Prevalence and risk factors for CTX-M gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Tolbert Sonda; Happiness Kumburu; Marco van Zwetselaar; Michael Alifrangis; Blandina T. Mmbaga; Ole Lund; Frank M. Aarestrup; Gibson Kibiki

doi:10.1007/s10096-018-3196-8

Prevalence and risk factors for CTX-M gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Tolbert Sonda^*, Happiness Kumburu, Marco van Zwetselaar, Michael Alifrangis, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Ole Lund, Frank M. Aarestrup, Gibson Kibiki

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Emergence and spread of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing gram-negative bacteria, mainly due to CTX-M, is a major global public health problem. Patients infected with ESBL-producing gram-negative bacteria have an increased risk of treatment failure and death. We investigated the prevalence and risk factors for CTX-M gram-negative bacteria isolated from clinical specimens of patients hospitalized at a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Isolated gram-negative bacteria from inpatients admitted at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) between August 2013 and August 2015 were fully genome sequenced. The prevalence of ESBL-producing gram-negative bacteria was determined based on the presence of bla_CTX-M. The odds ratio (OR) and risk factors for ESBL-producing gram-negative bacteria due to CTX-M were assessed using logistic regression models. The overall CTX-M prevalence (95% CI) was 13.6% (10.1–18.1). Adjusted for other factors, the OR of CTX-M gram-negative bacteria for patients previously hospitalized was 0.26 (0.08–0.88), p = 0.031; the OR for patients currently on antibiotics was 4.02 (1.29–12.58), p = 0.017; the OR for patients currently on ceftriaxone was 0.14 (0.04–0.46), p = 0.001; and the OR for patients with wound infections was 0.24 (0.09–0.61), p = 0.003. The prevalence of ESBL-producing gram-negative bacteria due to CTX-M in this setting is relatively low compared to other previous reports in similar settings. However, to properly stop further spread in the hospital, we recommend setting up a hospital surveillance system that takes full advantage of the available next-generation sequencing facility to routinely screen for all types of bacterial resistance genes.

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Volume	37
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	897-906
Number of pages	10
ISSN	0934-9723
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-018-3196-8
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2018

Keywords

CTX-M
ESBL
Gram-negative bacteria
Prevalence
Tanzania
Whole genome sequencing

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Sonda, T., Kumburu, H., van Zwetselaar, M., Alifrangis, M., Mmbaga, B. T., Lund, O., Aarestrup, F. M., & Kibiki, G. (2018). Prevalence and risk factors for CTX-M gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 37(5), 897-906. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-018-3196-8

Prevalence and risk factors for CTX-M gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. / Sonda, Tolbert; Kumburu, Happiness; van Zwetselaar, Marco et al.

In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vol. 37, No. 5, 01.05.2018, p. 897-906.

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Sonda, T, Kumburu, H, van Zwetselaar, M, Alifrangis, M, Mmbaga, BT, Lund, O, Aarestrup, FM & Kibiki, G 2018, 'Prevalence and risk factors for CTX-M gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 897-906. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-018-3196-8

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Prevalence and risk factors for CTX-M gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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