Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov;28(11):2308-2311. doi: 10.3201/eid2811.220615.
The plasmid pCD-METRO confers metronidazole resistance in Clostridioides difficile. We showed high sequence similarity among pCD-METRO plasmids from different isolates and identified pCD-METRO and associated metronidazole-resistant isolates in clinical and veterinary reservoirs in the Americas. We recommend using PCR or genomic assays to detect pCD-METRO in metronidazole-resistant C. difficile.
质粒 pCD-METRO 赋予艰难梭菌对甲硝唑的抗性。我们发现来自不同分离株的 pCD-METRO 质粒之间具有高度的序列相似性,并在美洲的临床和兽医储库中发现了 pCD-METRO 和相关的甲硝唑抗性分离株。我们建议使用 PCR 或基因组检测方法来检测甲硝唑抗性艰难梭菌中的 pCD-METRO。