Nosocomial dissemination of plasmids carrying blaTEM-24, blaDHA-1, aac(6')-Ib-cr, and qnrA6 in Providencia spp. strains isolated from a Tunisian hospital.

Sihem Mahrouki, Hela Chihi, Amel Bourouis, Khaoula Ayari, Mustapha Ferjani, Mohamed Ben Moussa, Omrane Belhadj

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2015 Jan

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The aim of this study is to report the emergence of IncA/C conjugative plasmids harboring blaTEM-24, blaDHA-1, qnrA6, and aac(6')-Ib-cr genes among Providencia spp. isolates recovered in 2008 in Tunisia. The double-disk synergy test confirmed the phenotype extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) in 2 Providencia stuartii and 5 Providencia rettgeri. These ESBLs were coresistant to cefoxitin, chloramphenicol, ofloxacin, and sulfonamides but remained susceptible to imipenem. Three β-lactamases TEM-2, TEM-24, and DHA-1 were detected. blaTEM-24, blaDHA-1, aac(6')-Ib-cr, and qnrA6 genes were successfully transferred to Escherichia coli strain HB101, and they were found located on the conjugatifs IncA/C plasmids. Genetic relatedness showed similar and different patterns among P. stuartii and P. rettgeri strains, respectively. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Sihem Mahrouki, Hela Chihi, Amel Bourouis, Khaoula Ayari, Mustapha Ferjani, Mohamed Ben Moussa, Omrane Belhadj. Nosocomial dissemination of plasmids carrying blaTEM-24, blaDHA-1, aac(6')-Ib-cr, and qnrA6 in Providencia spp. strains isolated from a Tunisian hospital. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease. 2015 Jan;81(1):50-2