Prevalence and genomic insights of carbapenem resistant and ESBL producing Multidrug resistant Escherichia coli in urinary tract infections

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Title: Prevalence and genomic insights of carbapenem resistant and ESBL producing Multidrug resistant Escherichia coli in urinary tract infections
Authors: Vidhyalakshmi Sivarajan, Amirtha Varshini Ganesh, Pavithra Subramani, Priyanka Ganesapandi, R. N. Sivanandan, Sneha Prakash, Nithyasri Manikandan, Arunasalam Dharmarajan, Frank Arfuso, Sudha Warrier, Marquess Raj, Kumar Perumal
Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2025)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Carbapenem resistance, Whole genome sequence, Urinary tract infection, ST405, ST448, ST167, Medicine, Science
More Details: Abstract Urinary tract infections are a common condition affecting people globally, with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli (E. coli) being a major causative agent. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiling was performed using the VITEK 2 automated system for 1254 E. coli isolates, revealing that 831(66.2%) isolates were determined as MDR E. coli. A significant resistance pattern was observed for nalidixic acid (86.04%), ampicillin (74.16%), ticarcillin (70.73%), cefalotin (65.23%), cefixime (62.68%), ciprofloxacin (55.18%), ceftriaxone (53.75%), amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (22.81%), ertapenem (7.18%), and fosfomycin (2.23%). Whole Genome Sequencing of Carbapenem-resistant E. coli (CREC)—CREC 3 (ST405), CREC 4 (ST448), and CREC 5 (ST167) was performed to determine genomic characteristics. CREC 3, CREC 4, and CREC 5 belong to the phylogroup D, B1, and A, respectively. The NDM-5 gene was common in all three isolates, with CTX-M-15 being present in CREC 3 and CREC 4. Virulence factors of CREC 3 (fliC, shuA), CREC 4 (spaS), CREC 5 (iucA, papH, papG, iucB, yigF), and plasmids (IncFIA, IncFIB) were identified to be significant. The use of pangenome analysis enhances our understanding of resistance traits of isolates ST167, ST405, and ST448, offering valuable insights into comparative genomics of uropathogenic MDR E. coli.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2045-2322
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-84754-w
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/9d7697b833b3400c80f14ef7b7028d19
Accession Number: edsdoj.9d7697b833b3400c80f14ef7b7028d19
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ISSN:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-84754-w
Published in:Scientific Reports
Language:English