Plasmid mechanisms of resistance to quinolones, beta-lactams and colistin in Salmonella enterica. Paraguay 2020-2021

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https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2023.e21122313

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Salmonella, resistance, antimicrobials, plasmid

Abstract

Bacteria can develop antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, those acquired and transmissible being the most significant due to the potential for dissemination. The emergence of Salmonella enterica with resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, quinolones, and colistin represents a progressive threat. The objective was to determine antimicrobial resistance and the presence of plasmid resistance mechanisms to quinolones, β-lactams, and colistin in Salmonella isolates from integrated surveillance of enteropathogens. Five hundred and one strains of Salmonella spp. collected between 2020 and 2021 were studied by the enteropathogen network of the Laboratorio Central de Salud Publica (Central Public Health Laboratory). Research was conducted on the resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, quinolones, and colistin, isolated from humans, foodstuffs, animals for consumption, and the environment. The strains studied exhibited resistance to tetracycline (32.5%), nalidixic acid (29%), ampicillin (13.2%), nitrofurantoin (11.6%), third-generation cephalosporins (7.2%), cotrimoxazole (5.8%), and ciprofloxacin (2.2%). Eighteen percent (90/501) presented plasmid-transferable resistance, 111 genes were detected (71 strains with one gene, 17 strains with two genes, and 2 strains with three different genes). Qnr B: 41.1% (37/90), mcr-1: 38.9% (35/90), CMY: 23.3% (21/90), CTX-M: 16.7% (15/90), and Qnr S: 3.3% (3/90). Heidelberg was the predominant serovar in chicken samples and the largest carrier of CMY and mcr-1 resistance genes. The detection of genes in foodstuffs and animals for consumption, which can be easily transmitted to humans, is a cause for alarm and highlights the importance of continuing to strengthen multisectoral and multidisciplinary surveillance.

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2023-10-19

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Ortiz, F., Weiler, N., Álvarez, M., Orrego, V., Martínez, J., Melgarejo, N., … González, M. (2023). Plasmid mechanisms of resistance to quinolones, beta-lactams and colistin in Salmonella enterica. Paraguay 2020-2021. Memorias Del Instituto De Investigaciones En Ciencias De La Salud, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2023.e21122313

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