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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae in Algiers hospitals
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Volume 34, No. 4, Year 2009
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The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and diversity of plasmid-mediated AmpC cephalosporinases (PAcBLs) in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae collected between 2003 and 2007 from three Algiers hospitals. Antibiograms were determined on Mueller-Hinton agar plates using the disk diffusion method, and minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined by Etest. Isolates resistant to cefoxitin or ceftazidime were screened for blaCMY, blaDHA, blaFOX and blaACC as well as extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR products were sequenced by the Sanger method. Plasmid incompatibility grouping was conducted by PCR-based replicon typing. The prevalence of PAcBLs was 2.18% (11/505), comprising 8 CMY-2 and 3 DHA-1 enzymes. CTX-M-15 was co-produced with CMY-2 in three isolates and with DHA-1 in one isolate; the two remaining DHA-1-producers co-expressed SHV-12 ESBL. This is the first report of plasmid-mediated AmpC from Algeria, with the first detection of DHA-1 in Enterobacter cloacae. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy.
Authors & Co-Authors
Iabadene, Hassen
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Messai, Yamina
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Ammari, Houria
Algeria, Algiers
Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Béni-messous, Algiers
Alouache, Souhila
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Verdet, Charlotte
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Bakour, Rabah
Algeria, Algiers
Université Des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Arlet, Guillaume A.
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Statistics
Citations: 43
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
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Doi:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.05.011
ISSN:
09248579
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Algeria