High Prevalence of Fecal Carriage of Extended Spectrum ?-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Among Newly HIV-Diagnosed Adults in a Community Setting in Tanzania.
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ABSTRACT: Colonization in HIV-infected populations with extended-spectrum ?-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) is particularly worrisome in low-income settings. This study describes the prevalence of ESBL-PE carriage and associated risk factors among newly HIV-diagnosed adults in a community setting in Tanzania. A total of 595 newly diagnosed HIV adults with a median age of 35 years with interquartile range (IQR) 29-42 years and a median CD4 count of 492 cells/?L (IQR 390-666 cells/?L) were recruited. Among these, 194/595 (32.6%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 28.9-36.6) were ESBL-PE carriers. Participants with low CD4 count (<350 cells/?L) had significantly higher prevalence of ESBL-PE carriage compared with those with CD4 count ?350 cells/?L (26/58, 44.8%, vs. 168/537, 31.3%, p?=?0.04). Antibiotic use in last 4 weeks (odds ratio [OR] 1.55, 95% CI 1.08-2.22, p?=?0.02) and CD4 count ?350 cells/?L (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.03-3.09, p?=?0.04) were independent risk factors for fecal carriage of ESBL-PE. In total, 244 isolates of ESBL-PE were isolated from 194 participants. Of these, 238/244 (97.5%) harbored blaCTX-M genes, with blaCTX-M-15 being predominant (219/238 (92%), followed by blaCTX-M-27 (9/238 (3.8%), blaCTX-M-14 (8/238 (3.4%), blaCTX-M-55 (1/238), and blaCTX-M 211/3 (1/238). blaSHV-2a genes were detected in four isolates, whereas the blaSHV-12 gene was detected in one isolate. Phenotypic carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae was detected in one HIV-positive person with CD4 count 132 cells/?L. In conclusion prevalence of ESBL-PE carriage is high among newly diagnosed HIV adults in Dar es Salaam, and is significantly associated antibiotic use and low CD4 count.
SUBMITTER: Manyahi J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7757532 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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