Comprehensive molecular and phenotypic profiling of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a Honduran healthcare setting: virulence, resistance and phylogeny
This study provides the first in-depth molecular and phenotypic characterization of UPEC in Honduras. The detection of highly virulent and multidrug-resistant strains underscores the need to reinforce local molecular surveillance and to revise empirical treatment guidelines based on local epidemiological data.
Authors
- Dora Valencia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3275-5243)
- Ana Luisa Estrada Esquivel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2425-035X)
- Fernando Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2480-0372)
- Bryan Ortíz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8328-244X)
- Gustavo Fontecha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-4520)
- Pablo Méndez-Pfeiffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8627-3565)
- Maria De Lourdes Enriquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6494-2449)
- Daniel G. Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-1555)
- Erick M. Rodríguez del Valle
- Manuel G. Ballesteros‐Monrreal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4493-8685)
- Victoria Maldonado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3493-7949)
- Celeste Galindo
- Luis Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9237-858X)
Institutions
- National Autonomous University of Honduras (HN)
- Universidad de Sonora (MX)
- Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research (HN)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1656938
- Primary Topic
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras