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ArticleEcoHealth2025

Moroccan Hospital Cockroaches: Carriers of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria.

Asmaa Dihmane, Rafik Aniba, Habiba Raqraq, Amina Ressmi, Taha Chouati, Oussama Abi, El Mostafa El Fahime, Kaotar Nayme, Mohammed Timinouni, Abouddihaj Barguigua

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Article in EcoHealth, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Asmaa DihmaneTeam of Biotechnology and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, Department of Biology-Geology, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, 23023, Beni Mellal, Morocco. asmaa.dihmanefpb@usms.ac.ma.ORCID 0000-0002-2255-5213
Rafik AnibaTeam of Biotechnology and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, Department of Biology-Geology, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, 23023, Beni Mellal, Morocco.
Habiba RaqraqTeam of Biotechnology and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, Department of Biology-Geology, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, 23023, Beni Mellal, Morocco.
Amina RessmiTeam of Biotechnology and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, Department of Biology-Geology, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, 23023, Beni Mellal, Morocco.
Taha ChouatiMolecular Biology and Functional Genomics Platform, National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco.
Oussama AbiResearch Laboratory of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Microbial Valorization, Mohammed VI University of Sciences and Health, Casablanca, Morocco.
El Mostafa El FahimeMolecular Biology and Functional Genomics Platform, National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco.
Kaotar NaymeMolecular Bacteriology Laboratory, Pasteur Institute of Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohammed TiminouniLaboratoire de Biotechnologie et bio-informatique : Ecole des Hautes Etudes de Biotechnologie et de santé (EHEB), Casablanca, Morocco.
Abouddihaj BarguiguaTeam of Biotechnology and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, Department of Biology-Geology, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, 23023, Beni Mellal, Morocco.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) is a growing global health concern, particularly in hospital environments, where cockroaches act as vectors for resistant strains. This study aimed to analyze antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation in GNB isolated from cockroaches collected in the hospital environment. Cockroaches were collected, and bacterial isolation was performed from their gut contents and external surfaces. GNB strains were tested for antibiotic susceptibility using the disk diffusion method and examined for Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and carbapenemases production. Molecular characterization of ESBLs and carbapenemases in GNB involved PCR amplification of antibiotic resistance genes, while biofilm formation was studied using a microplate assay. Seventy-five cockroaches were collected from which 165 GNB were isolated. The prevalence of ESBL-producing and carbapenemase-producing GNB was 6.7 and 1.8%, respectively. The predominant ESBL gene was bla

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CockroachesDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialGram-Negative BacteriaAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesBiofilmsHospitalsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesAntibiotic resistanceAntibiotic resistance genesBiofilm formationDisinfectant resistance genesGram-negative bacteriaHospital cockroaches

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PMID40095169

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