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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2025

Increased Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Vibrio cholerae in the Capital and Provincial Areas of Zambia, January 2023-February 2024.

Thandiwe Msipu Phiri, Tadatsugu Imamura, Peter Chibale Mwansa, Ilunga Mathews, Frazer Mtine, Jedidiah Chanda, Mulenga Salasini, Takanori Funaki, Kapona Otridah, Kunda Musonda and 1 more

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Thandiwe Msipu PhiriDepartment of National Public Health Laboratory Services, Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia.
Tadatsugu ImamuraJapan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, Japan.
Peter Chibale MwansaDepartment of National Public Health Laboratory Services, Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia.
Ilunga MathewsDepartment of National Public Health Laboratory Services, Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia.
Frazer MtineDepartment of National Public Health Laboratory Services, Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia.
Jedidiah ChandaDepartment of National Public Health Laboratory Services, Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia.
Mulenga SalasiniDepartment of National Public Health Laboratory Services, Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia.
Takanori FunakiNational Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Kapona OtridahDepartment of National Public Health Laboratory Services, Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia.
Kunda MusondaDepartment of National Public Health Laboratory Services, Zambia National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia.
Roma ChilengiZambia National Public Health Institute, Lusaka, Zambia.

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Abstract

Zambia experienced the largest cholera epidemic in the country's history in 2023-2024; however, the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Vibrio cholerae during the epidemic is unknown. A total of 2,384 stool samples were collected from suspected cholera cases in Eastern, Lusaka, and Luapula provinces in Zambia from January 2023 to March 2024. Among them, 549 (23.5%, n = 549 of 2,341) were culture positive for V. cholerae O1, and antimicrobial susceptibility results were available for 431 (78.5%, n = 431 of 549). Sensitivity for tetracycline was 84.5% (n = 316 of 374) in Lusaka, whereas it was 100% in Eastern and Luapula provinces. Isolates resistant to azithromycin were found only in Lusaka (1.6%, n = 1 of 61). Sensitivity for ciprofloxacin was 81.8% (n = 260 of 318) in Lusaka province, whereas it was 100% in other provinces. Our results suggested an increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in V. cholerae against the first- and second-line antibiotic treatments, particularly in the capital. Careful monitoring of the regional antibiogram is warranted.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCholeraDrug Resistance, MicrobialVibrio choleraeAzithromycinCiprofloxacinEpidemicsFecesHumansTetracyclineZambiaAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinCiprofloxacinTetracycline

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PMCPMC11965735

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