First report of CrpP prevalence in a South American country

New Microbes New Infect. 2023 Jan 9:51:101082. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101082. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Abstract

The presence of crpP was established in 201 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from 9 Peruvian hospitals. The 76.6% (154/201) of the isolates presented the crpP gene. Overall, 123/201 (61.2%) isolates were non-susceptible to ciprofloxacin. The prevalence of crpP-possessing P. aeruginosa in Peru is higher than in other geographical areas.

Keywords: CrpP; PMQR; TMQR; phosphorylase; quinolone-resistance.