Low prevalence of resistance genes in sheltered homeless population in Marseille, France, 2014–2018

Low prevalence of resistance genes in sheltered homeless population in Marseille, France, 2014-2018 Tran Duc Anh Ly,1,2 Linda Hadjadj,2,3 Van Thuan Hoang,1–2,4 Meriem Louni,1,2 Thi Loi Dao,1–2,5 Sekene Badiaga,2,6 Herve Tissot-Dupont,2,3 Didier Raoult,2,3 Jean-Marc Rolain,2,3 Philippe Gautret1,21IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Aix Marseille Univ., Marseille, France; 2IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; 3MEPHI, Aix Marseille Univ., Marseille, France; 4Family Medicine Department, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thành Phố Thái Bình, Vietnam; 5Pneumology Department, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thành Phố Thái Bình, Vietnam; 6Emergency Department, North Hospital, AP-HM, Marseille, FranceObjectives: The present study has explored the prevalence and potential factors contributing to the presence of nasal/pharyngeal resistant genes in homeless people.Methods: During the winters 2014–2018, we enrolled sheltered homeless adults and controls and collected nasal/pharyngeal samples. Sixteen antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), including genes encoding for beta-lactamases and colistin-resistance genes, were searched by real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) performed directly on respiratory samples and followed by conventional PCR and sequencing.Results: Over a 5-year period, using qPCR, we identified in homeless group