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Characterization of Quinolone Resistance Genes in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates, in Egypt.

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Microbiology and biotechnology

Abstract

Background: The resistance of E. coli isolates to fluoroquinolone is a significant challenge to antibiotic treatment and infection control policies. A significant increase of ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli has occurred during last years, indicating the need for further analysis. Objective: The current study was aimed to detect quinolone-resistance in multi-drug resistant E. coli isolates that were recovered from patients with urinary tract infection in the Urology and Nephrology center of El-Mansoura University, Egypt. Methods: The clinical uropathogenic specimens collected were studied. Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were done using VITEK 2. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of different quinolones were determined for fluroquinolone resistance (FQ-resistant) isolates. Also, they were screened for the presence of the plasmid mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) qnrA, qnrB and qnrS genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques. Results: In the present study, 100 (32.7%) E. coli of 305 uropathogenic specimens were tested. The patients involved in this study included both genders, females (76%) were the most affected group of patients as compared to males (24%). The quinolones resistance rate was 30% of the isolated E. coli samples. The detected genes for the quinolone's resistance samples were: 14 (46.6%) qnrB, 13 (43.3%) qnrS and 2 (6.6%) qnrA. Conclusion: This study identified quinolone resistance (qnr) gene in uropathogenic E. coli in EGYPT. These finding which suggest a possible resistance to quinolone are of high interest for better management of patients and control of antimicrobial resistance in Egypt.

DOI

10.21608/rpbs.2022.164696.1173

Keywords

Uropathogenic E. coli Infections, Quinolone-Resistant E. coli. Quinolone-Resistance Genes, Fluroquinolone, PMQR

Authors

First Name

DINA

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Ramadan

Affiliation

Microbiology and Immunology department Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University

Email

rhassan33@yahoo.com

City

El-Mansourah

Orcid

0000-0001-8336-9847

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

El-Moaafy

MiddleName

Asaad

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, El-Mansourah University

Email

mohammedasaad7@gmail.com

City

El-Mansourah

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First Name

Hazem

Last Name

Saleh

MiddleName

Hamed

Affiliation

Urology and Urology and Nephrology center, Mansoura University, Egypt.

Email

rhassan33@gmail.com

City

El-Mansourah

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First Name

Ali

Last Name

Abdelrahman

MiddleName

Abdellah

Affiliation

b Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, , Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.

Email

dr_ali_abdellah@yahoo.com

City

Ismalia

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First Name

Salah Eldin

Last Name

Abdallah

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt

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salah1979@hotmail.com

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Ismalia

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Volume

6

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2

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33245

Issue Date

2022-04-01

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2022-09-22

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2022-04-01

Page Start

163

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172

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2536-9857

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2535-2091

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532

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Records of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences

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22 Jan 2023