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High prevalence of carriage of mcr-1-positive enteric bacteria among healthy children from rural communities in the Chaco region, Bolivia, September to October 2016
- Tommaso Giani1,2 , Samanta Sennati1 , Alberto Antonelli2 , Vincenzo Di Pilato2 , Tiziana di Maggio1 , Antonia Mantella2 , Claudia Niccolai2 , Michele Spinicci2 , Joaquín Monasterio3 , Paul Castellanos4 , Mirtha Martinez5 , Fausto Contreras5 , Dorian Balderrama Villaroel5 , Esther Damiani6 , Sdenka Maury7 , Rodolfo Rocabado8 , Lucia Pallecchi1 , Alessandro Bartoloni2,9 , Gian Maria Rossolini2,10
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAffiliations: 1 Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy 2 Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy 3 Servicio Departamental de Salud (SEDES) de Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Bolivia 4 Servicio Departamental de Salud (SEDES) de Tarija, Tarija, Bolivia 5 Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SENASAG), Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras, Santa Cruz, Bolivia 6 Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud (INLASA), Ministerio de Salud, La Paz, Bolivia 7 Unidad Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud, La Paz, Bolivia 8 Servicios Generales de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, La Paz, Bolivia 9 Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy 10 Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyGian Maria Rossolinigianmaria.rossolini unifi.it
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Citation style for this article: Giani Tommaso, Sennati Samanta, Antonelli Alberto, Di Pilato Vincenzo, di Maggio Tiziana, Mantella Antonia, Niccolai Claudia, Spinicci Michele, Monasterio Joaquín, Castellanos Paul, Martinez Mirtha, Contreras Fausto, Balderrama Villaroel Dorian , Damiani Esther, Maury Sdenka, Rocabado Rodolfo, Pallecchi Lucia, Bartoloni Alessandro, Rossolini Gian Maria. High prevalence of carriage of mcr-1-positive enteric bacteria among healthy children from rural communities in the Chaco region, Bolivia, September to October 2016. Euro Surveill. 2018;23(45):pii=1800115. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.45.1800115 Received: 12 Mar 2018; Accepted: 10 Jul 2018
Abstract
The mcr-1 gene is a transferable resistance determinant against colistin, a last-resort antimicrobial for infections caused by multi-resistant Gram-negatives.
To study carriage of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in healthy school children as part of a helminth control and antimicrobial resistance survey in the Bolivian Chaco region.
From September to October 2016 we collected faecal samples from healthy children in eight rural villages. Samples were screened for mcr-1- and mcr-2 genes. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed, and a subset of 18 isolates representative of individuals from different villages was analysed by whole genome sequencing (WGS).
We included 337 children (mean age: 9.2 years, range: 7–11; 53% females). The proportion of mcr-1 carriers was high (38.3%) and present in all villages; only four children had previous antibiotic exposure. One or more mcr-1-positive isolates were recovered from 129 positive samples, yielding a total of 173 isolates (171 Escherichia coli, 1 Citrobacter europaeus, 1 Enterobacter hormaechei). No mcr-2 was detected. Co-resistance to other antimicrobials varied in mcr-positive E. coli. All 171 isolates were susceptible to carbapenems and tigecycline; 41 (24.0%) were extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers and most of them (37/41) carried blaCTX-M-type genes. WGS revealed heterogeneity of clonal lineages and mcr-genetic supports.
This high prevalence of mcr-1-like carriage, in absence of professional exposure, is unexpected. Its extent at the national level should be investigated with priority. Possible causes should be studied; they may include unrestricted use of colistin in veterinary medicine and animal breeding, and importation of mcr-1-positive bacteria via food and animals.
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