Diversity of toxin genotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens isolates from feces of infants

Diversity of toxin genotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens isolates from feces of infants

This study investigated the most important epidemiological characteristics of strains colonizing the intestine of Jordanian infants. A total of 302 fecal samples were collected from Jordanian infants aged ≤ 1 year from patients hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and from the outpatient...

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Veröffentlicht in:Germs (Bucureşti) 2019-03, Vol.9 (1), p.28-34
Hauptverfasser: Al Radaideh, Alaa J, Badran, Eman F, Shehabi, Asem A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibacterial agents
Antimicrobial agents
Antiprotozoan agents
Birth weight
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Diarrhea
DNA
Drug resistance
Epidemiology
Erythromycin
Feces
Genes
Genetic aspects
Genetic research
Genotypes
Identification
Infants
Intensive care
Levofloxacin
Metronidazole
Neonatal intensive care
Newborn infants
Original
Plasmids
Studies
Toxins
Vancomycin
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigated the most important epidemiological characteristics of strains colonizing the intestine of Jordanian infants. A total of 302 fecal samples were collected from Jordanian infants aged ≤ 1 year from patients hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and from the outpatient department. Samples were cultured for detection of and evaluation of their antimicrobial resistance; identification of their potential toxins genes was performed using PCR. Overall the colonization rate was 27.2% (82/302). Infants aged ≤ 6 months showed significantly higher (p
ISSN:2248-2997
2248-2997
DOI:10.18683/germs.2019.1154