whole-genome sequencing
Epidemiology and SurveillanceDynamics of blaKPC-2 Dissemination from Non-CG258 Klebsiella pneumoniae to Other Enterobacterales via IncN Plasmids in an Area of High EndemicityCarbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) pose a significant threat to global public health. The most important mechanism for carbapenem resistance is the production of carbapenemases. Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) represents one of the main carbapenemases worldwide. Complex mechanisms of blaKPC dissemination have been...
Epidemiology and SurveillanceAntimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates from High-Risk Men in Johannesburg, South AfricaNeisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial drug resistance has emerged worldwide; however, the situation in sub-Saharan Africa is not well documented. We investigated the molecular epidemiology and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in two core transmission groups of...
Editor's Pick Challenging Clinical Case in Antimicrobial ResistanceGenomic Profiling of Evolving Daptomycin Resistance in a Patient with Recurrent Staphylococcus argenteus SepsisStaphylococcus argenteus is a novel staphylococcal species associated with invasive disease. We report the first case of daptomycin/vancomycin-resistant S. argenteus, initially speciated as Staphylococcus aureus, that developed...
Mechanisms of ResistanceramR Deletion in an Enterobacter hormaechei Isolate as a Consequence of Therapeutic Failure of Key Antibiotics in a Long-Term Hospitalized PatientGenome changes are central to the adaptation of bacteria, especially under antibiotic pressure. The aim of this study was to report phenotypic and genomic adaptations undergone by an Enterobacter hormaechei clinical strain that became highly resistant to key antimicrobials during a 4-month period in a patient hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). All six...
Epidemiology and SurveillanceAntifungal Susceptibility of Clinical Yeast Isolates from a Large Canadian Reference Laboratory and Application of Whole-Genome Sequence Analysis To Elucidate Mechanisms of Acquired ResistanceTo understand the epidemiology and susceptibility patterns of yeast infections in Ontario, Canada, we examined 4,715 clinical yeast isolates submitted to our laboratory for antifungal susceptibility testing from 2014 to 2018. Candida albicans was the most frequently submitted species (43.0%), followed by C...
Mechanisms of ResistanceRole of Whole-Genome Sequencing in Characterizing the Mechanism of Action of para-Aminosalicylic Acid and Its Resistancepara-Aminosalicylic acid (PAS) remains one of the drugs of last resort for the treatment of tuberculosis, but its mechanism of action is still not completely understood. The main aim of this project was to identify new potential mechanisms of action and resistance to PAS by performing whole-genome sequencing on PAS-resistant laboratory mutants. A new variant in the folC gene was identified, as well as some other...
Epidemiology and SurveillanceGenomic Analysis Reveals Antibiotic-Susceptible Clones and Emerging Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Saskatchewan, CanadaWhole-genome sequencing was used to identify mutations in antibiotic resistance-conferring genes to compare susceptibility predictions with MICs and to ascertain strain types in 99 isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Genotypes associated with susceptibility, as well as MIC creep or emerging resistance, were noted. Phylogenomic analysis revealed three distinctive clades...
Mechanisms of ResistanceEvidence for Expanding the Role of Streptomycin in the Management of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisIn 2019, the WHO tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines were updated to recommend only limited use of streptomycin, in favor of newer agents or amikacin as the preferred aminoglycoside for drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, the emergence of resistance to newer drugs, such as bedaquiline, has prompted a reanalysis of antitubercular drugs in search of...
Mechanisms of ResistanceAntimicrobial Susceptibility and Clonality of Vaginally Derived Multidrug-Resistant Mobiluncus Isolates in ChinaHere, the antimicrobial susceptibility, resistance mechanisms, and clonality of Mobiluncus sp. isolates recovered from gynecological outpatients in China were investigated. Compared to M. mulieris, M. curtisii exhibited higher antimicrobial resistance to metronidazole, clindamycin, and...
