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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Predominance of dfrG as determinant of trimethoprim resistance in imported Staphylococcus aureus
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Volume 21, No. 12, Year 2015
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To investigate the global occurrence of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistance and the genetic mechanisms of trimethoprim resistance, we analysed Staphylococcus aureus from travel-associated skin and soft-tissue infections treated at 13 travel clinics in Europe. Thirty-eight per cent (75/196) were trimethoprim-resistant and 21% (41/196) were resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Among methicillin-resistant S. aureus, these proportions were 30% (7/23) and 17% (4/23), respectively. DfrG explained 92% (69/75) of all trimethoprim resistance in S. aureus. Travel to South Asia was associated with the highest risk of acquiring trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-resistant S. aureus. We conclude that globally dfrG is the predominant determinant of trimethoprim resistance in human S. aureus infection. © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nurjadi, Dennis
Germany, Heidelberg
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Mueller, Andreas
Unknown Affiliation
Neumayr, Andreas L.C.
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Switzerland, Basel
Universitat Basel
Goorhuis, Abram
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - University of Amsterdam
Lagler, Heimo
Austria, Vienna
Medizinische Universität Wien
Kantele, Anu M.
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet
van Genderen, Perry J.J.
Netherlands, Rotterdam
Havenziekenhuis
Gascon, Joaquim
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Grobusch, Martín Peter
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - University of Amsterdam
Caumes, Éric
France, Paris
Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière
Hatz, Christoph F.R.
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Switzerland, Basel
Universitat Basel
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Fleck, Ralf
Germany, Tubingen
Universitätsklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät Tübingen
Mockenhaupt, Frank Peter
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Zanger, Philipp
Germany, Heidelberg
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 13
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.cmi.2015.08.021
ISSN:
1198743X
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics