Publications by authors named "Adriana Cardenas-Arias"

Background: The global spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESβL)-producing Escherichia coli has been considered a One Health issue that demands continuous genomic epidemiology surveillance in humans and non-human hosts.

Objectives: To report the occurrence and genomic data of ESβL-producing E. coli strains isolated from South American llamas inhabiting a protected area with public access in the Andean Highlands of Peru.

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WHO priority pathogens have disseminated beyond hospital settings and are now being detected in urban and wild animals worldwide. In this regard, synanthropic animals such as urban pigeons () and rodents (, and ) are of interest to public health due to their role as reservoirs of pathogens that can cause severe diseases. These animals usually live in highly contaminated environments and have frequent interactions with humans, domestic animals, and food chain, becoming sentinels of anthropogenic activities.

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  • - The study focused on the genomic traits of an extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate (P-469) found in Chile, assessing its antibiotic resistance profile through various testing methods.
  • - Whole-genome sequencing revealed that P-469 belongs to the high-risk clone ST654 (serotype O4), exhibiting an extensive resistome paired with two CRISPR-Cas systems and multiple prophages.
  • - The findings underpin the importance of genomic surveillance for tracking the spread of high-risk pathogens like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, particularly those co-producing novel carbapenemase genes, to mitigate their public health threat.
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During a surveillance study conducted to assess the occurrence and genomic landscape of critical priority pathogens circulating at the human-animal-environment interface in Brazil, as part of the Grand Challenges Explorations-New Approaches to Characterize the Global Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance program, two multidrug-resistant (MDR) Citrobacter portucalensis carrying extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes, isolated from green sea turtles, were characterized. Genomic and phylogeographical analysis of C. portucalensis genomes available in public databases revealed the intercontinental dissemination of clades carrying different arrays of clinically relevant genes conferring resistance to carbapenems, broad-spectrum cephalosporins, cephamycins, aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones, disinfectants, and heavy metals.

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The dissemination of carbapenem-resistant and third generation cephalosporin-resistant pathogens is a critical issue that is no longer restricted to hospital settings. The rapid spread of critical priority pathogens in Brazil is notably worrying, considering its continental dimension, the diversity of international trade, livestock production, and human travel. We conducted a nationwide genomic investigation under a One Health perspective that included Escherichia coli strains isolated from humans and nonhuman sources, over 45 years (1974-2019).

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The dissemination of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens beyond hospital settings is both a public health and an environmental problem. In this regard, high-risk clones exhibiting a multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) phenotype have shown rapid adaptation at the human-animal-environment interface. In this study, we report genomic data and the virulence potential of the carbapenemase, São Paulo metallo-β-lactamase (SPM-1)-producing strains (Pa19 and Pa151) isolated from polluted urban rivers, in Brazil.

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is a human pathogen widely found in the environment, with birds being reported as possible natural hosts. During an epidemiological and genomic surveillance study conducted to monitor the occurrence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales in South American wild birds, we identified an ESBL-positive in a fecal sample collected from a Hudsonian Whimbrel, during its non-breeding range on the Pacific Coast of Chile. Whole genome sequencing analysis and "" modeling revealed a novel variant of the class A ESBLs FONA family, designated FONA-7, which shows 96.

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The emergence and dissemination of high-risk clones of producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in animal infections is a critical issue. We report the detection and genomic features of a multidrug-resistant (MDR) ESBL (CTX-M-15)-producing infecting a domestic cat. Whole-genome sequencing analysis identified the international ST340 (clonal group CG258), and genes and mutations conferring resistance to β-lactams, aminoglycosides, macrolides, phenicols, fosfomycin, sulfonamides, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and fluoroquinolones.

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