Multiresistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from humans, companion animals and horses in central Hesse, Germany.
Abstract: Multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are an emerging problem in human and veterinary medicine. This study focused on comparative molecular characterization of β-lactamase and ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates from central Hesse in Germany. Isolates originated from humans, companion animals (dogs and cats) and horses. Results: In this study 153 (83.6%) of the human isolates (n = 183) and 163 (91.6%) of the animal isolates (n = 178) were confirmed as ESBL producers by PCR and subsequent sequencing of the PCR amplicons. Predominant ESBL subtypes in human and animal samples were CTX-M-15 (49.3%) and CTX-M-1 (25.8%) respectively. Subtype blaCTX-M-2 was found almost exclusively in equine and was absent from human isolates. The carbapenemase OXA-48 was detected in 19 ertapenem-resistant companion animal isolates in this study. The Plasmid-encoded quinolone resistance (PMQR) gene aac('6)-Ib-cr was the most frequently detected antibiotic- resistance gene present in 27.9% of the human and 36.9% of the animal ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates. Combinations of two or up to six different resistance genes (penicillinases, ESBLs and PMQR) were detected in 70% of all isolates investigated. The most frequent species in this study was Escherichia coli (74%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (17.5%), and Enterobacter cloacae (4.2%). Investigation of Escherichia coli phylogenetic groups revealed underrepresentation of group B2 within the animal isolates. Conclusions: Isolates from human, companion animals and horses shared several characteristics regarding presence of ESBL, PMQR and combination of different resistance genes. The results indicate active transmission and dissemination of multi-resistant Enterobacteriaceae among human and animal populations.
Publication Date: 2014-07-12 PubMed ID: 25014994PubMed Central: PMC4105247DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-187Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research points to a widespread problem of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, with 83.6% of human samples and 91.6% of animal samples tested in central Hesse, Germany producing enzymes that break down antibiotics. The study also found high rates of antibiotic-resistant genes, indicative of active transmission of these highly-resistant bacteria among humans and animals.
Study Background
- This study probes the molecular characteristics of β-lactamase and ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in central Hesse in Germany. This comes in the backdrop of increasingly common Gram-negative bacteria that produce ESBLs – enzymes that dismantle antibiotics and render them ineffective.
- These isolates came from a diverse sample population comprising humans, pets (dogs and cats), and horses.
Findings
- Out of the test samples, 83.6% of human isolates and 91.6% of animal isolates were confirmed as ESBL producers using PCR and subsequent sequencing of the PCR amplicons.
- ESBL subtypes in samples revealed CTX-M-15 was dominant in human samples at 49.3%, while CTX-M-1 appeared in 25.8% of the animal samples.
- blaCTX-M-2, another ESBL subtype, surfaced almost exclusively in horses, and was not present in human samples.
- The carbapenemase OXA-48 was detected in 19 ertapenem-resistant isolates from pets. This enzyme can deactivate carbapenems, a group of antibiotics usually reserved for treating severe or high-risk bacterial infections.
- The Plasmid-encoded quinolone resistance (PMQR) gene, aac(‘6)-Ib-cr, which leads to antibiotic resistance, was the most prevalent. It was found in 27.9% of human and 36.9% of animal isolates resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin.
- 70% of all isolates showed combinations of between two and six different resistance genes (including penicillinases, ESBLs, and PMQRs).
- Escherichia coli was the most common species encountered at 74%, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae at 17.5%, and Enterobacter cloacae at 4.2%.
Implications & Conclusion
- The study discovered that human, pet, and horse isolates exhibited several common characteristics regarding the presence of ESBLs, PMQRs, and the combination of varying resistance genes.
- The results suggest ongoing transmission and spread of multi-resistant Enterobacteriaceae among both human and animal populations. This raises significant concerns about the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance and the difficulties faced in its containment and treatment.
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Schmiedel J, Falgenhauer L, Domann E, Bauerfeind R, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Imirzalioglu C, Chakraborty T.
(2014).
Multiresistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from humans, companion animals and horses in central Hesse, Germany.
BMC Microbiol, 14, 187.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-14-187 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Schubertstrasse 81, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Can.imirzalioglu@mikrobio.med.uni-giessen.de.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial / genetics
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
- Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology
- Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
- Genotype
- Germany
- Horses
- Humans
- Pets
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- beta-Lactamases / genetics
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