Btissam Arhoune1, Bouchra Oumokhtar2, Fouzia Hmami3, Abouddihaj Barguigua4, Mohammed Timinouni5, Samira El Fakir6, Fouzia Chami7, Abdelhak Bouharrou3. 1. Faculty of Medicine, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco; Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco. 2. Faculty of Medicine, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco. Electronic address: bouchra.oumokhtar@usmba.ac.ma. 3. Faculty of Medicine, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco. 4. Research Department, Pasteur Institute of Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco. 5. Research Department, Pasteur Institute of Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco. 6. Faculty of Medicine, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco. 7. Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the faecal carriage and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLE) isolated from rectal samples of neonates hospitalised in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a university hospital in Fez, Morocco. METHODS: From February-July 2013, all neonates hospitalised in the NICU were screened for ESBLE carriage at discharge. ESBLs were identified by double-disk synergy test, PCR and DNA sequencing analysis. ESBLE were analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and conjugation was performed by the broth mating method. RESULTS: In this study, 169 Enterobacteriaceae were collected from 164 neonates. The prevalence of faecal carriage of ESBLE was 58.0% (98/169), predominantly Klebsiella pneumoniae (65/98; 66.3%). A high rate of multiresistance in ESBLE was noted. blaCTX-M-1 group (78.5%) was the most frequent ESBL gene detected, and all isolates harboured the CTX-M-15 variant. The prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae was 1.8%, and blaOXA-48 was the only gene found in these isolates. Sequencing revealed subgroups corresponding to bla(CTX-M-15,TEM-1,TEM-104,SHV-1,SHV-44,SHV-49andSHV-133) genes. Conjugation experiments showed the transferability of blaCTX-M-15 and blaTEM, but not blaSHV. These genes were carried by a high-molecular-weight conjugative plasmid (ca. 125kb). PFGE profiles demonstrated high clonal dissemination of ESBL-positive strains in the NICU. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the existence of high clonal transmission of ESBLE in a Moroccan NICU. This finding provides useful information to implement a screening policy for resistant Enterobacteriaceae among neonates hospitalised in this ward.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the faecal carriage and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLE) isolated from rectal samples of neonates hospitalised in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a university hospital in Fez, Morocco. METHODS: From February-July 2013, all neonates hospitalised in the NICU were screened for ESBLE carriage at discharge. ESBLs were identified by double-disk synergy test, PCR and DNA sequencing analysis. ESBLE were analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and conjugation was performed by the broth mating method. RESULTS: In this study, 169 Enterobacteriaceae were collected from 164 neonates. The prevalence of faecal carriage of ESBLE was 58.0% (98/169), predominantly Klebsiella pneumoniae (65/98; 66.3%). A high rate of multiresistance in ESBLE was noted. blaCTX-M-1 group (78.5%) was the most frequent ESBL gene detected, and all isolates harboured the CTX-M-15 variant. The prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae was 1.8%, and blaOXA-48 was the only gene found in these isolates. Sequencing revealed subgroups corresponding to bla(CTX-M-15,TEM-1,TEM-104,SHV-1,SHV-44,SHV-49andSHV-133) genes. Conjugation experiments showed the transferability of blaCTX-M-15 and blaTEM, but not blaSHV. These genes were carried by a high-molecular-weight conjugative plasmid (ca. 125kb). PFGE profiles demonstrated high clonal dissemination of ESBL-positive strains in the NICU. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the existence of high clonal transmission of ESBLE in a Moroccan NICU. This finding provides useful information to implement a screening policy for resistant Enterobacteriaceae among neonates hospitalised in this ward.
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