Bianca Lara Venâncio de Godoy, Marlon do Valle Barroso, Yasmin Fontoura de Azeredo Lourenção, Letícia Kellen de Andrade, Vitória Gabriela Tosta Rodrigues, Caroline Atuí, Ana Caroline do Valle, Taís Paulino Ferreira, Mara Corrêa Lelles Nogueira, Tiago Casella
Foodstuffs are a well-documented source of multidrug-resistant bacteria, and hospitalized patients are usually susceptible to hospital infections owing to their immune status. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the presence of beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in ready-to-eat foods consumed by hospitalized patients. For this purpose, 51 vegetable and meat samples were collected over 2 months and analyzed. Enterobacterales isolates were identified and subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing, followed by beta-lactamase gene screening, pH tolerance assays, and whole-genome sequencing (WGS)...
April 19, 2024: Infection, Genetics and Evolution