Eduardo Muñoz de la Paz

Dr. Eduardo Muñoz de la Paz

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 October 2022 in Antibiotics
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MGMario Galindo-Mendez
Mario Galindo-Mendez
HSHumberto Navarrete Salazar
Humberto Navarrete Salazar
FBFrancisco Baltazar-Jiménez
Francisco Baltazar-Jiménez
EPEduardo Muñoz de la Paz
Eduardo Muñoz de la Paz
MMMaria Fernanda Sanchez Mawcinitt
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Mawcinitt
HOHeidy Leticia Ostos-Cantú
Heidy Leticia Ostos-Cantú
Fosfomycin is currently a viable option against urinary tract infections, particularly against extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producing E. coli, due to its unique mechanism of action and its low resistance among bacteria. The objective of this study was to investigate two of the three most common mechanisms of resistance against this antibiotic among 350 ESBL-producing E. coli strains isolated from the urine of Mexican patients. The prevalence of fosfomycin resistance in our study was 10.9% (38/350). Of all resistant isolates analyzed, 23 (60.5%) were identified as fos-producing organisms, with 14 strains carrying fosA3 and 9, fosA1. Additionally, 11 (28.9%) fosfomycin-resistant isolates presented resistance due to impaired antibiotic transport and 8 (21.0%) both mechanisms. No resistance mechanism investigated in the study was found on 12 strains. All 38 confirmed ESBL-producing isolates carried a blaCTX-M subtype, 36 (94.5%) belonged to the O25b-ST131 clone, and all of them were able to transfer the fosfomycin resistance trait to recipient strains horizontally. This is the first study in Mexico demonstrating a plasmid-mediated fosfomycin resistance mechanism among clinical E. coli strains. Since our results suggest a strong association among fos and blaCTX-M genes and ST131 clones in uropathogenic E. coli, plasmid-mediated fosfomycin resistance should be closely monitored.