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Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli O25b Strains Associated with Complicated Urinary Tract Infection in Children.

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Contreras-Alvarado, Laura M  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7638-8430
Zavala-Vega, Sergio 
Cruz-Córdova, Ariadnna 
Reyes-Grajeda, Juan Pablo  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6498-3286
Escalona-Venegas, Gerardo 

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) has increased the incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI). It is the cause of more than 80% of community-acquired cystitis cases and more than 70% of uncomplicated acute pyelonephritis cases. AIM: The present study describes the molecular epidemiology of UPEC O25b clinical strains based on their resistance profiles, virulence genes, and genetic diversity. METHODS: Resistance profiles were identified using the Kirby-Bauer method, including the phenotypic production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs). The UPEC serogroups, phylogenetic groups, virulence genes, and integrons were determined via multiplex PCR. Genetic diversity was established using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and sequence type (ST) was determined via multilocus sequence typing (MLST). RESULTS: UPEC strains (n = 126) from hospitalized children with complicated UTIs (cUTIs) were identified as O25b, of which 41.27% were multidrug resistant (MDR) and 15.87% were extensively drug resistant (XDR). The O25b strains harbored the fimH (95.23%), csgA (91.26%), papGII (80.95%), chuA (95.23%), iutD (88.09%), satA (84.92%), and intl1 (47.61%) genes. Moreover, 64.28% were producers of ESBLs and had high genetic diversity. ST131 (63.63%) was associated primarily with phylogenetic group B2, and ST69 (100%) was associated primarily with phylogenetic group D. CONCLUSION: UPEC O25b/ST131 harbors a wide genetic diversity of virulence and resistance genes, which contribute to cUTIs in pediatrics.

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Keywords

UPEC O25, MDR, MLST, genetic diversity

Journal Title

Microorganisms

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Journal ISSN

2076-2607
2076-2607

Volume Title

9

Publisher

MDPI AG
Sponsorship
Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez (HIM-2017-107 SSA.1421, HIM-2018-045 SSA. 1503, HIM-2019-038 SSA. 1592, HIM-2021-030)