Urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) as possible source of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp., Vienna, Austria, 2016 and 2017

dc.bibliographicCitation.firstPage1900149eng
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue32eng
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume24eng
dc.contributor.authorDesvars-Larrive, Amélie
dc.contributor.authorRuppitsch, Werner
dc.contributor.authorLepuschitz, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorSzostak, Michael P.
dc.contributor.authorSpergser, Joachim
dc.contributor.authorFeßler, Andrea T.
dc.contributor.authorSchwarz, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorMonecke, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorEhricht, Ralf
dc.contributor.authorWalzer, Chris
dc.contributor.authorLoncaric, Igor
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-19T12:49:32Z
dc.date.available2021-10-19T12:49:32Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBackground: Brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) are an important wildlife species in cities, where they live in close proximity to humans. However, few studies have investigated their role as reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Aim: We intended to determine whether urban rats at two highly frequented sites in Vienna, Austria, carry extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, fluoroquinolone-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and meticillin-resistant (MR) Staphylococcus spp. (MRS). Methods: We surveyed the presence of antimicrobial resistance in 62 urban brown rats captured in 2016 and 2017 in Vienna, Austria. Intestinal and nasopharyngeal samples were cultured on selective media. We character-ised the isolates and their antimicrobial properties using microbiological and genetic methods including disk diffusion, microarray analysis, sequencing, and detection and characterisation of plasmids. Results: Eight multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and two extensively drug-resistant New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases-1 (NDM-1)-producing Enterobacter xiangfangensis ST114 (En. cloacae complex) were isolated from nine of 62 rats. Nine Enterobacteriaceae isolates harboured the blaCTX-M gene and one carried a plasmid-encoded ampC gene (blaCMY-2). Forty-four MRS were isolated from 37 rats; they belonged to seven different staphylococcal species: S. fleuret-tii, S. sciuri, S. aureus, S. pseudintermedius, S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus (all mecA-positive) and mecC-positive S. xylosus. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that brown rats in cities are a potential source of multidrug-resistant bacteria, including carbapenem-resistant En. xiangfangensis ST114. Considering the increasing worldwide urbanisation, rodent control remains an important priority for health in modern cities. © 2019, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.eng
dc.description.versionpublishedVersioneng
dc.identifier.urihttps://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/7050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.34657/6097
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherStockholm : European Centre for Disease Prevention and Controleng
dc.relation.doihttps://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.32.1900149
dc.relation.essn1560-7917
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEurosurveillance 24 (2019), Nr. 32eng
dc.relation.issn1025-496X
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0 Unportedeng
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/eng
dc.subjectbeta lactamase CTX Meng
dc.subjectmeticillineng
dc.subjectquinoline derived antiinfective agenteng
dc.subjectantiinfective agenteng
dc.subjectanimal tissueeng
dc.subjectantibiotic resistanceeng
dc.subjectAustriaeng
dc.subjectbacterial geneeng
dc.subjectbacterial straineng
dc.subjectbacterium isolationeng
dc.subjectblaCTX M geneeng
dc.subjectdisk diffusioneng
dc.subjectDNA microarrayeng
dc.subjectEnterobacter cloacaeeng
dc.subjectEnterobacter xiangfangensis ST114eng
dc.subjectextended spectrum beta lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceaeeng
dc.subjectfluoroquinolone resistanceeng
dc.subjectgene sequenceeng
dc.subjectgenetic analysiseng
dc.subjectmecA geneeng
dc.subjectmecC geneeng
dc.subjectmethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureuseng
dc.subjectmicroarray analysiseng
dc.subjectmicrobiological examinationeng
dc.subjectmultidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceaeeng
dc.subjectmultidrug resistant Escherichia colieng
dc.subjectnasopharynxeng
dc.subjectplasmideng
dc.subjectrateng
dc.subjectRattus norvegicuseng
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureuseng
dc.subjectStaphylococcus epidermidiseng
dc.subjectStaphylococcus fleurettiieng
dc.subjectStaphylococcus haemolyticuseng
dc.subjectStaphylococcus pseudintermediuseng
dc.subjectStaphylococcus sciurieng
dc.subjectStaphylococcus xylosuseng
dc.subjectDNA sequenceeng
dc.subjectEnterobacteriaceae infectioneng
dc.subjectmethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureuseng
dc.subject.ddc610eng
dc.titleUrban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) as possible source of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp., Vienna, Austria, 2016 and 2017eng
dc.typearticleeng
dc.typeTexteng
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journalTitleEurosurveillanceeng
tib.accessRightsopenAccesseng
wgl.contributorIPHTeng
wgl.subjectMedizin, Gesundheiteng
wgl.typeZeitschriftenartikeleng
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