International Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Campylobacter coli in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Washington State and Quebec, 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Campylobacter species are among the most common causes of enteric bacterial infections worldwide. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk for sexually transmitted enteric infections, including globally distributed strains of multidrug-resistant Shigella species.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of MSM-associated Campylobacter in Seattle, Washington and Montréal, Québec with phenotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles and whole genome sequencing (WGS).

Results

We report the isolation of 2 clonal lineages of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli from MSM in Seattle and Montréal. WGS revealed nearly identical strains obtained from the 2 regions over a 4-year period. Comparison with the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Patho

SUBMITTER: Greninger AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643735 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature