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A multiplex PCR for rapid detection of vancomycin and linezolid resistance genes in clinical and environmental enterococci: A one health diagnostic approach [PDF]

One Health
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Enterococcus, particularly vancomycin-resistance (VRE) and linezolid-resistance (LZRE) strains, presents a rising threat to public health globally.
Yusuf Wada, Nabiha A. Bouafia, Basim R. Al shammari, Hafeez A. Afolabi, Fatimah S.M. Aljebaly, Mohammed S. Almogbel, Mohammed Garout, Muhammad A. Halwani, Zainab H. Almansour, Ameen S.S. Alwashmi, Nawal A. AlKaabi, Maha F. Al-Subaie, Ali A. Rabaan, Chan Y. Yean, Zaidah Abdul Rahman   +14 more
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Enterococcus Isolates from Cattle and Pigs in Portugal: Linezolid Resistance Genes optrA and poxtA

Antibiotics, 2022
Enterococci are part of the commensal gut microbiota of mammals, with Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium being the most clinically relevant species.
Joana Gião, Célia Leão, Teresa Albuquerque, Lurdes Clemente, Ana Amaro   +4 more
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Transferable linezolid resistance genes (optrA and poxtA) in enterococci derived from livestock compost at Japanese farms

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Objectives: Linezolid is a last-resort antimicrobial in human clinical settings to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. Mobile linezolid resistance genes (optrA, poxtA, and cfr) have been detected in various sources worldwide ...
Akira Fukuda, Chie Nakajima, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Masaru Usui   +3 more
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Resistance to last-resort antibiotics in enterococci. [PDF]

FEMS Microbiol Rev
The genus Enterococcus comprises a diverse group of species, many of which are commensal members of the gut microbiota of humans and animals. The two most prominent species associated with humans, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium, have also
Lu Z, Mclnnes RS, Allen F, Gadar K, van Schaik W.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Prevalence and Genetic Analysis of Resistance Mechanisms of Linezolid-Nonsusceptible Enterococci in a Tertiary Care Hospital Examined via Whole-Genome Sequencing [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2022
(1) Background: Linezolid plays an important role in the treatment of invasive infections caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci after its introduction to clinical practice.
Yuxin Hu, Dongju Won, Le Phuong Nguyen, Kennedy Mensah Osei, Younghee Seo, Junglim Kim, Yoonhee Lee, Hyukmin Lee, Dongeun Yong, Jong Rak Choi, Kyungwon Lee   +10 more
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Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates from Pakistan: a genomic analysis [PDF]

BMC Microbiology
Background Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium (LRE) is a global priority pathogen. Thirteen LRE were reported from clinical specimens between November 2021 and April 2023 at two laboratories in Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Ali Raza Nasir, Mohammad Zeeshan, Najia Ghanchi, Noureen Saeed, Hassan Ghayas, Sadaf Zaka, Javaria Ashraf, Kauser Jabeen, Joveria Farooqi, Zahra Hasan, Tazeen Fatima, Faiza Rezwan, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Mehreen Arshad, Erum Khan, Egon A. Ozer, Rumina Hasan   +16 more
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Phylogeny of Transferable Oxazolidinone Resistance Genes and Homologs [PDF]

Antibiotics
Oxazolidinone resistance, especially transmissible resistance, is a major public health concern, and the origin of this resistance mechanism is not yet resolved.
Gábor Kardos, Levente Laczkó, Eszter Kaszab, Bálint Timmer, Krisztina Szarka, Eszter Prépost, Krisztián Bányai   +6 more
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Prevalence and genetic diversity of optrA-positive enterococci isolated from patients in an anorectal surgery ward of a Chinese hospital [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Linezolid-resistant enterococci have increased in recent years due to the worldwide spread of acquired resistance genes (cfr, optrA, and poxtA) in clinical, animal, and environmental settings.
Yuanyuan Li, Tao Jiang, Jianfeng Mao, Fangyi Xu, Rong Zhang, Jing Yan, Jiachang Cai, Yanjun Xie   +7 more
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Bacterial contamination level and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in commercial pet foods in Japan [PDF]

One Health
With the growing pet market, various types of pet food become available. Pet foods, especially raw meat-based diets (RMBDs), are contaminated with pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, leading to health concerns for pets and humans.
Akira Fukuda, Kazu Yamaura, Kazuyoshi Tokumoto, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Chie Nakajima, Shoichiro Yukawa, Masaru Usui   +6 more
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Nasotracheal enterococcal carriage and resistomes: detection of optrA-, poxtA- and cfrD-carrying strains in migratory birds, livestock, pets, and in-contact humans in Spain [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2023
This study determined the carriage rates and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes of enterococci from nasotracheal samples of three healthy animal species and in-contact humans.
Abdullahi, Idris Nasir, Eguizábal, Paula, Höfle, Ursula, Juárez-Fernández, Guillermo, Lozano, Carmen, Martínez, Angela, Martínez-Cámara, Beatriz, Rueda, Silvia, Simón, Carmen, Torres, Carmen, Zarazaga, Myriam, Álvarez-Martínez, Sandra   +11 more
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