Urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) as possible source of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp., Vienna, Austria, 2016 and 2017
dc.bibliographicCitation.firstPage | 1900149 | eng |
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue | 32 | eng |
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume | 24 | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Desvars-Larrive, Amélie | |
dc.contributor.author | Ruppitsch, Werner | |
dc.contributor.author | Lepuschitz, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Szostak, Michael P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Spergser, Joachim | |
dc.contributor.author | Feßler, Andrea T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Schwarz, Stefan | |
dc.contributor.author | Monecke, Stefan | |
dc.contributor.author | Ehricht, Ralf | |
dc.contributor.author | Walzer, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Loncaric, Igor | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-19T12:49:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-19T12:49:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: 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.version | publishedVersion | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/7050 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.34657/6097 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | Stockholm : European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | eng |
dc.relation.doi | https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.32.1900149 | |
dc.relation.essn | 1560-7917 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Eurosurveillance 24 (2019), Nr. 32 | eng |
dc.relation.issn | 1025-496X | |
dc.rights.license | CC BY 4.0 Unported | eng |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | eng |
dc.subject | beta lactamase CTX M | eng |
dc.subject | meticillin | eng |
dc.subject | quinoline derived antiinfective agent | eng |
dc.subject | antiinfective agent | eng |
dc.subject | animal tissue | eng |
dc.subject | antibiotic resistance | eng |
dc.subject | Austria | eng |
dc.subject | bacterial gene | eng |
dc.subject | bacterial strain | eng |
dc.subject | bacterium isolation | eng |
dc.subject | blaCTX M gene | eng |
dc.subject | disk diffusion | eng |
dc.subject | DNA microarray | eng |
dc.subject | Enterobacter cloacae | eng |
dc.subject | Enterobacter xiangfangensis ST114 | eng |
dc.subject | extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae | eng |
dc.subject | fluoroquinolone resistance | eng |
dc.subject | gene sequence | eng |
dc.subject | genetic analysis | eng |
dc.subject | mecA gene | eng |
dc.subject | mecC gene | eng |
dc.subject | methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus | eng |
dc.subject | microarray analysis | eng |
dc.subject | microbiological examination | eng |
dc.subject | multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae | eng |
dc.subject | multidrug resistant Escherichia coli | eng |
dc.subject | nasopharynx | eng |
dc.subject | plasmid | eng |
dc.subject | rat | eng |
dc.subject | Rattus norvegicus | eng |
dc.subject | Staphylococcus aureus | eng |
dc.subject | Staphylococcus epidermidis | eng |
dc.subject | Staphylococcus fleurettii | eng |
dc.subject | Staphylococcus haemolyticus | eng |
dc.subject | Staphylococcus pseudintermedius | eng |
dc.subject | Staphylococcus sciuri | eng |
dc.subject | Staphylococcus xylosus | eng |
dc.subject | DNA sequence | eng |
dc.subject | Enterobacteriaceae infection | eng |
dc.subject | methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus | eng |
dc.subject.ddc | 610 | eng |
dc.title | Urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) as possible source of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp., Vienna, Austria, 2016 and 2017 | eng |
dc.type | article | eng |
dc.type | Text | eng |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journalTitle | Eurosurveillance | eng |
tib.accessRights | openAccess | eng |
wgl.contributor | IPHT | eng |
wgl.subject | Medizin, Gesundheit | eng |
wgl.type | Zeitschriftenartikel | eng |
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