Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes (ARGs) in Enterobacterales and A. baumannii Clinical Strains Colonizing a Single Italian Patient.

ABSTRACT: The dramatic increase in infections caused by critically multidrug-resistant bacteria is a global health concern. In this study, we characterized the antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) of K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis, E. cloacae and A. baumannii isolated from both surgical wound and rectal swab of a single Italian patient. Bacterial identification was performed by MALDI-TOF MS and the antimicrobial susceptibility was carried out by Vitek 2 system. The characterization of ARGs was performed using next-generation sequencing (NGS) methodology (MiSeq Illumina apparatus). K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis and E. cloacae were resistant to most β-lactams and β-lactam/β-lactamases inhibitor combinations. A. baumannii strain was susceptible only t

SUBMITTER: Piccirilli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044399 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature