High Prevalence of Cross-Resistance to Aminoglycosides in Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates

Background: Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli, especially a lineage of O25b:H4-ST131, has increased and spread worldwide. The surveillance of cross-resistance of E. coli is necessary. Methods: Cross-resistance to fluoroquinolones (FQs) and aminoglycosides (AGs) was examined in E. coli isolated in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemotherapy (Basel) 2013-01, Vol.59 (5), p.379-384
Hauptverfasser: Tsukamoto, Naoyuki, Ohkoshi, Yasuo, Okubo, Torahiko, Sato, Toyotaka, Kuwahara, Osamu, Fujii, Nobuhiro, Tamura, Yutaka, Yokota, Shin-ichi
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli, especially a lineage of O25b:H4-ST131, has increased and spread worldwide. The surveillance of cross-resistance of E. coli is necessary. Methods: Cross-resistance to fluoroquinolones (FQs) and aminoglycosides (AGs) was examined in E. coli isolated in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, between 2008 and 2009. Results: Gentamicin (GEN) resistance was more common in FQ-resistant isolates (30/112 strains; 26.8%) than in FQ-susceptible isolates (2/100 strains; 2%). The frequency of GEN resistance was similar in two groups of FQ-resistant strains, O25b:H4-ST131 genotype (22/87 strains; 25.3%) and a group of other FQ-resistant genotypes (8/25 strains; 32.0%). The main AG resistance gene was aac(3)-II (87.5% of GEN-resistant strains). The only amikacin-resistant strain which was FQ resistant carried the aac(6')-Ib-cr gene. CTX-M type extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes were also found in FQ-resistant strains at a high frequency. However, the number of strains with both ESBL and AG-modifying enzyme genes was relatively low (8 strains). Conclusion: All FQ-resistant strains, not only O25b:H4-ST131, appeared to preferentially acquire ESBL genes and/or genes encoding AG-modifying enzymes; however, the acquisitions of these genes seemed to occur independently.
ISSN:0009-3157
1421-9794
DOI:10.1159/000361011