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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 40, Issue 12, Pages 2585-2592Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s10096-021-04318-y
Keywords
Antibiotic resistance; Mcr; Colistin; Enterobacterales; Horizontal transfer; Clonal dissemination; Humans; Antimicrobials for veterinary use; One Health approach
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- Italian Ministry of Health [PRC2016004, PRC2017001]
- One Health European Joint Programme (OHEJP) [773830]
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This study focuses on describing the trends of mcr-positive Enterobacterales in humans in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy based on laboratory surveillance. The study found a significant decrease in the number of mcr-positive isolates from the first half of 2018 to the whole year of 2020, primarily due to horizontal transfer of mcr genes through plasmids or dissemination of transposable elements. Overall, there has been a substantial reduction in the circulation of mcr-1 plasmid genes in the Emilia-Romagna region.
This study aims to describe trends of mcr-positive Enterobacterales in humans based on laboratory surveillance with a defined catchment population. The data source is the Micro-RER surveillance system, established in Emilia-Romagna region (Italy), to monitor the trend of mcr resistance. Enterobacterales isolates from human clinical samples with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) >= 2 mg/L for colistin were sent to the study reference laboratory for the detection of mcr genes. Isolates prospectively collected in the period 2018-2020 were considered for the assessment of population rates and trends; further analyses were carried out for the evaluation of clonality and horizontal mcr gene transfer. Previous isolates from local laboratory collection were also described. In the period 2018-2020, 1164 isolates were sent to the reference laboratory, and 51 (4.4%) were confirmed as mcr-positive: 50 mcr-1 (42 Escherichia coli, 6 Klebsiella pneumoniae, 2 Salmonella enterica) and 1 mcr-4 (Enterobacter cloacae). The number of mcr-positive isolates dropped from 24 in the first half of 2018 to 3 in the whole of 2020 (trend p value < 0.001). Genomic analyses showed the predominant role of the horizontal transfer of mcr genes through plasmids or dissemination of transposable elements compared to clonal dissemination of mcr-positive microorganisms. The study results demonstrate a substantial decrease in the circulation of mcr-1 plasmid genes in Emilia-Romagna Region.
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