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. 2016 Mar 15:62 Suppl 1:S32-6.
doi: 10.1093/cid/civ757.

The Emergence of Reduced Ciprofloxacin Susceptibility in Salmonella enterica Causing Bloodstream Infections in Rural Ghana

Daniel Eibach  1 , Hassan M Al-Emran  1 , Denise Myriam Dekker  1 , Ralf Krumkamp  1 , Yaw Adu-Sarkodie  2 , Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza  3 , Christa Ehmen  4 , Kennedy Boahen  2 , Peter Heisig  5 , Justin Im  3 , Anna Jaeger  4 , Vera von Kalckreuth  3 , Gi Deok Pak  3 , Ursula Panzner  3 , Se Eun Park  3 , Alexander Reinhardt  5 , Nimako Sarpong  2 , Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt  6 , Thomas F Wierzba  3 , Florian Marks  3 , Jürgen May  1
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The Emergence of Reduced Ciprofloxacin Susceptibility in Salmonella enterica Causing Bloodstream Infections in Rural Ghana

Daniel Eibach et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Background: Salmonella ranks among the leading causes of bloodstream infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Multidrug resistant typhoidal and nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) isolates have been previously identified in this region. However, resistance to ciprofloxacin has rarely been reported in West Africa. This study aims to assess susceptibility against ciprofloxacin in Salmonella causing invasive bloodstream infections among children in rural Ghana.

Methods: From May 2007 until May 2012, children attending a rural district hospital in central Ghana were eligible for recruitment. Salmonella enterica isolated from blood cultures were assessed for ciprofloxacin susceptibility by Etest (susceptible minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] ≤ 0.06 µg/mL). The gyrA, gyrB, parC, and parE genes were sequenced to identify mutations associated with changes in susceptibility to fluoroquinolones.

Results: Two hundred eighty-five Salmonella enterica isolates from 5211 blood cultures were most commonly identified as Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (n = 129 [45%]), Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (n = 89 [31%]), Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin (n = 20 [7%]), and Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (n = 19 [7%]). All S. Typhi and S. Dublin were susceptible to ciprofloxacin. Reduced susceptibility (MIC >0.06 µg/mL) was found in 53% (10/19) of S. Enteritidis and in 2% (3/129) of S. Typhimurium isolates. Sequencing detected a single gyrB mutation (Glu466Asp) and a single gyrA mutation (Ser83Tyr) in all 3 S. Typhimurium isolates, while 9 of 10 S. Enteritidis harbored single gyrA mutations (Asp87Gly, Asp87Asn, or Asp87Tyr). No mutations were found in the parC and parE genes.

Conclusions: Ciprofloxacin susceptibility in invasive NTS in rural Ghana is highly dependent on serotype. Although reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility is low in S. Typhimurium, more than half of all S. Enteritidis isolates are affected. Healthcare practitioners in Ghana should be aware of potential treatment failure in patients with invasive S. Enteritidis infections.

Keywords: Africa; Ghana; Salmonella; multidrug resistant; susceptibility.

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