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05). Thirteen of the 15

strains belonged to ST11 containing bla

. Correspondingly, 8

strains belonged to 7 STs, and they all were NDM producers.

belonged to two major clusters, while

was sporadic. The number of SNPs separating ST11

isolates ranged from 7 to 2154.

Community-onset CRE is not rare, and the dissemination of

was sporadic while

was clonal spread with similar STs as HA-CRE. Active surveillance of CRE in the community setting is in demand.

Community-onset CRE is not rare, and the dissemination of E. coli was sporadic while K. pneumoniae was clonal spread with similar STs as HA-CRE. Active surveillance of CRE in the community setting is in demand.

RmtF, as 16S rRNA methyltransferase, leads to high-level resistance to aminoglycoside and is now barely reported.

Three

-positive

isolates, belonging to the pandemic clone sequence type 15, were isolated from children and coproduced

and

. The

gene was located on an IncFIB transformable plasmid of 128,536-bp and

was on a 6141-bp ColKP3 plasmid, respectively.

Plasmids with

found worldwide, shared relatively low similarity, and merely matched partly in their multidrug resistance region. Notably, clinical isolates coproducing

and

are gradually increasing in China.

Plasmids with rmtF found worldwide, shared relatively low similarity, and merely matched partly in their multidrug resistance region. Notably, clinical isolates coproducing rmtF and blaOXA-232 are gradually increasing in China.

This study aimed to detect the prevalence of carbapenemase producers (CPs) among extensive drug-resistant (XDR)-carbapenemase producing Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) recovered from various clinical specimens of hospitalized neutrophilic febrile patients in two major tertiary care hospitals in Egypt.

Standard methods were used to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates according to the guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of CPs were carried out and statistically analyzed using standard methods.

Three hundred and forty-two GNB were obtained from 342 clinical specimens during the period of the study, where 162 (47%) were enterobacterial isolates, including, 63 (18.4%)

, 87 (25.4%)

spp., 5 (1.46%)

, 5 (1.46%)

spp. and 2 (0.6%)

and 180 (53%) were non-fermentative bacilli including, 129 (37.7%),

, and 51 (14.9%),

spp. Out of the 342 GNB, 188 (54.9%) isolates were multi-drug resistant (MDR). Of these, 52ver, most of them (78.8%) showed a high level of CR (MIC range = 64-≥1024) with no significant association with the CR genes.

This study was conducted to identify the hypermucoviscosity, iron acquisition, and capsule serotypes of

strains isolated from urinary tract infections among community-acquired patients (CA) and assess the frequency of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) genes between classic and hypervirulent strains.

A total of 105

were isolated from CA-UTI. Demographic data related to the underlying diseases and clinical manifestations were further collected. Antibiotic resistance pattern and molecular characterization were compared among ESBL-positive, ESBL-negative, hypervirulent, and classic isolates.

The results revealed that 52.4% of the isolates were confirmed as ESBL producers and 11 (10.5%) were considered as hypervirulent

(hvKp). Ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid were the most inactive antibiotics with resistance rates of 68.6% and 64.8%, respectively. Molecular characterization revealed that 7.6% of all the isolates carried

and 66.6% carried

genes. The most frequent ESBL gene was

63.8%, followed by

59.0%, and

58.1%. ESBL genes were significantly more in hvKp than in cKp. Moreover, 61 (84.7%), 47 (65.2%), and 16 (22.2%) of isolates harbored

, and

. ESBL genes were detected in all hvKps, and

was observed in 90.9% of hvKp (

value= 0.048, 95%).

This study reported the high frequency of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance among hvKp isolates. Coexistence of PMQR and ESBL genes in hvkp indicates the necessity to enhance the clinical knowledge and management of hvKp infections.

This study reported the high frequency of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance among hvKp isolates. Coexistence of PMQR and ESBL genes in hvkp indicates the necessity to enhance the clinical knowledge and management of hvKp infections.

Febrile neutropenia (FN) is the evolution of fever in a patient with neutropenia over 38.0°C. Neutropenia is diagnosed when absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1500 cells/µL. FN represents a common complication of cancer treatment. Hence, it is featured to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients.

is one of the most important microorganisms isolated from the blood of febrile neutropenic patients. Infections caused by

range from mild to life-threatening diseases. Biofilm production by

is one of the most significant virulence factors of the bacterium as it prevents the penetration of antibiotics. Recently, it has been shown that

carries the

operon responsible for biofilm production. The aim of the work is to determine a genotypic characterization that includes not only the detection of

and

genes in

but also the determination of their relation to clinical and microbiological features. Empiric antibacterial treatment was recommended for cancer patients receiving chely 50% of biofilm-productive S. aureus and Linezolid is the best antibiotic against these bacteria.

Statins are widely prescribed medications for treatment of dyslipidemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease. (Z)-4-Hydroxytamoxifen nmr Beyond their lipid-lowering property, statins exhibit multiple pleiotropic and antimicrobial effects. We aimed to investigate the effect of statins on the long-term risk of pneumonia after acute ischemic stroke.

This retrospective observational research was performed using South Korean National Health Insurance Service claim data, which consist of population-based random sampling. We included patients discharged with acute ischemic stroke (I63 in the ICD10) and no prior history of pneumonia. The primary outcome measure was the occurrence of pneumonia determined based on ICD10 code J09-J18. Treatment with statins during follow-up was collected as a time-dependent variable based on prescription records.

A total of 7,001 subjects with acute ischemic stroke and no prior history of pneumonia were included. During the mean 3.96-year follow-up, pneumonia occurred in 1,715 subjects (24.5%). On multivariate time-dependent Cox proportional hazard-regression analyses, significant preventive benefit of treatment with statins against pneumonia was noted (adjusted HR 0.