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JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
卷 75, 期 7, 页码 1704-1711出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa075
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- Dublin Dental University Hospital Microbiology Research Unit
- Irish Health Research Board [ILP-POR-2019-010]
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of the optrA, poxtA and cfr linezolid resistance genes in linezolid-resistant enterococci from Irish hospitals and to characterize associated plasmids. Methods: One hundred and fifty-four linezolid-resistant isolates recovered in 14 hospitals between June 2016 and August 2019 were screened for resistance genes by PCR. All isolates harbouring resistance genes, and 20 without, underwent Illumina MiSeq WGS. Isolate relatedness was assessed using enterococcal whole-genome MLST. MinION sequencing (Oxford Nanopore) and hybrid assembly were used to resolve genetic environments/plasmids surrounding resistance genes. Results: optrA and/or poxtA were identified in 35/154 (22.7%) isolates, the highest prevalence reported to date. Fifteen isolates with diverse STs harboured optrA only; one Enterococcus faecium isolate harboured optrA (chromosome) and poxtA (plasmid). Seven Enterococcus faecalis and one E. faecium harboured optrA on a 36331bp plasmid with 100% identity to the previously described optrA-encoding conjugative plasmid pE349. Variations around optrA were also observed, with optrA located on plasmids in five isolates and within the chromosome in three isolates. Nine E. faecium and 10 E. faecalis harboured poxtA, flanked by IS1216E, within an identical 4001bp region on plasmids exhibiting 72.9%-100% sequence coverage to a 21849bp conjugative plasmid. E. faecalis isolates belonged to ST480, whereas E. faecium isolates belonged to diverse STs. Of the remaining 119 linezolid-resistant isolates without linezolid resistance genes, 20 investigated representatives all harboured the G2576T 23S RNA gene mutation associated with linezolid resistance. Conclusions: This high prevalence of optrA and poxtA in diverse enterococcal lineages in Irish hospitals indicates significant selective pressure(s) for maintenance.
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