates was IS26-mph(A)-mrx(A)-mphR(A)-IS6100/IS26 that co-arranged with intI1 harbour multidrug-resistant (MDR) gene cassettes on diverse plasmids.

conclusionsThese findings highlighted that the dissemination of these plasmids carrying mph(A) and various intI1 MDR gene cassettes would seriously restrict the availability of essential antimicrobial agents for treating NTS infections.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhylogenyPlasmidsSalmonellaSalmonella InfectionsChinaFemaleHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideTertiary Care CentersWhole Genome SequencingAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycin

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PMID39119898
PMCPMC11442001

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