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Background <p><i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>) is a significant cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs).</p> Methods and results <p>In this study, a total of 1,040 samples comprising treated Wastewater (57), Nile River water (400), and urine from suspected UTI patients (583) were collected between September 2019 and March 2020. <i>E. coli</i> was prevalent in Wastewater (84.2%), river water (63.3%), and 33.5% of urine samples. All extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing <i>E. coli</i> (ESBLEC) isolates were fully resistant to penicillins and cephems. Multidrug resistance (MDR) was found in 70.7% of Wastewater and 87% of river isolates, with notable resistance to ampicillin/sulbactam, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, and ciprofloxacin. Clinical isolates showed 62.5% MDR but remained susceptible primarily to ciprofloxacin and entirely to meropenem. Phylogenetic analysis revealed diverse chlorine-tolerant Uropathogenic <i>E. coli</i> strains, suggesting environmental spread.</p> Conclusion <p>These results highlight wastewater treatment plants as key reservoirs of MDR <i>E. coli</i> and stress the need for better surveillance and control in Egypt.</p>

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Characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from clinical (UPEC) and environmental samples

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    2025年6月3日

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  • Eman M. Farahat,
  • Noha A. Hassuna,
  • Adel M. M. Hammad,
  • Medhat Abdel Fattah,
  • Ibrahim A. Bakry,
  • Ahmed S. Khairalla

摘要

Background

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a significant cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Methods and results

In this study, a total of 1,040 samples comprising treated Wastewater (57), Nile River water (400), and urine from suspected UTI patients (583) were collected between September 2019 and March 2020. E. coli was prevalent in Wastewater (84.2%), river water (63.3%), and 33.5% of urine samples. All extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing E. coli (ESBLEC) isolates were fully resistant to penicillins and cephems. Multidrug resistance (MDR) was found in 70.7% of Wastewater and 87% of river isolates, with notable resistance to ampicillin/sulbactam, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, and ciprofloxacin. Clinical isolates showed 62.5% MDR but remained susceptible primarily to ciprofloxacin and entirely to meropenem. Phylogenetic analysis revealed diverse chlorine-tolerant Uropathogenic E. coli strains, suggesting environmental spread.

Conclusion

These results highlight wastewater treatment plants as key reservoirs of MDR E. coli and stress the need for better surveillance and control in Egypt.