单核细胞增生李斯特菌喹诺酮耐药机制研究北大核心CSCD

以食源性单核细胞增生李斯特菌(LM)环丙沙星耐药株为研究对象,旨在调查LM对喹诺酮产生耐药的分子机制。采用琼脂二倍稀释法测定菌株对环丙沙星的最小抑菌浓度(MIC);通过PCR检测喹诺酮耐药决定区(QRDR)基因突变以及质粒介导喹诺酮耐药(PMQR)基因的分布;实时荧光定量PCR检测lde基因在LM菌株中的相对表达量;利用SOE-PCR技术构建lde基因缺失突变株,调查外排泵Lde的作用。结果表明,15株LM耐药菌株GyrA、GyrB、ParC和ParE亚基的氨基酸序列与敏感株100%相似;所有菌株中均未检出PMQR基因。加入外排泵抑制剂利血平后,菌株L28和L47对环丙沙星的MIC值分别下降为原来的1/8和1/4。lde基因在耐药株和敏感株中均有表达,且表达量相近;在环丙沙星的作用下,lde基因在耐药株中的相对表达量增加显著,而在敏感株中的表达量基本没有变化;加入利血平后,lde在耐药株中的表达明显受到抑制。缺失lde基因后,菌株对环丙沙星由耐药转为敏感;利血平存在下突变株对环丙沙星的MIC值不受影响。本研究证明外排泵Lde介导LM对喹诺酮类药物耐药。     

单核细胞增生李斯特菌喹诺酮耐药机制研究

以食源性单核细胞增生李斯特菌(LM)环丙沙星耐药株为研究对象,旨在调查LM对喹诺酮产生耐药的分子机制。采用琼脂二倍稀释法测定菌株对环丙沙星的最小抑菌浓度(MIC);通过PCR检测喹诺酮耐药决定区(QRDR)基因突变以及质粒介导喹诺酮耐药(PMQR)基因的分布;实时荧光定量PCR检测lde基因在LM菌株中的相对表达量;利用SOE-PCR技术构建lde基因缺失突变株,调查外排泵Lde的作用。结果表明,15株LM耐药菌株GyrA、GyrB、ParC和ParE亚基的氨基酸序列与敏感株100%相似;所有菌株中均未检出PMQR基因。加入外排泵抑制剂利血平后,菌株L28和L47对环丙沙星的MIC值分别下降为原来的1/8和1/4。lde基因在耐药株和敏感株中均有表达,且表达量相近;在环丙沙星的作用下,lde基因在耐药株中的相对表达量增加显著,而在敏感株中的表达量基本没有变化;加入利血平后,lde在耐药株中的表达明显受到抑制。缺失lde基因后,菌株对环丙沙星由耐药转为敏感;利血平存在下突变株对环丙沙星的MIC值不受影响。本研究证明外排泵Lde介导LM对喹诺酮类药物耐药。     

食源性沙门氏菌耐药性及质粒介导喹诺酮耐药基因检测

随机采集的638份食品样品中沙门氏菌总检出率为9.7%(n=62株),共检出16种不同的血清型,其中最常见的为鸭沙门氏菌。受试菌株对磺胺甲基异噁唑、复方新诺明、链霉素和环丙沙星的耐药率较高。16株耐环丙沙星沙门氏菌按GyrA和ParC喹诺酮耐药决定区(QRDR)不同氨基酸替代组合可分为5种突变型,其中GyrA亚基发生Ser83Phe和Asp87Gly变异,同时ParC亚基发生Ser80Arg变异为最常见的突变类型。62株食源性沙门氏菌中,qnr基因阳性的菌株共7株,占受试菌株的11.3%。qnrA和qnrS基因阳性菌株分别有2株和5株,没有菌株携带qnrB、qnrC和qnrD基因。aac(6')-Ib基因阳性菌株共有8株,其中3株经确认为携带其变体基因aac(6')-Ib-cr。结果表明,新乡市食源性沙门氏菌血清型分布呈多样性,耐药状况较为严重,并且一些菌株携带质粒介导喹诺酮耐药(PMQR)基因。     

肺炎克雷伯菌gyrA基因与parC基因的突变研究

目的探讨肺炎克雷伯菌对环丙沙星和左氧氟沙星的药物敏感性,及对喹诺酮敏感和耐药菌株中gyrA与parC基因的突变情况。方法收集肺炎克雷伯菌临床分离株231株,采用K-B纸片法测定肺炎克雷伯菌对环丙沙星和左氧氟沙星的敏感性,随机选取对环丙沙星和左氧氟沙星均耐药菌株4株和均敏感的菌株3株,分别PCR扩增gyrA基因和parC基因的耐药决定区,扩增片段长度分别为625、319bp,PCR扩增产物经纯化后测序并做序列分析。结果肺炎克雷伯菌对环丙沙星和左氧氟沙星的耐药率分别为51.1%（118/231）和45.9%（106/231）;gyrA和parC基因经序列分析显示,耐药株均有gyrA基因的突变,其中1株出现第83、87和27位氨基酸的改变,2株出现第83位氨基酸的改变,1株出现第47位点的改变;环丙沙星敏感株中未出现gyrA基因的突变。4株耐药株均有parC基因的突变,引起相应氨基酸Ser80→Arg的改变,2株环丙沙星敏感株也发生了同样的改变。结论哈尔滨地区肺炎克雷伯菌对环丙沙星和左氧氟沙星的耐药性显著,在喹诺酮耐药株中有gyrA和parC基因的同时突变,在敏感株中也发现了parC基因的突变。     

GenoType MTBDRplus在内蒙古地区耐多药结核菌检测中的应用评价

从2001年WHO/IUATLD全球抗结核药物耐药监测之内蒙古耐药监测结核菌1 114株中,选取经比例法药敏结果得到的耐多药(MDR)结核菌188株,利用Geno Type MTBDRplus方法检测该批菌株的RIF、INH耐药情况及其耐药基因突变形式。最终得到MDR菌株103(54.79%)株,单耐RIF菌株52(27.66%)株,单耐INH菌株10(5.32%)株,全敏感菌株20株,TUB条带缺失1株,kat G质控带缺失2株。RIF耐药菌株检测的是rpo B基因区,该基因突变菌株有155株;rpo B S531L突变菌株为49.68%(77/155)。INH耐药菌株检测的是kat G基因区和inh A基因启动子区,共113株,其中kat G基因突变菌株占79.65%(90/113),主要是S3-15T1突变;inh A基因突变菌株占22.12%(25/113)。因此,Geno Type MTBDRplus可用于内蒙古地区MDR结核菌的快速检测。其中rpo BS531L突变形式在RIF耐药菌株中最常见;在INH耐药菌株中,kat G基因突变较inh A基因突变常见,S315T1突变是INH耐药菌中常见的突变形式。     

鸡肉源沙门氏菌对喹诺酮和氟喹诺酮类抗生素耐药状况及相关基因

【目的】研究分离于陕西、河南、四川和北京四省(市)鸡肉源沙门氏菌对喹诺酮和部分氟喹诺酮类抗生素的药敏性及相关耐药基因,更好地了解耐药性的产生和传播途径,确保食品安全。【方法】用琼脂稀释法测定沙门氏菌的药敏性,用PCR和基因序列测定法确定耐药沙门氏菌中与(氟)喹诺酮类抗生素耐药相关的喹诺酮类抗性决定区基因突变及质粒携带的耐药基因。【结果】390株沙门氏菌中,63.59%的菌株对萘啶酮酸产生抗性,21.28%、16.67%和14.62%的菌株分别对环丙沙星、左氧氟沙星和加替沙星产生抗性。248株萘啶酮酸抗性菌中,aac(6’)-Ib-cr、qnrA、qnrB和qnrS基因的检出率分别为20.16%、10.89%、10.08%和1.61%。83株耐环丙沙星的菌株中,gyrA和parC基因的点突变共199个;其中gyrA基因中以Ser83Phe和Asp87Gly双突变最为常见,其次分别为Ser83Phe和Asp87Asn双突变、Ser83Tyr、Ser83Phe、Asp87Gly;parC基因的65个点突变均为Ser80Arg突变。【结论】四省市中鸡肉源沙门氏菌耐药状况严重,其解旋酶和拓扑异构酶基因突变及质粒携带的耐药基因是导致沙门氏菌耐药的重要机制。     

肺炎克雷伯杆菌对氟喹诺酮耐药的机制研究

目的研究肺炎克雷伯杆菌对氟喹诺酮类药物（FQNs）的耐药机制。方法筛选临床分离的对环丙沙星耐药的肺炎克雷伯杆菌共10株,采用微量肉汤稀释法检测菌株对5种氟喹诺酮类药物的MIC值;采用PCR方法检测菌株染色体和质粒携带的喹诺酮耐药基因（gyrA基因、parC基因和qnr基因）并测序;质粒接合试验验证qnr基因的转移性。结果 10株肺炎克雷伯杆菌对5种氟喹诺酮类药物均产生耐药性。扩增产物经测序发现10株肺炎克雷伯杆菌染色体的gyrA基因和parC基因均有突变;有2株菌株（K79和K107）携带qnrA基因,这2株菌的接合菌对喹诺酮抗菌药的MIC值上升了5～30倍;未检测到qnrB阳性的菌株。结论 gyrA和parC基因突变是肺炎克雷菌对氟喹诺酮类产生耐药机制的主要原因,质粒上qnrA基因的存在,也是产生喹诺酮耐药的一个重要因素。     

志贺菌流行株药物敏感性及质粒图谱分析

目的：分析志贺菌流行株的质粒图谱及其与细菌药物敏感性的相关性。方法：从菌痢患者粪便标本中分离6株 福氏志力和4株宋内志贺菌,分别对其质粒图谱与药物敏感性进行检测和对其相关性进行分析。结果：不同菌株的质粒图谱具有明显的差异,各菌株的质粒图谱与其对头孢三嗪、头孢唑林、环丙沙星、诺氟沙星、氯霉素的耐药特性无明显相关性。结论：获自患者的福氏志贺菌和宋内志贺菌具有不同的质粒图谱以及抗菌药物敏感性,提示在我市引起菌痢的志贺菌具有不同的来源。     

分离自腹泻成人志贺菌的血清分群及耐药性分析

目的 调查志贺菌在成人腹泻患者中的主要血清群和耐药性,为临床治疗和预防提供依据.方法 对2008年1月至2012年10月浙江萧山医院临床分离自腹泻成人志贺菌菌株,进行生化鉴定、血清学分群和抗生素敏感性试验,所有数据用WHONET 5.6软件进行回顾性分析.结果 共检出125株志贺菌,其中66(52.8％)株为宋内志贺菌,58(46.4％)株为福氏志贺菌;氨苄西林耐药率最高达95.9％,复方新诺明耐药率达79.8％,头孢噻肟为48.6％,未检出头孢哌酮/舒巴坦、哌拉西林/他唑巴坦、亚胺培南和美罗培南耐药株,福氏志贺菌对环丙沙星和左旋氧氟沙星耐药率为87.0％和57.1％,而宋内志贺菌未检出氟喹诺酮类耐药株;福氏志贺菌和宋内志贺菌耐药率在哌拉西林、头孢他啶、头孢噻肟、头孢吡肟、复方新诺明和氟喹诺酮间差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01).结论 萧山地区成人志贺菌感染以宋内和福氏两种血清群为主,青霉素类和复方新诺明耐药率太高已不适合临床使用,含酶抑制剂抗生素是治疗志贺菌感染的首选药物.     

不同地区宋内志贺菌耐药性及脉冲场凝胶电泳分型分析

摘要:【目的】通过对不同地区的宋内志贺菌株进行药物敏感性检测、耐药基因的扩增以及基因分型,了解不同地区宋内志贺菌的耐药情况与流行趋势。【方法】使用微量肉汤稀释法测定了54 株宋内志贺菌对21种药物的敏感性,用PCR方法扩增相关耐药基因,利用脉冲场凝胶电泳(Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis,PFGE)技术进行宋内志贺菌的基因分型,最后采用BioNumerics分析软件对所有菌株进行聚类,分析其相似度。【结果】实验菌株对于甲氧苄氨嘧啶/磺胺甲噁唑、四环素、替卡西林/棒酸、氨苄西林、庆大霉素5种抗生素普遍耐药,对亚胺培南、头孢吡肟、左氟沙星、诺氟沙星、阿米卡星5种抗生素全部表现为敏感。共检测出包括blaTEM,blaCTX以及整合子在内的7 种不同的耐药基因。全部实验菌株可分为26个不同的PFGE带型,分型后表现出较高的基因同源性。宋内志贺菌的耐药性、携带基因与带型具有一定地域相关性。【结 论】目前各地区流行的宋内志贺菌株对甲氧苄氨嘧啶/磺胺甲噁唑与四环素已经普遍耐药,不同地区出现相同聚类分型的菌株表明存在跨区域流行的宋内志贺菌群。因此,加强对不同地区宋内志贺菌的监控对减少多重耐药菌株的产生具有重要意义。     

Quinolone action in Escherichia coli cells carrying gyrA and gyrB mutations

Abstract We have isolated spontaneous mutant strains of Escherichia coli KL16 showing different levels of nalidixic acid (NAL) resistance. From 40 independent mutants, 36 had gyrA and four had gyrB mutations. Most of the gyrA mutations (30/36) conferred high level NAL resistance. In contrast, the only gyrB mutation that conferred a relatively high level of NAL resistance also determined enhanced susceptibility to quinolones with a piperazinyl substituent at C7 position of the quinolone ring (amphoteric quinolones). This gyrB mutation (denoted gyrB1604 ), jointly with a gyrA mutation (denoted gyrA972 ) which confers a high level of quinolone resistance, were used to construct strain IC2476, carrying the two gyr mutant alleles. The susceptibility of this strain to amphoteric quinolones (pipemidic acid, norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin) was similar to that of the gyrA972 single mutant. This result indicates that the change in GyrA subunit which determines a high level of quinolone-resistance has the capacity to mask the hypersusceptibility to amphoteric quinolones promoted by the GyrB1604 mutant subunit. This capacity was further confirmed by studying the effects of ciprofloxacin (CFX) on gyrase inhibition in the gyrA972 gyrB1604 strain.     

Fluoroquinolone resistance in Helicobacter pylori: role of mutations at position 87 and 91 of GyrA on the level of resistance and identification of a resistance conferring mutation in GyrB

Background and Aims: Fluoroquinolone‐containing regimens have been suggested as an alternate to standard triple therapy for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections. To determine the relationship between fluoroquinolone resistance and mutations of GyrA and GyrB in H. pylori, we exchanged the mutations at positions 87and 91 of GyrA among fluoroquinolone‐resistant clinical isolates. GyrB of a strain with no mutations in GyrA was also analyzed to identify mechanisms of resistance to norfloxacin. Materials & Methods: Natural transformation was performed using the amplified fragment of the gyrA and gyrB gene as donor DNA. The amino acid sequences of GyrA and GyrB were determined by DNA sequencing of the gyrA and gyrB genes. Results: Norfloxacin‐resistant strains which had mutations at position 87 and 91 became susceptible when the mutations were converted to the wild type. When the mutation from Asp to Asn at position 91 was exchanged to the mutation from Asn to Lys at position 87, the MIC to levofloxacin, gatifloxacin, and sitafloxacin increased. Norfloxacin‐resistant strain TS132 with no mutations in GyrA but had a mutation at position 463 in GyrB. Transformants obtained by natural transformation using gyrB DNA of TS132 had a mutation at position 463 of GyrB and revealed resistant to norfloxacin and levofloxacin. Conclusion: Mutation from Asn to Lys at position 87 of GyrA confers higher resistance to levofloxacin and gatifloxacin than does mutation from Asp to Asn at position 91. We propose that mutation at position 463 in GyrB as a novel mechanism of fluoroquinolone resistance in H. pylori.     

MC1R是控制鸡黑色素形成的候选主效基因

黑素皮质素受体1 (melanocortin 1-receptor, MC1R)基因是控制动物黑色素合成的重要基因.采用多聚酶链反应-单链构象多态性分析(PCR-SSCP)以及DNA测序的方法,在由丝羽乌骨鸡与明星肉鸡为亲本建立的中国农业大学资源家系群体鸡MC1R基因的编码区检测到3个单核苷酸多态位点,并对该单核苷酸多态性进行了分析.结果显示,鸡MC1R基因编码区引物3扩增片段多态性是由G→A（867位）点突变引起的,引物5扩增片段的多态性是由C→T（1 292位）与C→G（1 377位）两个点突变引起的,最后对单核苷酸多态性与肤色、肉色、胫色与内脏膜色等黑色素性状进行了卡方独立性分析,结果显示,MC1R基因编码区867处突变与鸡的肤色性状显著相关（P＜0.05）,1 292处突变与鸡的活体胫色性状显著相关（P＜0.05）,1 377处突变与鸡的肉色性状显著相关（P＜0.05）.研究表明,MC1R基因可能是鸡黑色素性状的主效基因或者与鸡控制黑色素性状的主效基因连锁.     

Effect of suprainhibitory concentrations of quinolones on hydrophobicity and motility of Serratia marcescens

The effect of suprainhibitory concentrations of quinolones (ciprofloxacin, enoxacin and norfloxacin) on the growth, hydrophobicity and motility of a nosocomial pathogen Serratia marcescens was studied. A postantibiotic effect (PAE) was induced by 2x of 4x MIC concentrations for 0.5 h. By using the 2x MIC concentrations all three quinolones induced equally long PAE approximately 1 h. The longest PAE of 5.4 h at 4x MIC concentration was induced by enoxacin. The results obtained showed that suprainhibitory concentrations of quinolones significantly stimulated the adhesion of S. marcescens to xylene, with the exception of enoxacin, which inhibited the adhesion to 61.2% at 4x MIC concentration. These results correlated with those in the salt aggregation test. The adhesion of strains to nitrocellulose filters did not influence the aftereffect of suprainhibitory concentrations of quinolones. Exposure of bacterial cells to suprainhibitory concentrations of ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin caused a reduction in motility, while this effect was more distinct at 4x MIC concentration. The results suggest that any consideration of postantibiotic effects should include the residual antibiotic effects on virulence factors, in addition to the defined suppression of bacterial regrowth.     

Clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from French children: prevalence of the different mutations and coexistence of clones harboring two different mutations in the same biopsy

BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to assess the different mutations involved in clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from French children and their temporal trends. METHODS: The point mutations of H. pylori were detected by PCR followed by RFLP technique in 50 clarithromycin-resistant strains collected between 1993 and 2004 in France. RESULTS: Clarithromycin resistance was observed in 23% (50/217) of H. pylori isolates. Two mutations A2143G and A2142G in the 23S rRNA genes of H. pylori were detected. The former was found in 45/50 (90%) of isolates. The rate of resistance increased with time from 18.6% in the period 1993-1996 to 41.6% in 2001-2004. No significant difference was observed in the distribution of mutations during the same periods. No correlation was found between any mutation and age, sex, and ethnic origin of children. Furthermore, no significant differences in minimal inhibitory concentrations level were observed according to the different point mutations. In all cases, only one point mutation was present, except in two cases where two different mutations were found in two different clones from the same biopsy. CONCLUSION: The mutation A2143G is predominant in clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori strains isolated from children in France. We report for the first time the presence of two clarithromycin-resistant clones harboring two different mutations of the 23S rRNA genes present in the same biopsy specimen and genotypically identical as demonstrated by RAPD fingerprinting.     

Genetic basis of quinolone resistance and epidemiology of resistant and susceptible isolates of porcine Campylobacter coli strains

AIMS: The aims of this study were to investigate the epidemiology of quinolone-resistant and -susceptible porcine isolates of Campylobacter coli and to characterize the genetic basis of quinolone resistance. METHODS AND RESULTS: Penner serotyping and flagellin gene sequence polymorphisms were used to investigate the epidemiology of the C. coli isolates. A total of 55 isolates were included, of which 30 were paired resistant and susceptible isolates from 15 pigs. Amplification of gyrA, gyrB and parC, followed by direct sequencing of amplicons was used to identify mutations in the targets of quinolones. Overall, 31 of the isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin (minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC), 2- >or = 32 microg x ml(-1)). Thirteen DdeI-flaA profiles were observed and resistant and susceptible strains were identified for nine profiles. The majority of resistant strains exhibited either profile 1 or 6. While profile 1 comprised susceptible and resistant strains, all of the strains with profile 6 were resistant to ciprofloxacin. The serogroup (O:24) of the profile 6 strains was identical. The only other serogroup to be uniformly associated with quinolone resistance was O:5. Strains with this phenotype comprised a number of genotypes, including profile 1. Only four of the paired isolates from individual pigs had the same profile. The genetic basis of quinolone resistance was investigated in two strains with ciprofloxacin MICs of 2 and > or = 32 miccrog x ml(-1), respectively. The amino acid substitution of isoleucine for threonine at position 86 was identified in the GyrA proteins from both strains. No mutations were identified in the GyrB proteins. CONCLUSIONS: There was an association between two of the genotypes, serotypes 5 and 24, and quinolone resistance. The association between genotype, serotype and resistance in C. coli isolates has not been reported previously. Only the mutation in GyrA associated with quinolone resistance was identified. No mutations in GyrB were identified. Amplification products of parC were not obtained and it may be that this gene is not present in some Campylobacter spp. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study provides data on the distribution of ciprofloxacin resistance between subtypes of C. coli.     

温州地区2型糖尿病患者线粒体DNA 3243、3316位点的突变筛查

为了解浙江省温州地区2型糖尿病病人中线粒体DNA tRNALeu (UUR)基因A3243G及NADH 脱氢酶亚单位1 (ND1)基因G3316A位点突变的发生频率, 并探讨突变与2型糖尿病主要临床指标出现的相关性。对随机收集的无血缘关系的244例温州地区2型糖尿病患者进行研究, 同时选择156例无 DM 家族史的糖耐量正常者作为对照组, 用聚合酶链反应及限制性片段长度多态性分析技术进行点突变筛选, 筛选到的异质性突变样本经T-A克隆后再作测序和变性高效液相色谱(DHPLC)确证。结果在244例的2型糖尿病患者中检出A3243G突变1例(0.410%), 156例对照者中未检出该突变, 突变发生率在两组间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05); 2型糖尿病患者中检出G3316A突变4例(1.639%), 156例对照者中检出突变2例(1. 282%), 突变发生率在两组间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结果表明线粒 体tRNALeu (UUR) 基因A3243G突变在浙江温州2型糖尿病人群中发生频率低, 不是温州人群中2型糖尿病的常见病因。线粒体ND1基因G3316A突变在糖尿病人群中的发生频率也较低, 且在正常人群中也有出现, 可能仅为人群中线粒体DNA的基因多态性。     

Primary antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori isolated from Beijing children

Background: The antimicrobials resistance of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) was able to sharply decline the eradication rate of H. pylori both in adults and children, but there are limited studies about the primary antibiotic resistance and the related gene mutations, specifically in China. Materials and Methods: The primary resistance to 9 antibiotics of 73 H. pylori strains isolated from gastric biopsies of children recruited at Beijing Children’s Hospital was assessed, and the mutations in 23S rRNA gene of 65 macrolide‐resistant strains and in gyrA and gyrB of 12 quinolone‐resistant strains were investigated. Results: The resistance rate to clarithromycin, azithromycin, metronidazole, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and rifampicin was 84.9%, 87.7%, 61.6%, 13.7%, 15.1%, and 6.8%, respectively. No resistance to amoxicillin, gentamicin, and tetracycline was observed. Dual, triple, and quadruple antibacterial resistant percentage was 46.6% (34/73), 15.1% (11/73), and 2.7% (2/73), respectively. The gene mutation rate of A2142C, A2142G, and A2143G in 23S rRNA gene was 1.5% (1/65), 6.2% (4/65), and 84.6% (55/65), respectively. The detection rate of mutations of Asn87, Asp91, and Met191 in GyrA was 41.7% (5/12), 25% (3/12), and 25% (3/12), respectively. Conclusion: The high prevalence of primary antibiotic resistance was out of expectation in H. pylori strains isolated from the children in Beijing. Antibiotic susceptibility should be made clear before the antibiotic was used in the anti‐H. pylori therapy in this population. The A2143G was the most populated mutation in macrolide‐resistant strains, and Asn87 and Asp91 of GyrA were the most common mutation points in quinolone resistance strains.     

Rapid detection of gyrA and parC mutations in quinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica using Pyrosequencing technology

Fluoroquinolones are broad-spectrum antimicrobials highly effective in the treatment of a wide variety of clinical infections. Salmonella gastroenteritis is usually only treated with fluoroquinolones when the patient is elderly or immunocompromised. Fluoroquinolones are also used for the treatment of systemic Salmonella infection or for long-term salmonella carriage. Resistance to quinolones is commonly mediated by point mutations within the topoisomerase genes gyrA and parC. Pyrosequencing technology is a DNA sequencing method using 'sequencing by synthesis' and is suitable for the rapid detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). One hundred and ten Salmonella enterica isolates, representing 18 different serotypes, were used in this study. One hundred and four isolates had ciprofloxacin MICs of 0.25-32 microg/mL; the remaining six were ciprofloxacin-sensitive (ciprofloxacin MIC相似文献   

Antibiotic resistance of shigellae and rationale for etiotropic therapy of Shigella infections

The study was aimed at determining sensitivity of shigellae to antibacterial preparations and their clinical effectiveness for correcting recommendations on the empirical therapy of acute Shigella infections (ASI). The sensitivity of 164 S. flexneri strains and 80 S. sonnei strains, isolated in 1996-2003 in the Sumy region, Ukraine, was determined with respect to 19 antibacterial preparations: ampicillin (Am), tetracycline (Te), rifampicin (Ri), chloramphenicol (Ca), streptomycin (St), fusidin (Fu), kanamycin (Kn), erythromycin (Er), carbenicillin (Cb), doxycycline (Do), gentamicin (Ge), ofloxacin (Of), cefazolin (Cf), ciprofloxacin (Cp). S. flexneri and S. sonnei were found to be highly sensitive to Am (100%), Te (100%), Cb (90% and 50% respectively), Do (90% and 35% respectively), Fu (100%), Er (100%), Ri (100%), Ca (71.8% and 45% respectively), St (81% and 40% respectively). Some isolated cultures were resistant to fluorochinolones. In addition, the clinical and laboratory analysis of the effectiveness of some preparations was carried out. A total of 202 patients, divided into 6 groups, received furazolidone, chloramphenicol, norfloxacin, phthalazole, polymyxin and the combination of several antibacterial preparations. High efficiency of norfloxacin in the treatment of ASI was confirmed. The use of other preparations and their combinations was found to produce only a slight effect.