Enhanced emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria after in vitro induction with cancer chemotherapy drugs.

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Date publication

février 2019

Journal

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr ADOTEVI Olivier, Pr NERICH Virginie, Pr HOCQUET Didier


Tous les auteurs :
Meunier A, Nerich V, Fagnoni-Legat C, Richard M, Mazel D, Adotevi O, Bertrand X, Hocquet D

Résumé

Infections with antibiotic-resistant pathogens in cancer patients are a leading cause of mortality. Cancer patients are treated with compounds that can damage bacterial DNA, potentially triggering the SOS response, which in turn enhances the bacterial mutation rate. Antibiotic resistance readily occurs after mutation of bacterial core genes. Thus, we tested whether cancer chemotherapy drugs enhance the emergence of resistant mutants in commensal bacteria.

Référence

J. Antimicrob. Chemother.. 2019 Feb 20;: