期刊
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
卷 214, 期 -, 页码 7-12出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.11.032
关键词
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; CC398; Livestock Zinc; Heavy metal resistance; Co-selection; Germany
资金
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [01K11301A]
- European Regional Development Fund within the EurHealth-1Health project [VA-681377]
- 1Health-PREVENT [01KI1727A]
Problem addressed: Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA), particularly of the clonal complex (CC) 398, emerged as zoonotic pathogens predominantly among humans with direct or indirect livestock contact, but also in healthcare settings. The factors contributing to the success of LA-MRSA are only poorly understood. Objective: During the past years, the use of heavy metal compounds as feed-supplements was found to influence the co-selection of LA-MRSA in pig herds. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of zinc resistance among MRSA CC398 isolated from patients of a German university hospital located in a pig farming-dense area. Methods and approach: In comparison to concurrent healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA), LA-MRSA CC398 comprising isolates from their first appearance in 2000 to recent isolates from 2014 were included. Results: Among MRSA CC398, the overall resistance rate towards zinc chloride was 57% compared to only 3% among concurrently isolated HA-MRSA. Zinc resistance correlated with the presence of the czrC gene in 100% of the MRSA CC398 and in-67% of the HA-MRSA. Conclusions: The zinc resistance rate in MRSA CC398 significantly increased from 2009 to 2014 with a maximum in 2014. Alarmingly, zinc resistance has become a frequent phenotype of human LA-MRSA in Germany potentially facilitating co-selection of antibiotic resistance genes.
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