Wide Distribution and Specific Resistance Pattern to Third-Generation Cephalosporins of Complex Members in Humans and in the Environment in Guadeloupe (French West Indies).

Species belonging to complex have been isolated in numerous environments and samples of various origins. They are also involved in opportunistic infections in plants, animals, and humans. Previous prospection in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) indicated a high frequency of complex strains resistant to third-generation cephalosporins (3GCs) in a local lizard population (), but knowledge of the distribution and resistance of these strains in humans and the environment is limited.

Dissemination of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Complex from a Hospital to the Nearby Environment in Guadeloupe (French West Indies): ST114 Lineage Coding for a Successful IncHI2/ST1 Plasmid.

Wastewater treatment plants are considered hot spots for antibiotic resistance. Most studies have addressed the impact on the aquatic environment, as water is an important source of anthropogenic pollutants. Few investigations have been conducted on terrestrial animals living near treatment ponds.

Antimicrobial Resistance in Wildlife in Guadeloupe (French West Indies): Distribution of a Single /IncI1/ST3 Plasmid Among Humans and Wild Animals.

Limited data are available on the contribution of wildlife to the spread of antibacterial resistance. We determined the prevalence of resistance to antibiotics in isolates collected from wild animals in 2013 and 2014 and the genetic basis for resistance to third-generation cephalosporin in Guadeloupe. We recovered 52 antibiotic-resistant (AR) strains from 48 of the 884 (5.

Staphylococcus capitis isolated from bloodstream infections: a nationwide 3-month survey in 38 neonatal intensive care units.

To increase the knowledge about S. capitis in the neonatal setting, we conducted a nationwide 3-month survey in 38 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) covering 56.6% of French NICU beds.

Reptiles in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) are a reservoir of major human Salmonella enterica serovars.

The epidemiology of human Salmonella enterica infections in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) appears to be specific, with a higher prevalence of the subspecies enterica serovars Panama and Arechavaleta (Panama and Arechavaleta) than in other regions. A study was performed in Guadeloupe to identify the reservoir of Salmonella serovars by comparing their distribution in warm- and cold-blooded animals and in humans living in Guadeloupe and mainland France. Furthermore, a case-control study was conducted in 2012-2013 to identify the main epidemiologic risk factors for S.

Community-acquired meningitis caused by a CG86 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain: first case report in the Caribbean.

Background: Community-acquired bacterial meningitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae has mainly been described in Southeast Asia and has a poor prognosis. Severe invasive infections caused by K. pneumoniae, including meningitis, are often due to hypervirulent strains (hvKP), which are characterized by capsular serotypes K1 and K2, a gene responsible for hypermucoviscosity, and the cluster for synthesis of the siderophore aerobactin.

First case of NDM-1 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Caribbean islands.

Objectives: Characterize a NDM-1 producing K. pneumoniae isolate recovered from a patient hospitalized in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, after its transfer from Cuba

Methods: Antibiotic susceptibilities were determined by the disk diffusion method, and E-test. Carbapenemase production was assessed using the Carba NP test.

[Acute childhood gastroenteritis study at Central University Hospital of Pointe-à-Pitre/Abymes, Guadeloupe, from November 1997 to March 1998].

To determine the role of enteric pathogens in acute childhood diarrhoea in Guadeloupe, 161 children (108 cases and 53 controls) from 0 to 2 years of age, admitted to Pointe-à-Pitre/Abymes University Hospital, were evaluated over a five-month period. A known enteric pathogen was identified in 40.8% of children.

[Epidemiology of stroke in Guadeloupe and role of sickle cell trait].

Sickle cell disease (homozygotes SS) is known as a risk factor for both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, but heterozygotes AS seem to be spared. We carried out a retrospective study to assess the main risk factors and the influence of hemoglobin abnormalities on stroke in Guadeloupe. The percentages of AS, AC, and AA on 295 patients admitted for stroke were compared to the prevalence obtained on 72,000 newborn babies.