Carriage of ESBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria by flies captured in a hospital and its suburban surroundings in Ethiopia.

Tafese Beyene TufaAndre FuchsTobias WienemannYannik EggersSileshi AbdissaMarlen SchneiderBjörn-Erik Ole JensenJohannes G BodeKlaus PfefferDieter HäussingerColin R MackenzieHans Martin OrthTorsten Feldt

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2020)

A high proportion of ESBL was identified in isolates from flies caught in the hospital compound compared with isolates of flies collected at a distance of 1.5 km from the hospital. Flies can be potential vectors for transmission of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria within hospitals. Further studies are needed to determine the source of MDR colonization in flies and possible impact of MDR for nosocomial infections.

Keyphrases

multidrug resistant
klebsiella pneumoniae
drosophila melanogaster
acinetobacter baumannii

healthcare
drug resistant
gram negative
escherichia coli

acute care
genetic diversity
human health

gene therapy
electronic health record
drug induced