2023
First report of the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meat
Kassem I, Osman M, Hassan J, Sulaiman A, Mann D, Esseili M, Naas T, Deng X. First report of the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meat. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2023, 34: 176-178. PMID: 37429544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum inhibitory concentrationColistin resistanceColistin-resistant Escherichia coliKirby-Bauer disk diffusionMultidrug-resistant Escherichia coliMDR E. coliPlasmid replicon typesWhole-genome sequencingSequence typesColistin resistance geneRetail chicken meatBroth microdilution methodMobile colistin resistance geneReplicon typesSusceptibility testingIncX4 plasmidsFirst reportMultidrug resistanceWhole-genome sequencing analysisDepth phenotypicInhibitory concentrationDisk diffusionMicrodilution methodGenomic epidemiologyAntimicrobial resistance genes
2021
Spread of ESC-, carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Escherichia coli clones and plasmids within and between food workers in Lebanon
Al-Mir H, Osman M, Drapeau A, Hamze M, Madec J, Haenni M. Spread of ESC-, carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Escherichia coli clones and plasmids within and between food workers in Lebanon. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2021, 76: 3135-3143. PMID: 34534282, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR E. coliCarriage rateColistin resistanceFood workersHigh carriage rateNon-duplicate isolatesMDR Escherichia coliMiddle-income countriesCarbapenem resistanceHealthy adultsE. coli lineagesDifferent STsPlasmid transmissionCarbapenemsClonal transmissionE. coliMonthly intervalsLebanese communityPlasmid spread