is one of the significant healthcare-associated meningitis agents characterized by multidrug resistance and a high mortality risk. Thirty-seven strains were isolated from thirty-seven patients of Moscow neuro-ICU with meningitis in 2013-2020. The death rate was 37.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, which is associated with the distribution of beta-lactamase genes and class 1 and 2 integrons, is a global problem. In this study, in the Moscow neurosurgery intensive care unit (neuro-ICU), the high prevalence of the above-stated genes was found to be associated with intestinal and tracheal carriage. Seven-point prevalence surveys, which included 60 patients in the neuro-ICU, were conducted weekly in the period from Oct.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was the identification of genetic lineages and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and virulence genes in isolates associated with severe infections in the neuro-ICU. Susceptibility to antimicrobials was determined using the Vitek-2 instrument. AMR and virulence genes, sequence types (STs), and capsular types were identified by PCR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe glycoconjugates with BSA (bovine serum albumin) were synthesized using a next saccharide: disaccharide derivative M.leprae PGL-1 (phenolic glycolipid-1); a complex of the disaccharide fragment and the branched hexasaccharide fragment LAM (lipoarabinomannan); diarabinofuranose fragment LAM. These glycoconjugates were used as antigenic components for leprosy rapid serotest construction in immunochromatographic format (leprosy LF serotest).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study was phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibacterial-resistant clinical strains isolated in Moscow Transplantology Intensive Care Unit in 2017-2019. Major strains among ( = 63) isolated from 30 patients were recognized as extensive drug-resistant ( = 55) pathogens, and remaining strains were recognized as multidrug-resistant ( = 8) pathogens. The beta-lactamase genes ( = 63), ( = 61), ( = 54), ( = 52), and ( = 2), as well as class 1 integrons ( = 19) carried gene cassette arrays A4 ( = 2), A1C ( = 6), BA1 ( = 9), A15A1 ( = 3), and A12 ( = 1) were identified in the strains.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiointerfaces with a highly sensitive surface designed for specific interaction with biomolecules are essential approaches for providing advanced biochemical and biosensor assays. For the first time, we have introduced a simple AFM-based recognition system capable of visualizing specific bacterial nanofragments and identifying the corresponding bacterial type. For this we developed AFM-adjusted procedures for preparing IgG-based surfaces and subsequently exposing them to antigens.
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