Browsing by Author "Krumkamp, Ralf"

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    A Multicountry Molecular Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi With Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin in Sub-Saharan Africa.
    (Clin Infect Dis, 2016-03-15) Al-Emran, Hassan M; Eibach, Daniel; Krumkamp, Ralf; Ali, Mohammad; Baker, Stephen; Biggs, Holly M; Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten; Breiman, Robert F; Clemens, John D; Crump, John A; Cruz Espinoza, Ligia Maria; Deerin, Jessica; Dekker, Denise Myriam; Gassama Sow, Amy; Hertz, Julian T; Im, Justin; Ibrango, Samuel; von Kalckreuth, Vera; Kabore, Leon Parfait; Konings, Frank; Løfberg, Sandra Valborg; Meyer, Christian G; Mintz, Eric D; Montgomery, Joel M; Olack, Beatrice; Pak, Gi Deok; Panzner, Ursula; Park, Se Eun; Razafindrabe, Jean Luco Tsiriniaina; Rabezanahary, Henintsoa; Rakotondrainiarivelo, Jean Philibert; Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël; Raminosoa, Tiana Mirana; Schütt-Gerowitt, Heidi; Sampo, Emmanuel; Soura, Abdramane Bassiahi; Tall, Adama; Warren, Michelle; Wierzba, Thomas F; May, Jürgen; Marks, Florian
    BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is a predominant cause of bloodstream infections in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Increasing numbers of S. Typhi with resistance to ciprofloxacin have been reported from different parts of the world. However, data from SSA are limited. In this study, we aimed to measure the ciprofloxacin susceptibility of S. Typhi isolated from patients with febrile illness in SSA. METHODS: Febrile patients from 9 sites within 6 countries in SSA with a body temperature of ≥38.0°C were enrolled in this study. Blood samples were obtained for bacterial culture, and Salmonella isolates were identified biochemically and confirmed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Antimicrobial susceptibility of all Salmonella isolates was performed by disk diffusion test, and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against ciprofloxacin were measured by Etest. All Salmonella isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin (MIC > 0.06 µg/mL) were screened for mutations in quinolone resistance-determining regions in target genes, and the presence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes was assessed by PCR. RESULTS: A total of 8161 blood cultures were performed, and 100 (1.2%) S. Typhi, 2 (<0.1%) Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A, and 27 (0.3%) nontyphoid Salmonella (NTS) were isolated. Multidrug-resistant S. Typhi were isolated in Kenya (79% [n = 38]) and Tanzania (89% [n = 8]) only. Reduced ciprofloxacin-susceptible (22% [n = 11]) S. Typhi were isolated only in Kenya. Among those 11 isolates, all had a Glu133Gly mutation in the gyrA gene combined with either a gyrA (Ser83Phe) or gyrB mutation (Ser464Phe). One Salmonella Paratyphi A isolate with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin was found in Senegal, with 1 mutation in gyrA (Ser83Phe) and a second mutation in parC (Ser57Phe). Mutations in the parE gene and PMQR genes were not detected in any isolate. CONCLUSIONS: Salmonella Typhi with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin was not distributed homogenously throughout SSA. Its prevalence was very high in Kenya, and was not observed in other study countries. Continuous monitoring of antimicrobial susceptibility is required to follow the potential spread of antimicrobial-resistant isolates throughout SSA.
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    The Relationship Between Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella Disease, Other Bacterial Bloodstream Infections, and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.
    (Clin Infect Dis, 2016-03-15) Park, Se Eun; Pak, Gi Deok; Aaby, Peter; Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw; Ali, Mohammad; Aseffa, Abraham; Biggs, Holly M; Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten; Breiman, Robert F; Crump, John A; Cruz Espinoza, Ligia Maria; Eltayeb, Muna Ahmed; Gasmelseed, Nagla; Hertz, Julian T; Im, Justin; Jaeger, Anna; Parfait Kabore, Leon; von Kalckreuth, Vera; Keddy, Karen H; Konings, Frank; Krumkamp, Ralf; MacLennan, Calman A; Meyer, Christian G; Montgomery, Joel M; Ahmet Niang, Aissatou; Nichols, Chelsea; Olack, Beatrice; Panzner, Ursula; Park, Jin Kyung; Rabezanahary, Henintsoa; Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël; Sampo, Emmanuel; Sarpong, Nimako; Schütt-Gerowitt, Heidi; Sooka, Arvinda; Soura, Abdramane Bassiahi; Sow, Amy Gassama; Tall, Adama; Teferi, Mekonnen; Yeshitela, Biruk; May, Jürgen; Wierzba, Thomas F; Clemens, John D; Baker, Stephen; Marks, Florian
    BACKGROUND: Country-specific studies in Africa have indicated that Plasmodium falciparum is associated with invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease. We conducted a multicenter study in 13 sites in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania to investigate the relationship between the occurrence of iNTS disease, other systemic bacterial infections, and malaria. METHODS: Febrile patients received a blood culture and a malaria test. Isolated bacteria underwent antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and the association between iNTS disease and malaria was assessed. RESULTS: A positive correlation between frequency proportions of malaria and iNTS was observed (P = .01; r = 0.70). Areas with higher burden of malaria exhibited higher odds of iNTS disease compared to other bacterial infections (odds ratio [OR], 4.89; 95% CI, 1.61-14.90; P = .005) than areas with lower malaria burden. Malaria parasite positivity was associated with iNTS disease (OR, 2.44; P = .031) and gram-positive bacteremias, particularly Staphylococcus aureus, exhibited a high proportion of coinfection with Plasmodium malaria. Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis were the predominant NTS serovars (53/73; 73%). Both moderate (OR, 6.05; P = .0001) and severe (OR, 14.62; P < .0001) anemia were associated with iNTS disease. CONCLUSIONS: A positive correlation between iNTS disease and malaria endemicity, and the association between Plasmodium parasite positivity and iNTS disease across sub-Saharan Africa, indicates the necessity to consider iNTS as a major cause of febrile illness in malaria-holoendemic areas. Prevention of iNTS disease through iNTS vaccines for areas of high malaria endemicity, targeting high-risk groups for Plasmodium parasitic infection, should be considered.
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    Validation and Identification of Invasive Salmonella Serotypes in Sub-Saharan Africa by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction.
    (Clin Infect Dis, 2016-03-15) Al-Emran, Hassan M; Krumkamp, Ralf; Dekker, Denise Myriam; Eibach, Daniel; Aaby, Peter; Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw; Ali, Mohammad; Rubach, Mathew P; Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten; Crump, John A; Cruz Espinoza, Ligia Maria; Løfberg, Sandra Valborg; Gassama Sow, Amy; Hertz, Julian T; Im, Justin; Jaeger, Anna; Kabore, Leon Parfait; Konings, Frank; Meyer, Christian G; Niang, Aissatou; Pak, Gi Deok; Panzner, Ursula; Park, Se Eun; Rabezanahary, Henintsoa; Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël; Raminosoa, Tiana Mirana; Razafindrabe, Tsiriniaina Jean Luco; Sampo, Emmanuel; Schütt-Gerowitt, Heidi; Sarpong, Nimako; Soura, Abdramane Bassiahi; Tall, Adama; von Kalckreuth, Vera; Wierzba, Thomas F; May, Jürgen; Marks, Florian
    Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) cause the majority of bloodstream infections in sub-Saharan Africa; however, serotyping is rarely performed. We validated a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with the White-Kauffmann-Le Minor (WKLM) scheme of serotyping using 110 Salmonella isolates from blood cultures of febrile children in Ghana and applied the method in other Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program study sites. In Ghana, 47 (43%) S. Typhi, 36 (33%) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, 14 (13%) Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin, and 13 (12%) Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis were identified by both multiplex PCR and the WKLM scheme separately. Using the validated multiplex PCR assay, we identified 42 (66%) S. Typhi, 14 (22%) S. Typhimurium, 2 (3%) S. Dublin, 2 (3%) S. Enteritidis, and 4 (6%) other Salmonella species from the febrile patients in Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Senegal, and Tanzania. Application of this multiplex PCR assay in sub-Saharan Africa could advance the knowledge of serotype distribution of Salmonella.