Saoussen Oueslati

Dr. Saoussen Oueslati


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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

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20 March 2025 in Pathogens
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Nadia JaidaneNadia Jaidane
Nadia Jaidane
LTLamia Tilouche Tilouche
Lamia Tilouche Tilouche
SOSaoussen Oueslati
Saoussen Oueslati
DGDelphine GIRLICH
Delphine GIRLICH
SASana Azaiez
Sana Azaiez
Rémy BonninRémy Bonnin
Rémy Bonnin
Proteus mirabilis (P. mirabilis) is an opportunistic pathogen involved in urinary tract infections as well as various nosocomial infections. Emerging resistances to beta-lactams in this species complicates potential treatment since it is intrinsically resistant to colistin. Eleven isolates of carbapenem-non-susceptible P. mirabilis were identified in Sousse Hospital, Tunisia, from January 2018 to December 2022. MICs were determined and isolates were sequenced to determine their resistomes, sequence types, virulence factors, and their clonal relationships. Susceptibility testing showed that all isolates were resistant to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, chloramphenicol, and the trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole combination. They remained susceptible to the aztreonam/avibactam combination. All isolates produced NDM-1 carbapenemase and ArmA 16S rRNA methylase. In addition, one isolate co-produced the blaVEB-6 gene. All isolates belonged to ST135, and phylogenetic analysis revealed that they were closely related. This study described the first outbreak of NDM-1-producing P. mirabilis in Tunisia.