Recurrent Campylobacter jejuni Infections with <i>In Vivo</i> Selection of Resistance to Macrolides and Carbapenems: Molecular Characterization of Resistance Determinants
Alexandra Nunes, Mónica Oleastro, Frederico Alves, Nadia Liassine, David M. Lowe, Lucie Bénéjat, Astrid Ducounau, Quentin Jehanne, Vítor Borges, João Paulo Gomes, Gauri Godbole, Lehours Philippe
Abstract
Carbapenem susceptibility patterns suggest drug impermeability, related to either insertion and/or single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within por A. Similar molecular events occurring in two independent cases support the association of these mechanisms with carbapenem resistance in Campylobacter spp.
Topics & Concepts
Campylobacter jejuniSNPBiologyCampylobacterSingle-nucleotide polymorphismDrug resistanceMicrobiologyCarbapenemGeneticsSelection (genetic algorithm)GenotypeAntibioticsBacteriaGeneArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studies