Fernando Villavicencio, Viviana Albán, Carolina Satán, Hidaleisy Quintana, Wladimir Enríquez, Katherine Jaramillo, Francisco Flores, Lino Arisqueta
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Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is currently considered a public health threat. Carbapenems are antimicrobials for hospital use, and Enterobacterales resistant to these β-lactams have spread alarmingly in recent years, especially those that cause health care-associated infections. The blaKPC gene is considered one of the most important genetic determinants disseminated by plasmids, promoting horizontal gene transfer. This study describes, for the first time in Ecuador, and worldwide, the presence of a blaKPC-2 gene in an isolate of Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis from a clinical sample. Through whole-genome sequencing, we characterized the genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance in this Salmonella ST-32 strain. Our results showed the presence of several resistance genes, including blaCTX-M-65, and a conjugative plasmid Kpn-WC17-007-03 that may be responsible for the horizontal transference of these resistance mechanisms.
期刊介绍：
Microbial Drug Resistance (MDR) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that covers the global spread and threat of multi-drug resistant clones of major pathogens that are widely documented in hospitals and the scientific community. The Journal addresses the serious challenges of trying to decipher the molecular mechanisms of drug resistance. MDR provides a multidisciplinary forum for peer-reviewed original publications as well as topical reviews and special reports.
MDR coverage includes:
Molecular biology of resistance mechanisms
Virulence genes and disease
Molecular epidemiology
Drug design
Infection control.
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