title: Association of some virulence genes with antibiotic resistance among uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infection patients in Alexandria, Egypt: A hospital-based study.
abstract: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the infecting agent most frequently involved in urinary tract infections (UTIs) worldwide. UPEC resistance to commonly used antibiotics represents a major health problem all over the world. Several factors have been associated with UPEC resistance to antibiotics. The present study deployed a molecular approach to explore the association between some UPEC virulence genes and antibiotic resistance among patients with UTI in Alexandria, Egypt. The study revealed a significant association between presence of the pap gene and resistance to gentamicin; however, it was not significantly associated with resistance to β-lactam antibiotics, quinolones, aminoglycosides, nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. The genes sfa, aer and cnf1 were not significantly associated with UPEC resistance to any of the tested antibiotics. In conclusion, resistance of UPEC isolates in the present study could be attributed to other virulence factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hodeidah University, Hodeidah, Yemen. Electronic address: moogeb2003@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mogeeb S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Alabsi
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Abeer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghazal
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Soraya A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sabry
authors.affiliation: Department of public health, Faculty of medicine and health science, Hodaiedah University, Hodaiedah, Yemen.
authors.forename: Monasr M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alasaly
keywords: Alexandria; Antibiotic; Antibiotic resistance; Escherichia coli; Urinary tract infection; Virulence genes