First report of metronidazole resistant, nimD-positive, Bacteroides stercoris isolated from an abdominal abscess in a 70-year-old woman

Anaerobe. 2017 Feb:43:91-93. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.12.010. Epub 2016 Dec 21.

Abstract

We here present the first case of a metronidazole resistant nimD positive Bacteroides stercoris. The isolate originated from a polymicrobial intra-abdominal abscess in a 70-year-old woman. The nimD gene was detected by use of whole-genome shotgun sequencing and the subsequent use of the ResFinder 2.1 web service.

Keywords: Abscess; Anaerobic infection; Bacteroides stercoris; Metronidazole resistance; Nitroimidazole resistance (nim) genes; nimD-positive.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abdominal Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abdominal Abscess / microbiology
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Bacteroides / genetics
  • Bacteroides / isolation & purification*
  • Bacteroides Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bacteroides Infections / drug therapy
  • Bacteroides Infections / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Metronidazole / pharmacology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Metronidazole