antibiotic resistance
BacteriologyTransmission and Antibiotic Resistance of Achromobacter in Cystic FibrosisAchromobacter species are increasingly being detected in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and this emerging pathogen is associated with antibiotic resistance and more-severe disease outcomes. Nonetheless, little is known about the extent of transmission and antibiotic resistance development in Achromobacter infections.
BacteriologyAssessing the Genetic Diversity of Austrian Corynebacterium diphtheriae Clinical Isolates, 2011 to 2019Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease with a high potential for reemergence. One of its causative agents is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, with some strains producing diphtheria toxin.
BacteriologyGenomic Characterization of Emerging Bacterial Uropathogen Neisseria meningitidis, Which Was Misidentified as Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Nucleic Acid Amplification TestingNeisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are pathogenic bacteria that can cause human infections. While N. meningitidis infections are associated with bacterial meningitis and bacteremia, a strain of...
EpidemiologyComparison of Molecular Subtyping and Antimicrobial Resistance Detection Methods Used in a Large Multistate Outbreak of Extensively Drug-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Infections Linked to Pet Store PuppiesCampylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of enteric bacterial illness in the United States. Traditional molecular subtyping methods, such as pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and 7-gene multilocus sequence typing (MLST), provided limited resolution to adequately identify C. jejuni outbreaks and...
EpidemiologyPopulation Genomic Molecular Epidemiological Study of Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Iceland, 1995 to 2016: Identification of a Large Clonal Population with a pbp2x Mutation Conferring Reduced In Vitro β-Lactam SusceptibilityResistance to macrolide antibiotics is a global concern in the treatment of Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus [GAS]) infections. In Iceland, since the detection of the first macrolide-resistant isolate in 1998, three epidemic waves of macrolide-resistant GAS infections have occurred, with peaks in 1999, 2004, and 2008. We conducted whole-genome...
EpidemiologyDevelopment and Application of a Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for the Health Care-Associated Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that frequently causes health care-associated infections (HAIs). Due to its metabolic diversity and ability to form biofilms, this Gram-negative nonfermenting bacterium can persist in the health care environment, which can lead to prolonged HAI outbreaks. We describe the creation of a core genome multilocus...
EpidemiologyGenomic Epidemiology and Evolution of Diverse Lineages of Clinical Campylobacter jejuni Cocirculating in New Hampshire, USA, 2017Campylobacter jejuni is one of the leading causes of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. In the United States, New Hampshire was one of the 18 states that reported cases in the 2016 to 2018 multistate outbreak of multidrug-resistant C. jejuni. Here, we aimed to elucidate the baseline diversity of...
BacteriologyValidation of Aztreonam-Avibactam Susceptibility Testing Using Digitally Dispensed Custom PanelsAztreonam-avibactam is a combination antimicrobial agent with activity against carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) with metallo-β-lactamases (MβLs). Although aztreonam-avibactam is not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), clinicians can administer this combination by using two FDA-approved drugs: aztreonam and ceftazidime-avibactam. This combination of drugs is recommended by multiple...
BacteriologyReduced In Vitro Susceptibility of Streptococcus pyogenes to β-Lactam Antibiotics Associated with Mutations in the pbp2x Gene Is Geographically WidespreadRecently, two related Streptococcus pyogenes strains with reduced susceptibility to ampicillin, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime, antibiotics commonly used to treat S. pyogenes infections, were reported. The two strains had the same nonsynonymous (amino acid-substituting) mutation in the pbp2x...
MinireviewExpanding U.S. Laboratory Capacity for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Whole-Genome Sequencing through the CDC's Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory NetworkU.S. gonorrhea rates are rising, and antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (AR-Ng) is an urgent public health threat. Since implementation of nucleic acid amplification tests for N. gonorrhoeae identification, the capacity for culturing...