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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2025

Ciprofloxacin-susceptible but levofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains with Vitek

Manon Robert, Louise Ruffier d'Epenoux, Axelle Paquin, David Boutoille, Aurélie Guillouzouic, Stéphane Corvec

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Manon RobertService de Bactériologie et des Contrôles Microbiologiques, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.
Louise Ruffier d'EpenouxService de Bactériologie et des Contrôles Microbiologiques, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.
Axelle PaquinService de Bactériologie et des Contrôles Microbiologiques, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.
David BoutoilleService des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôtel-Dieu, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes, France.
Aurélie GuillouzouicService de Bactériologie et des Contrôles Microbiologiques, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.
Stéphane CorvecService de Bactériologie et des Contrôles Microbiologiques, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France. stephane.corvec@chu-nantes.fr.

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purposePseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains isolated harbored sometimes an atypical phenotype using the automated Vitek2

methodsStrain resistance profile, patient's data were recovered and reviewed from the database. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin and delafloxacin were determined by using a concentration gradient strip. gyrA, gyrB, parC, parE and mexR genes were PCR amplified and sequenced. A PFGE analysis was performed for strains, recovered in a short period of time from the same patient.

results46 strains were studied. A couple of seldom mutations were detected in gyrA, gyrB, parC and parE genes. Phenotypically, most of the strains (91%) were resistant to ticarcillin/ clavulanic acid combination and aztreonam suggesting a MexAB-OprM efflux-pump overexpression. mexR sequencing demonstrated either a deletion, a mutation or a premature stop codon appearance leading to amino acid substitution for 75% of the strains. Interestingly, four patients presented successively a fully fluoroquinolone susceptible isolate, thereafter a ciprofloxacin-susceptible but levofloxacin-resistant isolate (discordant phenotype) and finally a fluoroquinolone-resistant isolate. Molecular typing of these strains highlighted a strong relatedness between those isolates.

conclusionThe phenotype detected by the automate Vitek2

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCiprofloxacinDrug Resistance, BacterialFluoroquinolonesLevofloxacinPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsBacterial ProteinsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialFemaleHumansMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedMutationAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsCiprofloxacinFluoroquinolonesLevofloxacinCiprofloxacinIn vivo selectionLevofloxacinMICP. aeruginosaResistance

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