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Occurrence of multiple antibiotic resistance and R plasmids in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from children in the Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

P. Shears ,
G. Suliman  and
C. A. Hart
P. Shears
Affiliation:
University Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool
G. Suliman
Affiliation:
Children's Emergency Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
C. A. Hart
Affiliation:
University Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool
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The prevalence of resistance to six commonly-used antimicrobial agents in faecal coliforms from children in Khartoum, Sudan was studied. A relatively high prevalence of resistance was found, ranging from 96% of children with isolates resistant to ampicillin to 70% of children with isolates resistant to chloramphenicol. Seventy-seven percent of children had isolates with high-level resistance to trimethoprim (MIC > 1000 μg/ml). Twenty-nine different resistance patterns were found. Thirty-nine percent of the children had isolates resistant to all six antibiotics studied, and 80% of children had isolates resistant to at least four. Transfer of resistance to each of the antimicrobials, in varying combinations, was demonstrated, but did not occur for all resistance patterns. Plasmid analysis showed plasmids ranging from 160 MDa to 2·8 MDa and isolates contained from one to five plasmids of different sizes. There were no consistent relationships between resistance pattern and plasmid profile, but multiple resistance transfer was mediated commonly by plasmids with a molecular weight of 62 MDa.

The high prevalence of potentially transferable antibiotic resistance in gut commensals of children in the Sudan may be of importance in the management of enteric and other infections requiring antimicrobial treatment.

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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 100 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 73 - 81
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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