Objective. To review the basic principles and functionality of the AMRmap online resource. Materials and Methods. The AMRmap platform was developed using the R programming language and various downloadable modules – packages. The current annually updated version of EUCAST clinical breakpoints was applied for determination of categories of susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. Descriptive analysis includes calculation of absolute and relative frequencies, median values, and confidence intervals using the Wilson method. Categorical variables are compared using Fisher’s exact test and Holm correction method for multiple comparisons. The algorithms are used to visualize multiple comparisons, kernel regression for trend analysis, and algorithms for finding associative rules. Results. The developed surveillance system includes modules for filtering, analyzing and visualizing antibiotic resistance data. The filters allow creating a sample of data with a specific list of parameters. A tab-based separation of analysis and visualization options ensure efficient stepwise evaluation of results. Data saving and sharing functions are also provided. Conclusions. This web-based informatics system provides a convenient way to AMR data from prospective microbiological surveillance studies in Russia. AMRmap can be accessed at https://amrmap.ru.

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global public health and requires closer attention from the medical community. Antibiotic resistance monitoring systems play a key role in observing the antimicrobial susceptibility changes for rational prescribing antimicrobial therapy. Most current systems use data on a global scale; however, local data evaluation is more important for practical application. Unique AMRcloud online platform (http://amrcloud.net) was developed to process user data on antimicrobial resistance. Structural modules are modified to address the needs of researchers. The application has powerful graphic capabilities, data analysis system with automated interpretation of the antimicrobial susceptibility testing results. Geocoding is performed in a double way, and information exchange of results is adjusted by user. The use of AMRcloud allows researchers to create their own methodology for organizing primary data and their evaluation.

Objective. To study the prevalence and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, including carbapenemase production, in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolated in different regions of Russia as part of the sentinel multicenter surveillance study in 2020–2021, and to explore the population structure of K. pneumoniae and the impact of “high-risk clones” on antibiotic resistance. Materials and Methods. Consecutive, non-duplicate isolates of K. pneumoniae (n = 2503) and E. coli (n = 2055) isolated from various specimens (blood, cerebrospinal fluid, respiratory samples, urine, wound secretions, etc.) of hospitalized patients with clinical signs of infection in 55 hospitals of 29 cities of Russia were studied. Species identification of isolates was performed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Antibiotic susceptibilities were determined by serial broth microdilution or, in the case of fosfomycin, by agar dilution method, and results were interpreted according to EUCAST v13 MIC breakpoints. Carbapenemase production was determined phenotypically by carbapenem inactivation method (CIM), the presence of genes of the most common serine carbapenemases (KPC, OXA-48) and metallo-β-lactamases (VIM, IMP, NDM) was determined by real-time PCR. K. pneumoniae clinical isolates were genotyped and assigned to the known clonal complexes (CC) and sequence types (ST) using SNP typing and multilocus sequencing typing (MLST) methods. K- and O-serotypes, acquired resistance and virulence genes, and plasmids carrying these genes were characterized using whole-genome sequencing of selected isolates (n = 215). Results. The resistance rates of nosocomial/community-acquired isolates of K. pneumoniae were as follows: amoxicillin-clavulanate – 88.63⁄57.99%, piperacillin-tazobactam – 82.92⁄45.49%, cefotaxime – 87.74⁄56.97%, ceftazidime – 84.76⁄53.07%, cefepime – 81.43⁄49.18%, aztreonam – 1.63⁄53.28%, ceftazidime-avibactam – 30, 88⁄9.22%, ceftolozan-tazobactam – 70.06/31.35%, ertapenem – 72.10⁄28.69%, meropenem – 49.60⁄15.16%, imipenem – 44.54⁄13.73%, gentamicin – 60.82⁄30.33%, amikacin – 42.06/17.21%, ciprofloxacin – 85.10⁄49.39%; trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole – 74.38⁄48.16%, colistin – 5.96⁄2.25%. The resistance of nosocomial/outpatient isolates of E. coli were: ampicillin – 84.93⁄67.67%, amoxicillin-clavulanate – 57.37⁄39.73%, piperacillin-tazobactam – 19.48⁄8.70%, cefotaxime – 63.83⁄34.19%, ceftazidime – 45.32⁄20.34%, cefepime – 35.95⁄16.61%, aztreonam – 51.78⁄26.11%, ceftazidime-avibactam – 5.71⁄0.80%, ceftolozane-tazobactam – 11, 95⁄2.22%, ertapenem – 8.18⁄1.42%, meropenem – 5.17⁄0.53%, imipenem – 4.95⁄0.36%, gentamicin – 24.54⁄13.68%, amikacin – 5.49⁄1.42%, ciprofloxacin – 54, 14⁄32.50%, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole – 52.21⁄38.54%, fosfomycin – 2.48⁄1.43%, colistin – 1.60⁄1.07%, tigecycline – 6.35⁄3.11%. The frequency of carbapenemase production among K. pneumoniae nosocomial isolates was 65.32% (OXA-48 – 40.75%, NDM – 30.28%, KPC – 8.74%, OXA-48 + NDM – 10.62%, OXA-48 + KPC – 2.98%, NDM + KPC – 0.45%, OXA-48 + NDM + KPC – 0.20%). More than 70% of nosocomial isolates of K. pneumoniae belonged to only 7 major genetic lineages known as “high-risk international clones”: CC395 – 37.40%, CC23 – 9.59%, CC307 – 8.64%, CC147 – 7.61%, CC15 – 2.95%, CC258 – 2.92%, and CC11 – 2.41%. The population of community-acquired K. pneumoniae was characterized by significantly greater genetic diversity (Simpson diversity index: D = 0.919; 95% CI: 0.904 to 0.933) compared with the population of nosocomial strains (Simpson diversity index: D = 0.815; 95% CI: 0.802 to 0.827). Strains of the “hypervirulent” genetic lineage of K. pneumoniae CC23 were more common in community-acquired infections. Conclusions. The extremely high frequency of resistance to cephalosporins in K. pneumoniae (> 80%) and E. coli (> 60%), as well as the high frequency of combined resistance to aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones precludes their empirical use for the treatment of serious nosocomial infections caused by these pathogens. K. pneumoniae shows a rapid increase in resistance to carbapenems, mainly due to the spread of carbapenemases of three major groups: OXA-48, NDM and KPC. The overall increase in the frequency of carbapenemase production is accompanied by the growing diversity of carbapenemases, the increasing prevalence of strains producing NDM and KPC enzymes and those co-producing multiple carbapenemases simultaneously. In community-acquired infections, the high prevalence of resistance to cephalosporins in E. coli (> 30%) and K. pneumoniae (> 50%) remains the most important problem.

Objective. To evaluate antimicrobial resistance patterns of clinical Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from different regions of Russia during 2014–2017. Materials and Methods. We included in the study 519 clinical S. pneumoniae isolates from 18 Russian cities. Susceptibility testing was performed by reference broth microdilution method (ISO 20776-1:2006). Susceptibility testing results were interpreted according to EUCAST v.9.0 breakpoints. Results. Using EUCAST non-meningeal interpretation criteria, 65.1% of isolates tested were susceptible (S) to penicillin; in addition 28.

Objective. To study in vitro activity of antimicrobials against clinical isolates obtained from patients with community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs) in various regions of Russia in 2023. Materials and Methods. The study included 1098 isolates obtained from the urine of children and adults of both sexes of all age groups with acute and exacerbation of recurrent community-acquired UTIs, including pregnant women with asymptomatic bacteriuria. Isolates were collected in 29 centers in 21 cities of Russia in 2023 as part of a multicenter prospective epidemiological study of the dynamics of antibiotic resistance of pathogens causing community-acquired UTIs in different subsets of patients («DARMIS-2023»). The categories of susceptibility of isolates to antimicrobial drugs were based on the breakpoint values of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) in accordance with the Russian recommendations «Determination of susceptibility of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs» (Version 2024-02) and the updated EUCAST criteria (v. 14.0, 2024). Results. Enterobacterales accounted for a total of 88.1% of all isolated bacterial pathogens (89.6% in the adult subpopulation; 82.8% in the pregnant subpopulation and 89.6% in the subpopulation of children and adolescents under 18 years of age). The most prevalent species were Escherichia coli (72.2% in the adult subpopulation; 72.8% in the pregnant women subpopulation and 68.9% in the children and adolescents under 18 years of age subpopulation) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.8% in the adult subpopulation; 4.8% in the pregnant women subpopulation and 9.8% in the children and adolescents under 18 years of age subpopulation). Of the oral drugs, the minimal resistance in E. coli was demonstrated for nitrofurantoin (0.4% of isolates in the adult subpopulation; 0.0% in the pregnant women subpopulation and 1.6% in the children and adolescents under 18 years of age subpopulation) and fosfomycin (9.6% of isolates in the adult subpopulation; 4.4% in the pregnant women subpopulation and 1.6% in the children and adolescents under 18 years of age subpopulation). Of the parenteral agents, meropenem and amikacin had the highest activity: 0.8% and 1.0% resistant E. coli in the adult subpopulation; no resistant E. coli in the pregnant subpopulation; 0.0% and 0.8% in the children and adolescents under 18 years of age subpopulation, respectively. For each patient subpopulation, antimicrobial resistance of E. coli to ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, cefotaxime, cefixime, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was more than 20%. Rates of E. coli resistance to ciprofloxacin were 36.7% in the adult subpopulation; 22.1% in the pregnant subpopulation; and 22.2% in the children and adolescents under 18 years of age subpopulation. The rate of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production based on phenotypic test results was 29.6% in the adult subpopulation; 23.6% in the pregnant subpopulation and 33.3% in the children and adolescents under 18 years of age subpopulation. Conclusions. In community-acquired UTIs the main clinical problem is the persistent high rate of E. coli resistance to cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, aminopenicillins/beta-lactamase inhibitors, as well as the increase of the extended-spectrum beta-lactamases production. Remaining high in vitro activity of fosfomycin and nitrofurans allows to consider them as drugs of choice in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections.

Objective. To estimate prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of circulated S. pneumoniae serotypes in adult population in different regions of the Russian Federation. Materials and Methods. A total of 500 isolates of S. pneumoniae obtained from patients with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), sinusitis/acute otitis media (AOM) and healthy carriers from 29 centers were included in the study from 01 June 2019 to 15 January 2020. Re-identification, typing using real-time PCR with 27 primer pairs and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed in the central laboratory by standardized methods. Results. Among 50 isolates from patients with IPD, the following serotypes were detected: 3 (20.0%), 23F (10.0%), 6ABCD (8.0%), 19F (6.0%), 12ABF, 4, 7AF, 8, 9NL, 9VA, 15B (4.0% each), 1, 10A, 11AD, 14, 15AF, 18ABCF, 22AF, 33F/33A/37 (2.0% each). PCV-13 and PPV-23 covered 62.0% and 86.0% of those serotypes, respectively. Among 357 isolates from patients with CAP, the following serotypes were detected: 19F (12.3%), 6ABCD (11.5%), 3 (10.1%), 23F (5.9%), 14 (5.3%), 22AF (5.0%), 11AD (4.8%), 9NL (3.4%), 15AF (2.8%), 9VA (2.2%), 18ABCF (2.0%), 19A (1.7%), 12ABF (1.4%), 17F (0.8%), 16, 33F/33A/37, 7AF and 8 (0.6% each), 10A and 4 (0,3% each); serotypes were not specified due to the PCR typing protocol limitations for 106 (29.8%) isolates. PCV-13 and PPV-23 covered 51.9% and 68.7% of those serotypes, respectively. In patients with sinusitis/AOM (n = 48), serotypes were: 19F (18.8%), 6ABCD (16.7%), 23F (12.5%), 3 (12.5%), 18ABCF (6.3%), 11AD (4.2%), 14 (4.2%), 22AF (4.2%), 15AF, 4, 9VA (2.1% each). PCV-13 and PPV-23 covered 75.0% and 83.3% of those serotypes, respectively. In healthy nasopharyngeal carriers (n = 45), the following serotypes were detected: 19F (24.4%), 3 (17.8%), 6ABCD (17.8%), 11AD (13.3%), 23F (8.9%), 22AF (6.7%), 14 and 15AF (2.2% each). PCV-13 and PPV-23 covered 71.1% and 91.1% of those serotypes, respectively. Serotypes 14, 19F, and 19A were frequently resistant to three antibiotics – penicillin, erythromycin, and tetracycline. Resistance to respiratory quinolones was very low (0.7%) and detected among serotypes 14 and 9NL only. The majority of non-vaccine serotypes did not have substantial antimicrobial resistance problems. Conclusions. Despite the relatively low number of isolates in all but CAP group and limitations of PCR typing protocol, results of our study support the use of pneumococcal vaccines (PPV-23 and PCV-13) in Russian adult population, with some advantages of PPV-23 over PCV-13.