Genome Sequences of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Recovered from Mid-Stream Urine Samples in Accra, Ghana

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) 2024-06, Vol.12 (6), p.1139
• Main Authors: Dayie, Nicholas T K D, Egyir, Beverly, Amoa-Owusu, Felicia, Owusu-Nyantakyi, Christian, Adu, Bright, Kotey, Fleischer C N, Donkor, Eric S, Stabler, Richard A
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antibacterial agents; antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; Beta lactamases; beta-lactamase; beta-lactamase bacteria; Carbapenems; Cefotaxime; Cefpodoxime; Ceftazidime; Cephalosporins; Drug resistance; Drug resistance in microorganisms; E coli; Ertapenem; ESBL; Escherichia coli; etiology; extended-spectrum beta-lactamase; Gene sequencing; Genes; Genetic aspects; genome; Genomes; Genomics; Genotypes; Ghana; Gram-positive bacteria; Intestinal microflora; intestinal microorganisms; Laboratories; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Multidrug resistance; multilocus sequence typing; multiple drug resistance; Norfloxacin; Nucleotide sequence; phenotype; Plasmids; Serotypes; Software; Surveillance; Urinary tract; Urinary tract infections; Urine; β Lactamase
• ISSN: 2076-2607; 2076-2607
• DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12061139

, a member of the commensal intestinal microbiota, is a significant aetiology of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and has a propensity for acquiring multidrug resistance characteristics, such as extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). Despite the increase in the incidence of ESBL-producing infections in sub-Saharan Africa, routine ESBL detection in Ghana is often absent, and molecular data on ESBL genotypes is scarce. Eleven ESBL-producing recovered from mid-stream urine samples were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing and whole-genome sequence analyses. All isolates exhibited multidrug resistance, demonstrating phenotypic resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, such as cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and cefpodoxime. Three isolates demonstrated resistance to norfloxacin (a fluoroquinolone), and one isolate demonstrated intermediate resistance to ertapenem (a carbapenem). Analysis of the draft genomes identified multiple antimicrobial resistance genes including ESBL genotypes (6/11 and 1/11, respectively), (7/11 and 1/11) and (3/11 and 1/11). The strains belong to 10 different serotypes and 10 different multilocus sequence types. This study provides information on phenotypic resistance in 11 ESBL from Ghana and AMR genotypes within their genomes.