Antimicrobial susceptibility of commensal Neisseria in a general population and men who have sex with men in Belgium

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Non-pathogenic Neisseria are a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes for pathogenic Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at risk of co-colonization with resistant non-pathogenic and pathogenic Neisseria. We assessed if the antimicrobial susceptibility of non-pathogenic Neisseria among MSM differs from a general population and if antimicrobial exposure impacts susceptibility. We recruited 96 participants at our center in Belgium: 32 employees, 32 MSM who did not use antibiotics in the previous 6 months, and 32 MSM who did. Oropharyngeal Neisseria were cultured and identified with MALDI-TOF-MS. Minimum inhibitory concentrations for azithromycin, ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin were determined using E-tests® and compared between groups with non-parametric tests. Non-pathogenic Neisseria from employees as well as MSM were remarkably resistant. Those from MSM were significantly less susceptible than employees to azithromycin and ciprofloxacin (p < 0.0001, p < 0.001), but not ceftriaxone (p = 0.3). Susceptibility did not differ significantly according to recent antimicrobial exposure in MSM. Surveilling antimicrobial susceptibility of non-pathogenic Neisseria may be a sensitive way to assess impact of antimicrobial exposure in a population. The high levels of antimicrobial resistance in this survey indicate that novel resistance determinants may be readily available for future transfer from non-pathogenic to pathogenic Neisseria.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 12(2022), 1 vom: 07. Jan., Seite 9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Laumen, Jolein Gyonne Elise [VerfasserIn]
Van Dijck, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Abdellati, Saïd [VerfasserIn]
De Baetselier, Irith [VerfasserIn]
Serrano, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Manoharan-Basil, Sheeba Santhini [VerfasserIn]
Bottieau, Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]
Martiny, Delphine [VerfasserIn]
Kenyon, Chris [VerfasserIn]

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5E8K9I0O4U
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ciprofloxacin
F8VB5M810T
Journal Article
Penicillins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tetracycline

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Date Completed 23.02.2022

Date Revised 23.02.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-021-03995-1

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NLM33532343X