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Aslan AT, Paterson DL. Epidemiology and clinical significance of carbapenemases in Australia: a narrative review. Intern Med J 2024; 54:535-544. [PMID: 38584572 DOI: 10.1111/imj.16374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria (CP-GNB) infections threaten public health with high mortality, morbidity and treatment costs. Although frequencies remain low in Australia (total number of CP-GNB infections reported was 907 in 2022), blaIMP-4 has established low levels of endemicity in many states. Imipenemase metallo-β-lactamase types alone accounted for more than half of all carbapenemases in carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales isolates in Australia, particularly in Enterobacter cloacae complex. New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase constitutes almost 25% of all carbapenemases in Australia and was identified predominantly in Escherichia coli. The OXA-48-like carbapenemases include almost 10% of all carbapenemases and are mainly seen in Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli. Although K. pneumoniae carbapenemase-type carbapenemases are rare in Australia, some local outbreaks have occurred. Most carbapenem-resistant (CR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in Australia do not produce carbapenemases. Finally, OXA-23-like carbapenemases are overwhelmingly positive in CR-Acinetobacter baumannii strains in Australia. Treatment of CR-GNB infections challenges physicians. Of 10 new antibiotics active against at least some CR-GNB infections that are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, just three are approved for use in Australia. In this context, there is still an unmet need for novel antibacterials that can be used for the treatment of CR-GNB infections in Australia, as well as a pressing requirement for new mechanisms to 'de-link' antibiotic sales from their availability. In this narrative review, we aim to overview the epidemiology and clinical significance of carbapenem resistance in Australia as it pertains to Enterobacterales, P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abdullah Tarik Aslan
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- ADVANCE-ID, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Hussein M, Allobawi R, Zhao J, Yu H, Neville SL, Wilksch J, Wong LJM, Baker M, McDevitt CA, Rao GG, Li J, Velkov T. Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Mapping Reveals the Mechanism of Action of Ceftazidime/Avibactam against Pan-Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. ACS Infect Dis 2023; 9:2409-2422. [PMID: 37878861 PMCID: PMC10714405 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Here, we employed an integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics approach to investigate the molecular mechanism(s) of action of ceftazidime/avibactam against a pan-drug-resistant K. pneumoniae clinical isolate from a patient with urinary tract infection. Ceftazidime/avibactam induced time-dependent perturbations in the metabolome and transcriptome of the bacterium, mainly at 6 h, with minimal effects at 1 and 3 h. Metabolomics analysis revealed a notable reduction in essential lipids involved in outer membrane glycerolipid biogenesis. This disruption effect extended to peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic pathways, including lipid A and O-antigen assembly. Importantly, ceftazidime/avibactam not only affected the final steps of peptidoglycan biosynthesis in the periplasm, a common mechanism of ceftazidime action, but also influenced the synthesis of lipid-linked intermediates and early stages of cytoplasmic peptidoglycan synthesis. Furthermore, ceftazidime/avibactam substantially inhibited central carbon metabolism (e.g., the pentose phosphate pathway and tricarboxylic acid cycle). Consistently, the dysregulation of genes governing these metabolic pathways aligned with the metabolomics findings. Certain metabolomics and transcriptomics signatures associated with ceftazidime resistance were also perturbed. Consistent with the primary target of antibiotic activity, biochemical assays also confirmed the direct impact of ceftazidime/avibactam on peptidoglycan production. This study explored the intricate interactions of ceftazidime and avibactam within bacterial cells, including their impact on cell envelope biogenesis and central carbon metabolism. Our findings revealed the complexities of how ceftazidime/avibactam operates, such as hindering peptidoglycan formation in different cellular compartments. In summary, this study confirms the existing hypotheses about the antibacterial and resistance mechanisms of ceftazidime/avibactam while uncovering novel insights, including its impact on lipopolysaccharide formation.
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- Maytham Hussein
- Monash
Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash
Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash
Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash
Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection
and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection
and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Monash
Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Discipline
of Biological Sciences, Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Biology,
Faculty of Science and IT, University of
Newcastle, University
Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection
and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Division
of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, Eshelman School
of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7355, United
States
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- Monash
Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash
Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Yang M, Zhou X, Bao Y, Zhang Y, Liu B, Gan L, Tao W, Tuo J, Gong H. Comprehensive Genomic Analysis Reveals Extensive Diversity of Type I and Type IV Secretion Systems in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:270. [PMID: 37402963 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03362-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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The diversity and distribution of secretion systems in Klebsiella pneumoniae are unclear. In this study, the six common secretion systems (T1SS-T6SS) were comprehensively investigated in the genomes of 952 K. pneumoniae strains. T1SS, T2SS, type T subtype of T4SS, T5SS, and subtype T6SSi of T6SS were found. The findings indicated fewer types of secretion systems in K. pneumoniae than reported in Enterobacteriaceae, such as Escherichia coli. One conserved T2SS, one conserved T5SS, and two conserved T6SS were detected in more than 90% of the strains. In contrast, the strains displayed extensive diversity of T1SS and T4SS. Notably, T1SS and T4SS were enriched in the hypervirulent and classical multidrug resistance pathotypes of K. pneumoniae, respectively. The results expand the epidemiological knowledge of the virulence and transmissibility of pathogenic K. pneumoniae and contribute to identify the potential strains for safe applications.
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- Menglei Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
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She P, Li Y, Li Z, Liu S, Yang Y, Li L, Zhou L, Wu Y. Repurposing 9-Aminoacridine as an Adjuvant Enhances the Antimicrobial Effects of Rifampin against Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0447422. [PMID: 37036368 PMCID: PMC10269603 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04474-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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The increasing occurrence of extensively drug-resistant and pan-drug-resistant K. pneumoniae has posed a serious threat to global public health. Therefore, new antimicrobial strategies are urgently needed to combat these resistant K. pneumoniae-related infections. Drug repurposing and combination are two effective strategies to solve this problem. By a high-throughput screening assay of FDA-approved drugs, we found that the potential small molecule 9-aminoacridine (9-AA) could be used as an antimicrobial alone or synergistically with rifampin (RIF) against extensively/pan-drug-resistant K. pneumoniae. In addition, 9-AA could overcome the shortcomings of RIF by reducing the occurrence of resistance. Mechanistic studies revealed that 9-AA interacted with bacterial DNA and disrupted the proton motive force in K. pneumoniae. Through liposomeization and combination with RIF, the cytotoxicity of 9-AA was significantly reduced without affecting its antimicrobial activity. In addition, we demonstrated the in vivo antimicrobial activity of 9-AA combined with RIF without detectable toxicity. In summary, 9-AA has the potential to be an antimicrobial agent or a RIF adjuvant for the treatment of multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae infections. IMPORTANCE Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of clinically acquired infections. The increasing occurrence of drug-resistant K. pneumoniae has posed a serious threat to global public health. We found that the potential small molecule 9-AA could be used as an antimicrobial alone or synergistically with RIF against drug-resistant K. pneumoniae in vitro and with low resistance occurrence. The combination of 9-AA or 9-AA liposomes with RIF possesses effective antimicrobial activity in vivo without detected toxicity. 9-AA exerted its antimicrobial activity by interacting with specific bacterial DNA and disrupting the proton motive force in K. pneumoniae. In summary, we found that 9-AA has the potential to be developed as a new antibacterial agent and adjuvant for RIF. Therefore, our study can reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance and provide an option for the exploitation of new clinical drugs and a theoretical basis for the research on a new antimicrobial agent.
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- Pengfei She
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Yadav S, Singh AK, Agrahari AK, Pandey AK, Gupta MK, Chakravortty D, Tiwari VK, Prakash P. Galactose-Clicked Curcumin-Mediated Reversal of Meropenem Resistance among Klebsiella pneumoniae by Targeting Its Carbapenemases and the AcrAB-TolC Efflux System. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:388. [PMID: 33916608 PMCID: PMC8066637 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10040388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In over eighty years, despite successive antibiotics discoveries, the rapid advent of multidrug resistance among bacterial pathogens has jolted our misapprehension of success over them. Resistance is spreading faster than the discovery of new antibiotics/antimicrobials. Therefore, the search for better antimicrobials/additives becomes prudent. A water-soluble curcumin derivative (Curaq) was synthesised, employing a Cu (I) catalysed 1, 3-cyclo addition reaction; it has been evaluated as a potential treatment for multidrug-resistant isolates and as an antibiotic adjuvant for meropenem against hypervirulent multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. We also investigated its solubility and effect over carbapenemase activity. Additionally, we investigated its impact on the AcrAB-TolC system. We found that Curaq inhibited bacterial growth at a minimal concentration of 16 µg/mL; at a 32 µg/mL concentration, it killed bacterial growth completely. Only nine (9.4%) Klebsiella isolates were sensitive to meropenem; however, after synergising with Curaq (8 µg/mL), 85 (88.54%) hvKP isolates became sensitive to the drug. The Curaq also inhibited the AcrAB-TolC efflux system at 1 µg/mL concentration by disrupting the membrane potential and causing depolarisation. The kinetic parameters obtained also indicated its promise as a carbapenemase inhibitor. These results suggest that Curaq can be an excellent drug candidate as a broad-spectrum antibacterial and anti-efflux agent.
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- Shivangi Yadav
- Bacterial Biofilm and Drug Resistance Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India; (S.Y.); (A.K.S.); (M.K.G.)
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- Bacterial Biofilm and Drug Resistance Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India; (S.Y.); (A.K.S.); (M.K.G.)
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, India;
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India;
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- Bacterial Biofilm and Drug Resistance Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India; (S.Y.); (A.K.S.); (M.K.G.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, India;
- Center for Biosystem Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India;
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- Bacterial Biofilm and Drug Resistance Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India; (S.Y.); (A.K.S.); (M.K.G.)
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Combination Therapy Involving Lavandula angustifolia and Its Derivatives in Exhibiting Antimicrobial Properties and Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: Current Challenges and Future Prospects. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9040609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified as one of the biggest health threats in the world. Current therapeutic options for common infections are markedly limited due to the emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens in the community and the hospitals. The role of different essential oils (EOs) and their derivatives in exhibiting antimicrobial properties has been widely elucidated with their respective mechanisms of action. Recently, there has been a heightened emphasis on lavender essential oil (LEO)’s antimicrobial properties and wound healing effects. However, to date, there has been no review published examining the antimicrobial benefits of lavender essential oil, specifically. Previous literature has shown that LEO and its constituents act synergistically with different antimicrobial agents to potentiate the antimicrobial activity. For the past decade, encapsulation of EOs with nanoparticles has been widely practiced due to increased antimicrobial effects and greater bioavailability as compared to non-encapsulated oils. Therefore, this review intends to provide an insight into the different aspects of antimicrobial activity exhibited by LEO and its constituents, discuss the synergistic effects displayed by combinatory therapy involving LEO, as well as to explore the significance of nano-encapsulation in boosting the antimicrobial effects of LEO; it is aimed that from the integration of these knowledge areas, combating AMR will be more than just a possibility.
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Kopotsa K, Mbelle NM, Osei Sekyere J. Epigenomics, genomics, resistome, mobilome, virulome and evolutionary phylogenomics of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical strains. Microb Genom 2020; 6:mgen000474. [PMID: 33170117 PMCID: PMC8116673 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) remains a major clinical pathogen and public health threat with few therapeutic options. The mobilome, resistome, methylome, virulome and phylogeography of CRKP in South Africa and globally were characterized. CRKP collected in 2018 were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing, screening by multiplex PCR, genotyping by repetitive element palindromic (REP)-PCR, plasmid size, number, incompatibility and mobility analyses, and PacBio's SMRT sequencing (n=6). There were 56 multidrug-resistant CRKP, having blaOXA-48-like and blaNDM-1/7 carbapenemases on self-transmissible IncF, A/C, IncL/M and IncX3 plasmids endowed with prophages, traT, resistance islands, and type I and II restriction modification systems (RMS). Plasmids and clades detected in this study were respectively related to globally established/disseminated plasmids clades/clones, evincing transboundary horizontal and vertical dissemination. Reduced susceptibility to colistin occurred in 23 strains. Common clones included ST307, ST607, ST17, ST39 and ST3559. IncFIIk virulent plasmid replicon was present in 56 strains. Whole-genome sequencing of six strains revealed least 41 virulence genes, extensive ompK36 mutations, and four different K- and O-loci types: KL2, KL25, KL27, KL102, O1, O2, O4 and O5. Types I, II and III RMS, conferring m6A (GATC, GATGNNNNNNTTG, CAANNNNNNCATC motifs) and m4C (CCWGG) modifications on chromosomes and plasmids, were found. The nature of plasmid-mediated, clonal and multi-clonal dissemination of blaOXA-48-like and blaNDM-1 mirrors epidemiological trends observed for closely related plasmids and sequence types internationally. Worryingly, the presence of both blaOXA-48 and blaNDM-1 in the same isolates was observed. Plasmid-mediated transmission of RMS, virulome and prophages influence bacterial evolution, epidemiology, pathogenicity and resistance, threatening infection treatment. The influence of RMS on antimicrobial and bacteriophage therapy needs urgent investigation.
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- Katlego Kopotsa
- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, 0084 Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, 0084 Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, 0084 Pretoria, South Africa
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Transcriptomic responses of a New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate to the combination of polymyxin B and chloramphenicol. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2020; 56:106061. [PMID: 32574791 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The combination of polymyxins and chloramphenicol possesses synergistic killing activity against New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. This systems study examined the transcriptomic responses to the polymyxin/chloramphenicol combination in clinical NDM-producing K. pneumoniae isolate S01. Klebsiella pneumoniae S01 (initial inoculum ~108 CFU/mL) was treated with polymyxin B (1 mg/L, continuous infusion) or chloramphenicol [maximum concentration (Cmax) = 8 mg/L, half-life (t1/2) = 4 h], alone or in combination, using an in vitro pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) model to mimic their pharmacokinetics in patients. Transcriptomic profiles of bacterial samples collected at 0, 0.25, 1, 4 and 24 h were examined using RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq). Chloramphenicol monotherapy significantly increased the expression of genes involved in ribosomal synthesis across the entire 24-h treatment, reflective of chloramphenicol-mediated inhibition of protein synthesis. The effect of polymyxin B was rapid and no major pathways were perturbed at later time points (4 h and 24 h). Combination treatment yielded the highest number of differentially expressed genes, including a large number observed following chloramphenicol monotherapy, in particular carbohydrate, nucleotide, amino acid and cell wall metabolism. Notably, chloramphenicol alone and in combination with polymyxin B significantly inhibited the expression of the arn operon that is responsible for lipid A modification and polymyxin resistance. These results indicate that the polymyxin/chloramphenicol combination displayed persistent transcriptomic responses over 24 h mainly on cell envelope synthesis and metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and amino acids.
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New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 inhibitors for combating antibiotic drug resistance: recent developments. Med Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02580-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zalucki YM, Jen FEC, Pegg CL, Nouwens AS, Schulz BL, Jennings MP. Evolution for improved secretion and fitness may be the selective pressures leading to the emergence of two NDM alleles. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 524:555-560. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.01.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Goltermann L, Nielsen PE. PNA Antisense Targeting in Bacteria: Determination of Antibacterial Activity (MIC) of PNA-Peptide Conjugates. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2105:231-239. [PMID: 32088874 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0243-0_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Antisense PNA-peptide conjugates targeting essential bacterial genes have shown interesting potential for discovery of novel precision antibiotics. In this context, the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay is used to assess and compare the antimicrobial activity of natural as well as synthetic antimicrobial compounds. Here, we describe the determination of the minimal inhibitory concentration of peptide-PNA conjugates against Escherichia coli. This method can be expanded to include minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) determination and kill-curve kinetics.
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- Lise Goltermann
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Loci Encoding Compounds Potentially Active against Drug-Resistant Pathogens amidst a Decreasing Pool of Novel Antibiotics. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.01438-19. [PMID: 31540982 PMCID: PMC6856318 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01438-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa is difficult to treat and has been deemed by the World Health Organization as a priority one pathogen for which antibiotics are most urgently needed. Although metagenomics and bioinformatic studies suggest that natural bacteria remain a source of novel compounds, the identification of genes and their products specific to activity against MDR pathogens remains problematic. Here, we examine water-derived pseudomonads and identify gene clusters whose compounds inhibit CF-derived MDR pathogens, including carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa. Since the discovery of penicillin, microbes have been a source of antibiotics that inhibit the growth of pathogens. However, with the evolution of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains, it remains unclear if there is an abundant or limited supply of natural products to be discovered that are effective against MDR isolates. To identify strains that are antagonistic to pathogens, we examined a set of 471 globally derived environmental Pseudomonas strains (env-Ps) for activity against a panel of 65 pathogens including Achromobacter spp., Burkholderia spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Stenotrophomonas spp. isolated from the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. From more than 30,000 competitive interactions, 1,530 individual inhibitory events were observed. While strains from water habitats were not proportionate in antagonistic activity, MDR CF-derived pathogens (CF-Ps) were less susceptible to inhibition by env-Ps, suggesting that fewer natural products are effective against MDR strains. These results advocate for a directed strategy to identify unique drugs. To facilitate discovery of antibiotics against the most resistant pathogens, we developed a workflow in which phylogenetic and antagonistic data were merged to identify strains that inhibit MDR CF-Ps and subjected those env-Ps to transposon mutagenesis. Six different biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) were identified from four strains whose products inhibited pathogens including carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa. BGCs were rare in databases, suggesting the production of novel antibiotics. This strategy can be utilized to facilitate the discovery of needed antibiotics that are potentially active against the most drug-resistant pathogens. IMPORTANCE Carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa is difficult to treat and has been deemed by the World Health Organization as a priority one pathogen for which antibiotics are most urgently needed. Although metagenomics and bioinformatic studies suggest that natural bacteria remain a source of novel compounds, the identification of genes and their products specific to activity against MDR pathogens remains problematic. Here, we examine water-derived pseudomonads and identify gene clusters whose compounds inhibit CF-derived MDR pathogens, including carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa.
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Khan SU, Anjum SI, Ansari MJ, Khan MHU, Kamal S, Rahman K, Shoaib M, Man S, Khan AJ, Khan SU, Khan D. Antimicrobial potentials of medicinal plant's extract and their derived silver nanoparticles: A focus on honey bee pathogen. Saudi J Biol Sci 2019; 26:1815-1834. [PMID: 31762664 PMCID: PMC6864162 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Infectious (or Communicable) diseases are not only the past but also the present problem in developing as well as developed countries. It is caused by various pathogenic microbes like fungi, bacteria, parasites and virus etc. The medicinal plants and nano-silver have been used against the pathogenic microbes. Herbal medicines are generally used for healthcare because they have low price and wealthy source of antimicrobial properties. Like medicinal plants, silver nanoparticles also have emergent applications in biomedical fields due to their immanent therapeutic performance. Here, we also explore the various plant parts such as bark, stem, leaf, fruit and seed against Gram negative and Gram-positive bacteria, using different solvents for extraction i.e. methanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, acetone, n. hexane, butanol, petroleum ether and benzene. Since ancient to date most of the countries have been used herbal medicines, but in Asia, some medicinal plants are commonly used in rural and backward areas as a treatment for infectious diseases. In this review, we provide simple information about medicinal plants and Silver nanoparticles with their potentialities such as antiviral, bactericidal and fungicidal. Additionally, the present review to highlights the versatile applications of medicinal plants against honey bee pathogen such as fungi (Ascosphaera apis), mites (Varroa spp. and Tropilaelaps sp.), bacteria (Melissococcus plutonius Paenibacillus larvae), and microsporidia (Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae). In conclusion, promising nonchemical (plant extracts) are innocuous to adult bees. So, we strongly believed that this effort was made to evaluate the status of medicinal plants researches globally.
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- Shahid Ullah Khan
- College of Plant Sciences and Technology, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- Department of Zoology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Pakistan
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- Bee Research Chair, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad, M.J.P Rohilkhand University, 244001, India
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- College of Plant Sciences and Technology, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010021, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010021, PR China
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
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Kopotsa K, Osei Sekyere J, Mbelle NM. Plasmid evolution in carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a review. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1457:61-91. [PMID: 31469443 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been listed by the WHO as high-priority pathogens owing to their high association with mortalities and morbidities. Resistance to multiple β-lactams complicates effective clinical management of CRE infections. Using plasmid typing methods, a wide distribution of plasmid replicon groups has been reported in CREs around the world, including IncF, N, X, A/C, L/M, R, P, H, I, and W. We performed a literature search for English research papers, published between 2013 and 2018, reporting on plasmid-mediated carbapenem resistance. A rise in both carbapenemase types and associated plasmid replicon groups was seen, with China, Canada, and the United States recording a higher increase than other countries. blaKPC was the most prevalent, except in Angola and the Czech Republic, where OXA-181 (n = 50, 88%) and OXA-48-like (n = 24, 44%) carbapenemases were most prevalent, respectively; blaKPC-2/3 accounted for 70% (n = 956) of all reported carbapenemases. IncF plasmids were found to be responsible for disseminating different antibiotic resistance genes worldwide, accounting for almost 40% (n = 254) of plasmid-borne carbapenemases. blaCTX-M , blaTEM , blaSHV , blaOXA-1/9 , qnr, and aac-(6')-lb were mostly detected concurrently with carbapenemases. Most reported plasmids were conjugative but not present in multiple countries or species, suggesting limited interspecies and interboundary transmission of a common plasmid. A major limitation to effective characterization of plasmid evolution was the use of PCR-based instead of whole-plasmid sequencing-based plasmid typing.
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- Katlego Kopotsa
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.,National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Division, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Genomics for Molecular Epidemiology and Detecting Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Victoria, Australia, 2012 to 2016. J Clin Microbiol 2019; 57:JCM.00573-19. [PMID: 31315956 PMCID: PMC6711911 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00573-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are being increasingly reported in Australia, and integrated clinical and genomic surveillance is critical to effectively manage this threat. We sought to systematically characterize CPE in Victoria, Australia, from 2012 to 2016. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are being increasingly reported in Australia, and integrated clinical and genomic surveillance is critical to effectively manage this threat. We sought to systematically characterize CPE in Victoria, Australia, from 2012 to 2016. Suspected CPE were referred to the state public health laboratory in Victoria, Australia, from 2012 to 2016 and examined using phenotypic, multiplex PCR and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) methods and compared with epidemiological metadata. Carbapenemase genes were detected in 361 isolates from 291 patients (30.8% of suspected CPE isolates), mostly from urine (42.1%) or screening samples (34.8%). IMP-4 (28.0% of patients), KPC-2 (25.3%), NDM (24.1%), and OXA carbapenemases (22.0%) were most common. Klebsiella pneumoniae (48.8% of patients) and Escherichia coli (26.1%) were the dominant species. Carbapenemase-inactivation method (CIM) testing reliably detected carbapenemase-positive isolates (100% sensitivity, 96.9% specificity), identifying an additional five CPE among 159 PCR-negative isolates (IMI and SME carbapenemases). When epidemiologic investigations were performed, all pairs of patients designated “highly likely” or “possible” local transmission had ≤23 pairwise single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) by genomic transmission analysis; conversely, all patient pairs designated “highly unlikely” local transmission had ≥26 pairwise SNPs. Using this proposed threshold, possible local transmission was identified involving a further 16 patients for whom epidemiologic data were unavailable. Systematic application of genomics has uncovered the emergence of polyclonal CPE as a significant threat in Australia, providing important insights to inform local public health guidelines and interventions. Using our workflow, pairwise SNP distances between CPE isolates of ≤23 SNPs suggest local transmission.
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Geng H, Zou W, Zhang M, Xu L, Liu F, Li X, Wang L, Xu Y. Evaluation of phage therapy in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus-induced mastitis in mice. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2019; 65:339-351. [PMID: 31256341 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-019-00729-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Mastitis in dairy cows is generally considered to be the most expensive disease for dairy farmers worldwide. The overuse of antibiotics is a major problem in the treatment of bovine mastitis, and bacteriophage therapy is expected to provide an alternative treatment. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a phage cocktail against mastitis in a mouse model. First, a Staphylococcus aureus strain was isolated from milk samples taken from mastitis cows from dairy farms in Xinjiang, China, and it was designated as Sau-XJ-21. Next, two phages (designated as vBSM-A1 and vBSP-A2) with strong lytic activity against Sau-XJ-21 were isolated from mixed sewage samples collected from three cattle farms in Xinjiang. Phages vBSM-A1 and vBSP-A2 were identified as members of the Myoviridae and Podoviridae families, respectively. The two phages exhibited a wide range of hosts, especially phage vBSM-A1. To evaluate the effectiveness of the two phages in the treatment against mastitis, female lactating mice were used 10-14 days after giving births. The mice were divided into six groups; one group was kept as healthy control, while the remaining five groups were inoculated with the isolated S. aureus strain to induce mastitis. Four hours after bacterial inoculation, mice in these groups were injected with 25 μL phosphate buffer saline (negative control), ceftiofur sodium (positive control), or phage, either individually or as a cocktail. The mice were sacrificed 20 h later, and the mammary glands were removed and subjected to further analysis, including the quantitation of colony-forming units (CFU), plaque-forming units (PFU), and gross macroscopic as well as histopathology observation. Mice with induced mastitis exhibited significantly improved mastitic pathology and decreased bacterial counts after they had been given phage treatments, with the phage cocktail being more superior than either phage alone. Furthermore, the cocktail treatment also maintained the highest intramammary phage titer without spreading systemically. The effectiveness of the phage cocktail was comparable to that produced by ceftiofur sodium. According to the data obtained for the mouse model of mastitis, phage therapy could be considered as an innovative alternative to antibiotics for the treatment of bovine mastitis.
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- Huijun Geng
- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China.
- Ministry of Education Center for Food Safety of Animal Origin, Dalian, 116600, People's Republic of China.
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Duran-Bedolla J, Bocanegra-Ibarias P, Silva-Sanchez J, Garza-González E, Morfín-Otero R, Hernández-Castro R, Lozano L, Garza-Ramos U, Barrios-Camacho H. Genetic characterization of multiple NDM-1-producing clinical isolates in Mexico. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 94:195-198. [PMID: 30642720 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Josefina Duran-Bedolla
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP), CISEI, Laboratorio de Resistencia Bacteriana, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP), CISEI, Laboratorio de Resistencia Bacteriana, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Instituto de Patología Infecciosa y Experimental, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Evolutiva, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP), CISEI, Laboratorio de Resistencia Bacteriana, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP), CISEI, Laboratorio de Resistencia Bacteriana, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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Jasim R, Baker MA, Zhu Y, Han M, Schneider-Futschik EK, Hussein M, Hoyer D, Li J, Velkov T. A Comparative Study of Outer Membrane Proteome between Paired Colistin-Susceptible and Extremely Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains. ACS Infect Dis 2018; 4:1692-1704. [PMID: 30232886 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.8b00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In the present report we characterized the outer membrane proteome, genomic, and lipid A remodelling changes following the evolution of a colistin-susceptible K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883 strain into an extremely colistin-resistant strain. Lipid A profiling revealed the outer membrane of the colistin-susceptible strain is decorated primarily by hexa- and hepta-acylated lipid A species and a minor tetra-acylated species. In the lipid A profile of the extremely colistin-resistant strain, in addition to the aforementioned lipid A species, the obligatory 4-amino-4-deoxy-l-arabinose modification of the hexa-acylated lipid A was detected. Comparative genomic analysis revealed that the mgrB gene of the colistin-resistant strain is inactivated by a single nucleotide insertion which produces a frame-shift, resulting in premature termination. We also detected two synonymous mutations in the two-component system genes phoP and phoQ. Comparative profiling of the outer membrane proteome of each strain revealed that outer membrane proteins from bacterial stress response, glutamine degradation, pyruvate, aspartate, and asparagine metabolic pathways were over-represented in the extremely colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883 strain. In comparison, in the sensitive strain, outer membrane proteins from carbohydrate metabolism, H+-ATPase, cell division, and peptidoglycan biosynthesis were over-represented. Notably, there were no discernible differences between the OmpK35 and OmpK36 major outer membrane porins between the polymyxin-susceptible and -resistant strains suggesting porin deficiency is not involved in the colistin resistance in the ATCC 13883 strain. These findings shed new light on the outer membrane remodelling events accompanying the development of extremely high levels of colistin resistance in K. pneumoniae.
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- Raad Jasim
- Drug Development and Innovation, Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Jasim R, Han ML, Zhu Y, Hu X, Hussein MH, Lin YW, Zhou QT, Dong CYD, Li J, Velkov T. Lipidomic Analysis of the Outer Membrane Vesicles from Paired Polymyxin-Susceptible and -Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E2356. [PMID: 30103446 PMCID: PMC6121281 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria produce outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) as delivery vehicles for nefarious bacterial cargo such as virulence factors, which are antibiotic resistance determinants. This study aimed to investigate the impact of polymyxin B treatment on the OMV lipidome from paired polymyxin-susceptible and -resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. K. pneumoniae ATCC 700721 was employed as a reference strain in addition to two clinical strains, K. pneumoniae FADDI-KP069 and K. pneumoniae BM3. Polymyxin B treatment of the polymyxin-susceptible strains resulted in a marked reduction in the glycerophospholipid, fatty acid, lysoglycerophosphate and sphingolipid content of their OMVs. Conversely, the polymyxin-resistant strains expressed OMVs richer in all of these lipid species, both intrinsically and increasingly under polymyxin treatment. The average diameter of the OMVs derived from the K. pneumoniae ATCC 700721 polymyxin-susceptible isolate, measured by dynamic light scattering measurements, was ~90.6 nm, whereas the average diameter of the OMVs isolated from the paired polymyxin-resistant isolate was ~141 nm. Polymyxin B treatment (2 mg/L) of the K. pneumoniae ATCC 700721 cells resulted in the production of OMVs with a larger average particle size in both the susceptible (average diameter ~124 nm) and resistant (average diameter ~154 nm) strains. In light of the above, we hypothesize that outer membrane remodelling associated with polymyxin resistance in K. pneumoniae may involve fortifying the membrane structure with increased glycerophospholipids, fatty acids, lysoglycerophosphates and sphingolipids. Putatively, these changes serve to make the outer membrane and OMVs more impervious to polymyxin attack.
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- Raad Jasim
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Immunity and Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Immunity and Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Immunity and Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Immunity and Infection Program and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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The use of SWATH to analyse the dynamic changes of bacterial proteome of carbapanemase-producing Escherichia coli under antibiotic pressure. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3871. [PMID: 29497067 PMCID: PMC5832786 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21984-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Antibiotic resistance associated with the clinically significant carbapenemases KPC, NDM and OXA-48 in Enterobacteriaceae is emerging as worldwide. In Australia, IMP-producing Enterobacteriaceae are the most prevalent carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). Genomic characteristics of such CPE are well described, but the corresponding proteome is poorly characterised. We have thus developed a method to analyse dynamic changes in the proteome of CPE under antibiotic pressure. Specifically, we have investigated the effect of meropenem at sub-lethal concentrations to develop a better understanding of how antibiotic pressure leads to resistance. Escherichia coli strains producing either NDM-, IMP- or KPC-type carbapenemases were included in this study, and their proteomes were analysed in growth conditions with or without meropenem. The most significant difference in the bacterial proteomes upon the addition of meropenem was triggered amongst NDM-producers and to a lower extent amongst KPC-producers. In particular, HU DNA-binding proteins, the GroEL/GroES chaperonin complex and GrpE proteins were overexpressed. These proteins may thus contribute to the better adaptability of NDM- and KPC-producers to meropenem. A significant meropenem-induced increase in the expression of the outer membrane protein A was only observed in IMP-producers, thus demonstrating that carbapenemase-mediated resistance relies on far more complex mechanisms than simple inactivation of the antibiotic.
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Basode VK, Abdulhaq A, Alamoudi MUA, Tohari HM, Quhal WA, Madkhali AM, Hobani YH, Hershan AA. Prevalence of a carbapenem-resistance gene (KPC), vancomycin-resistance genes (van A/B) and a methicillin-resistance gene (mecA) in hospital and municipal sewage in a southwestern province of Saudi Arabia. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11:30. [PMID: 29335025 PMCID: PMC5769418 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3167-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Objective According to the World Health Organization, the increasing antibiotic resistance of pathogens is one of the most important threats to human health. Prevalence of a carbapenem-resistance gene (KPC), vancomycin-resistance genes (van A/B) and a methicillin-resistance gene (mecA) in hospital and municipal sewages will be potential threat to public health. Results Vancomycin-resistance genes were detected in the sewage of community tank-II, sewage tank of the tertiary and general hospital. Carbapenem-resistance gene was detected in sewage of community tank-II and sewage from tertiary hospital. Methicillin-resistance gene was detected in sewage of community tank-II, sewage from a fish market sewage tank and sewage from an animal slaughter house sewage tank. The detection of a KPC, van A/B and a mecA in sewages will help further the process to take the appropriate measures to prevent the spread of such bacteria in the environment.
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- Vinod Kumar Basode
- Unit of Medical Microbiology, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
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- Unit of Medical Microbiology, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.,Deanship of Scientific Affairs and Research, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Unit of Medical Microbiology, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Unit of Medical Microbiology, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Unit of Medical Microbiology, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Unit of Medical Microbiology, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Unit of Medical Molecular Biology and Genetics, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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Kwong JC, Lane CR, Romanes F, Gonçalves da Silva A, Easton M, Cronin K, Waters MJ, Tomita T, Stevens K, Schultz MB, Baines SL, Sherry NL, Carter GP, Mu A, Sait M, Ballard SA, Seemann T, Stinear TP, Howden BP. Translating genomics into practice for real-time surveillance and response to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: evidence from a complex multi-institutional KPC outbreak. PeerJ 2018; 6:e4210. [PMID: 29312831 PMCID: PMC5756455 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Until recently, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae were rarely identified in Australia. Following an increase in the number of incident cases across the state of Victoria, we undertook a real-time combined genomic and epidemiological investigation. The scope of this study included identifying risk factors and routes of transmission, and investigating the utility of genomics to enhance traditional field epidemiology for informing management of established widespread outbreaks. Methods All KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates referred to the state reference laboratory from 2012 onwards were included. Whole-genome sequencing was performed in parallel with a detailed descriptive epidemiological investigation of each case, using Illumina sequencing on each isolate. This was complemented with PacBio long-read sequencing on selected isolates to establish high-quality reference sequences and interrogate characteristics of KPC-encoding plasmids. Results Initial investigations indicated that the outbreak was widespread, with 86 KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates (K. pneumoniae 92%) identified from 35 different locations across metropolitan and rural Victoria between 2012 and 2015. Initial combined analyses of the epidemiological and genomic data resolved the outbreak into distinct nosocomial transmission networks, and identified healthcare facilities at the epicentre of KPC transmission. New cases were assigned to transmission networks in real-time, allowing focussed infection control efforts. PacBio sequencing confirmed a secondary transmission network arising from inter-species plasmid transmission. Insights from Bayesian transmission inference and analyses of within-host diversity informed the development of state-wide public health and infection control guidelines, including interventions such as an intensive approach to screening contacts following new case detection to minimise unrecognised colonisation. Conclusion A real-time combined epidemiological and genomic investigation proved critical to identifying and defining multiple transmission networks of KPC Enterobacteriaceae, while data from either investigation alone were inconclusive. The investigation was fundamental to informing infection control measures in real-time and the development of state-wide public health guidelines on carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae surveillance and management.
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- Jason C Kwong
- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Health Protection Branch, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria State Government, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Health Protection Branch, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria State Government, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Health Protection Branch, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria State Government, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Melbourne Bioinformatics, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.,Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Lee HJ, Lee DG. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: recent updates and treatment strategies. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2018. [DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2018.61.4.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Hyo-Jin Lee
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Vaccine Bio-Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Vaccine Bio-Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Potential Dissemination of ARB and ARGs into Soil Through the Use of Treated Wastewater for Agricultural Irrigation: Is It a True Cause for Concern? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66260-2_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Khorvash F, Yazdani MR, Soudi AA, Shabani S, Tavahen N. Prevalence of Acquired Carbapenemase Genes in Klebsiella Pneumoniae by Multiplex PCR in Isfahan. Adv Biomed Res 2017; 6:41. [PMID: 28503496 PMCID: PMC5414410 DOI: 10.4103/2277-9175.204594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background: Multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae has been considered as a serious global threat. This study was done to investigate carbapenemase producing genomes among K. pneumoniae isolates in Isfahan, Central Iran. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study from 2011 to 2012, 29 carbapenem resistant (according to disc diffusion method) carbapenemase producing (according to modified Hodge test) K. pneumoniae strains were collected from Intensive Care Unit (ICUs) of Al-Zahra referral Hospital. In the strains with the lack of sensitivity to one or several carbapenems, beta-lactams, or beta-lactamases, there has been performed modified Hodge test to investigate carbapenmase and then only strains producing carbapenmases were selected for molecular methods. Results: In this study, there have been 29 cases of K. pneumoniae isolated from hospitalized patients in the (ICU). Three cases (10.3%) contained blaVIM, 1 case (3.4%) contained blaIMP, and 1 case (3.4%) contained blaOXA. The genes blaNDM and blaKPC were not detected. Then, 16 cases (55.2%) from positive cases of K. pneumoniae were related to the chip, 4 cases (13.8%) to catheter, 6 cases (20.7%) to urine, and 3 cases (10.3%) to wound. Conclusion: It is necessary to monitor the epidemiologic changes of these carbapenemase genes in K. pneumoniae in our Hospital. More attention should be paid to nosocomial infection control measures. Other carbapenemase producing genes should be investigated.
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- Farzin Khorvash
- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Mondal A, Venkataramaiah M, Rajamohan G, Srinivasan VB. Occurrence of Diverse Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in Genetically Unrelated Biocide Tolerant Klebsiella pneumoniae. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166730. [PMID: 27870879 PMCID: PMC5117710 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Nosocomial infections due to Klebsiella pneumoniae is a significant problem in health care settings worldwide. In this study, we examined the antimicrobial susceptibility, genetic profiles and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in K. pneumoniae isolates of Indian origin. To our knowledge this is the first report demonstrating the high prevalence of β-lactamases, aminoglycoside modifying enzymes, quinolone resistance genes besides demonstrating the involvement of active efflux in K. pneumoniae Indian isolates. This study has enabled us to correlate the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics in K. pneumoniae, providing an important base for continued monitoring and epidemiological studies of this emerging nosocomial pathogen in Indian hospitals.
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- Amitabha Mondal
- Council of Scientific Industrial Research- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39 A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Council of Scientific Industrial Research- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39 A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Council of Scientific Industrial Research- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39 A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Council of Scientific Industrial Research- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39 A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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Miller S, Humphries RM. Clinical laboratory detection of carbapenem-resistant and carbapenemase-producingEnterobacteriaceae. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016; 14:705-17. [DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1206815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mechanisms Involved in Acquisition of blaNDM Genes by IncA/C2 and IncFIIY Plasmids. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:4082-8. [PMID: 27114281 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00368-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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blaNDM genes confer carbapenem resistance and have been identified on transferable plasmids belonging to different incompatibility (Inc) groups. Here we present the complete sequences of four plasmids carrying a blaNDM gene, pKP1-NDM-1, pEC2-NDM-3, pECL3-NDM-1, and pEC4-NDM-6, from four clinical samples originating from four different patients. Different plasmids carry segments that align to different parts of the blaNDM region found on Acinetobacter plasmids. pKP1-NDM-1 and pEC2-NDM-3, from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, respectively, were identified as type 1 IncA/C2 plasmids with almost identical backbones. Different regions carrying blaNDM are inserted in different locations in the antibiotic resistance island known as ARI-A, and ISCR1 may have been involved in the acquisition of blaNDM-3 by pEC2-NDM-3. pECL3-NDM-1 and pEC4-NDM-6, from Enterobacter cloacae and E. coli, respectively, have similar IncFIIY backbones, but different regions carrying blaNDM are found in different locations. Tn3-derived inverted-repeat transposable elements (TIME) appear to have been involved in the acquisition of blaNDM-6 by pEC4-NDM-6 and the rmtC 16S rRNA methylase gene by IncFIIY plasmids. Characterization of these plasmids further demonstrates that even very closely related plasmids may have acquired blaNDM genes by different mechanisms. These findings also illustrate the complex relationships between antimicrobial resistance genes, transposable elements, and plasmids and provide insights into the possible routes for transmission of blaNDM genes among species of the Enterobacteriaceae family.
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First clinical cases of NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from two hospitals in Bulgaria. J Infect Chemother 2016; 22:837-840. [PMID: 27129373 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the first confirmed cases of NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in two hospitals in Bulgaria. The isolates were diverse in terms of plasmid and co-resistance gene content. K. pneumoniae PR2682, causing sepsis in patient with polytrauma due to traffic accident, harbored blaNDM-1,blaCMY-4, blaCTX-M-15, blaSHV-1, blaTEM-1b, qnrB, and aac(6')-Ib. blaNDM-1 was transferable by conjugation and located on an IncA/C plasmid of 176-kb, which also carried blaCMY-4, blaCTX-M-15, blaTEM-1b, and qnrB. K. pneumoniae PR2830, causing urinary tract infection in prostate cancer patient, harbored blaNDM-1,blaSHV-1, blaTEM-1, and aac(6')-Ib. blaNDM-1 was carried on an 86-kb IncA/C plasmid transferable by conjugation together with blaTEM-1, and aac(6')-Ib. Multilocus sequence typing indicated that the two isolates belonged to sequence type ST11. The emergence of NDM-1-producing K. pneumoniae indicates that blaNDM-1-mediated resistance is already disseminated among Enterobacteriaceae in Bulgaria. Our results further confirm the role of the Balkans as a secondary reservoir where NDM-encoding genes originate.
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Wang LH, Liu PP, Wei DD, Liu Y, Wan LG, Xiang TX, Zhang YJ. Clinical isolates of uropathogenic Escherichia coli ST131 producing NDM-7 metallo-β-lactamase in China. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2016; 48:41-45. [PMID: 27216384 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Here we report five cases of NDM-7-producing Escherichia coli from patients with bacteriuria in a teaching hospital in mainland China. Two isolates belonged to sequence type 131 (ST131), simultaneously carrying blaCTX-M-15, blaSHV-11, blaTEM-1 and qnrS1. The blaNDM-7 gene was located on a conjugative IncX3-type plasmid bearing blaTEM-1 and qnrS1. These findings indicate the spread of NDM-7 metallo-β-lactamase in a highly resistant and virulent E. coli sequence type in China.
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- Lian-Hui Wang
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Yong Wai Zheng Jie No. 17, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Yong Wai Zheng Jie No. 17, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Yong Wai Zheng Jie No. 17, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Yong Wai Zheng Jie No. 17, Nanchang 330006, China.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Yong Wai Zheng Jie No. 17, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Infection Disease, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Yong Wai Zheng Jie No. 17, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Institute of Immunotherapy and College of Basic Medicine, Jiangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Ba Yi Road No. 603, Nanchang 330006, China
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Perez F, El Chakhtoura NG, Papp-Wallace K, Wilson BM, Bonomo RA. Treatment options for infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: can we apply "precision medicine" to antimicrobial chemotherapy? Expert Opin Pharmacother 2016; 17:761-81. [PMID: 26799840 PMCID: PMC4970584 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2016.1145658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION For the past three decades, carbapenems played a central role in our antibiotic armamentarium, trusted to effectively treat infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria. The utility of this class of antibiotics has been compromised by the emergence of resistance especially among Enterobacteriaceae. AREAS COVERED We review the current mainstays of pharmacotherapy against infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) including tigecycline, aminoglycosides, and rediscovered 'old' antibiotics such as fosfomycin and polymyxins, and discuss their efficacy and potential toxicity. We also summarize the contemporary clinical experience treating CRE infections with antibiotic combination therapy. Finally, we discuss ceftazidime/avibactam and imipenem/relebactam, containing a new generation of beta-lactamase inhibitors, which may offer alternatives to treat CRE infections. We critically evaluate the published literature, identify relevant clinical trials and review documents submitted to the United States Food and Drug Administration. EXPERT OPINION Defining the molecular mechanisms of resistance and applying insights about pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of antibiotics, in order to maximize the impact of old and new therapeutic approaches should be the new paradigm in treating infections caused by CRE. A concerted effort is needed to carry out high-quality clinical trials that: i) establish the superiority of combination therapy vs. monotherapy; ii) confirm the role of novel beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations as therapy against KPC- and OXA-48 producing Enterobacteriaceae; and, iii) evaluate new antibiotics active against CRE as they are introduced into the clinic.
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- Federico Perez
- Medicine, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Research Services, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
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- Research Services, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
- Departments of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Medicine, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Research Services, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
- Departments of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
- VISN-10 Geriatrics Research, Cleveland, Ohio
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Real-time PCR is the traditional face of nucleic acid detection in the diagnostic microbiology laboratory and is now generally regarded as robust enough to be widely adopted. Methods based on nucleic acid detection of this type are bringing increased accuracy to diagnosis in areas where culture is difficult and/or expensive, and these methods are often effective partners to other rapid molecular diagnostic tools such as matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). This change in practice has particularly affected the recognition of viruses and fastidious or antibiotic-exposed bacteria, but has been also shown to be effective in the recognition of troublesome or specialised phenotypes such as antiviral resistance and transmissible antibiotic resistance in the Enterobacteriaceae. Quantitation and high-intensity sequencing (of multiple whole genomes) has brought new opportunities as well as new challenges to the microbiology community. Diagnostic microbiologists currently training might be expected to deal less with the culture-based techniques of the last half-century than with the high-volume data and complex analyses of the next.
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Enterobacteriaceae are responsible for a large proportion of serious, life-threatening infections and resistance to multiple antibiotics in these organisms is an increasing global public health problem. Mutations in chromosomal genes contribute to antibiotic resistance, but Enterobacteriaceae are adapted to sharing genetic material and much important resistance is due to 'mobile' resistance genes. Different mobile genetic elements, which have different characteristics, are responsible for capturing these genes from the chromosomes of a variety of bacterial species and moving them between DNA molecules. If transferred to plasmids, these resistance genes are then able to be transferred 'horizontally' between different bacterial cells, including different species, and well as being transferred 'vertically' during cell division. Carriage of several resistance genes on the same plasmid enables a bacterial cell to acquire multi-resistance in a single step and means that spread of one resistance gene may be co-selected for by use of antibiotics other than those to which it confers resistance. Many different mobile genes conferring resistance to each class of antibiotic have been identified, complicating detection of the factors responsible for a particular resistance phenotype, especially when changes in chromosomal genes may also confer or contribute to resistance. Understanding the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, and the means by which these mechanisms can evolve and disseminate, is important for developing ways to efficiently track the spread of resistance and to optimise treatment.
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Boyle DP, Zembower TR. Epidemiology and Management of Emerging Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria. Urol Clin North Am 2015; 42:493-505. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2015.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Combination Therapy of LysGH15 and Apigenin as a New Strategy for Treating Pneumonia Caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 82:87-94. [PMID: 26475103 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02581-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Pneumonia is one of the most prevalent Staphylococcus aureus-mediated diseases, and the treatment of this infection is becoming challenging due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant S. aureus, especially methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains. It has been reported that LysGH15, the lysin derived from phage GH15, displays high efficiency and a broad lytic spectrum against MRSA and that apigenin can markedly diminish the alpha-hemolysin of S. aureus. In this study, the combination therapy of LysGH15 and apigenin was evaluated in vitro and in a mouse S. aureus pneumonia model. No mutual adverse influence was detected between LysGH15 and apigenin in vitro. In animal experiments, the combination therapy showed a more effective treatment effect than LysGH15 or apigenin monotherapy (P < 0.05). The bacterial load in the lungs of mice administered the combination therapy was 1.5 log units within 24 h after challenge, whereas the loads in unprotected mice or mice treated with apigenin or LysGH15 alone were 10.2, 4.7, and 2.6 log units, respectively. The combination therapy group showed the best health status, the lowest ratio of wet tissue to dry tissue of the lungs, the smallest amount of total protein and cells in the lung, the fewest pathological manifestations, and the lowest cytokine level compared with the other groups (P < 0.05). With regard to its better protective efficacy, the combination therapy of LysGH15 and apigenin exhibits therapeutic potential for treating pneumonia caused by MRSA. This paper reports the combination therapy of lysin and natural products derived from traditional Chinese medicine.
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Zmarlicka MT, Nailor MD, Nicolau DP. Impact of the New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase on beta-lactam antibiotics. Infect Drug Resist 2015; 8:297-309. [PMID: 26345624 PMCID: PMC4554481 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s39186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Since the first New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM) report in 2009, NDM has spread globally causing various types of infections. NDM-positive organisms produce in vitro resistance phenotypes to carbapenems and many other antimicrobials. It is thus surprising that the literature examining clinical experiences with NDM does not report corresponding poor clinical outcomes. There are many instances where good clinical outcomes are described, despite a mismatch between administered antimicrobials and resistant in vitro susceptibilities. Available in vitro data for either monotherapy or combination therapy does not provide an explanation for these observations. However, animal studies do begin to shed more light on this phenomenon. They imply that the in vivo expression of NDM may not confer clinical resistance to all cephalosporin and carbapenem antibiotics as predicted by in vitro testing but other resistance mechanisms need to be present to generate a resistant phenotype. As such, previously abandoned therapies, particularly carbapenems and beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations, may retain utility against infections caused by NDM producers.
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- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA
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Uno N, Suzuki H, Yamakawa H, Yamada M, Yaguchi Y, Notake S, Tamai K, Yanagisawa H, Misawa S, Yanagihara K. Multicenter evaluation of the Verigene Gram-negative blood culture nucleic acid test for rapid detection of bacteria and resistance determinants in positive blood cultures. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 83:344-8. [PMID: 26361710 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Revised: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The Verigene Gram-Negative Blood Culture Nucleic Acid Test (BC-GN) is a microarray-based assay that enables rapid detection of 9 common Gram-negative bacteria and 6 resistance determinants directly from positive blood cultures. We compared the performance of BC-GN with currently used automated systems, testing 141 clinical blood cultures and 205 spiked blood cultures. For identification of BC-GN target organisms in clinical and spiked blood cultures, the BC-GN assay showed 98.5% (130/132) and 98.9% (182/184) concordance, respectively. Of 140 resistance genes positively detected in clinical and spiked blood cultures with the BC-GN test, 139 (99.3%) were confirmed by PCR, and the detection results were consistent with the resistance phenotypes observed. The BC-GN assay, thus, can potentially improve care for sepsis patients by enabling timely detection and targeted antimicrobial therapy.
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- Naoki Uno
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Miroku Medical Laboratory Co., Ltd., Nagano, Japan
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- Miroku Medical Laboratory Co., Ltd., Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Lai YH, Liao YC, Mu JJ, Kuo TM, Hsu YH, Chuang MC. Biomolecular logic gate for analysis of the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-coding gene with concurrent determination of its drug resistance-encoding fragments. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 50:12018-21. [PMID: 24835410 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc01108b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We herein exploit a newly schemed logic gate to superiorly facilitate analysis of long and highly structured nucleic acids. This strategy uniquely enables the identification of NDM-specific genes and concurrent screening of two active site-encoded fragments, which is promising for evaluating microbial drug resistance.
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- Yu-Hsuan Lai
- Department of Chemistry, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Abdul Rahim N, Cheah SE, Johnson MD, Yu H, Sidjabat HE, Boyce J, Butler MS, Cooper MA, Fu J, Paterson DL, Nation RL, Bergen PJ, Velkov T, Li J. Synergistic killing of NDM-producing MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae by two 'old' antibiotics-polymyxin B and chloramphenicol. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 70:2589-97. [PMID: 26023209 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Combination therapy is an important option in the fight against Gram-negative 'superbugs'. This study systematically investigated bacterial killing and the emergence of polymyxin resistance with polymyxin B and chloramphenicol combinations used against New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-producing MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae. METHODS Four NDM-producing K. pneumoniae strains were employed. The presence of genes conferring resistance to chloramphenicol was examined by PCR. Time-kill studies (inocula ∼10(6) cfu/mL) were conducted using various clinically achievable concentrations of each antibiotic (range: polymyxin B, 0.5-2 mg/L; chloramphenicol, 4-32 mg/L), with real-time population analysis profiles documented at baseline and 24 h. The microbiological response was examined using the log change method and pharmacodynamic modelling in conjunction with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). RESULTS Multiple genes coding for efflux pumps involved in chloramphenicol resistance were present in all strains. Polymyxin B monotherapy at all concentrations produced rapid bacterial killing followed by rapid regrowth with the emergence of polymyxin resistance; chloramphenicol monotherapy was largely ineffective. Combination therapy significantly delayed regrowth, with synergy observed in 25 out of 28 cases at both 6 and 24 h; at 24 h, no viable bacterial cells were detected in 15 out of 28 cases with various combinations across all strains. No polymyxin-resistant bacteria were detected with combination therapy. These results were supported by pharmacodynamic modelling. SEM revealed significant morphological changes following treatment with polymyxin B both alone and in combination. CONCLUSIONS The combination of polymyxin B and chloramphenicol used against NDM-producing MDR K. pneumoniae substantially enhanced bacterial killing and suppressed the emergence of polymyxin resistance.
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- Nusaibah Abdul Rahim
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Pathology Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Tai AYC, Stuart RL, Sidjabat HE, Lemoh CN, Rogers BA, Graham M, Paterson DL, Korman TM. Local acquisition and nosocomial transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae harbouring the blaNDM-1 gene in Australia. Med J Aust 2015; 202:270-2. [PMID: 25758700 DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Alex Y C Tai
- Monash Infectious Diseases, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Monash Infectious Diseases, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Monash Infectious Diseases, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Outbreak of NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal infection in a teaching hospital in mainland China. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59:4349-51. [PMID: 25941224 DOI: 10.1128/aac.03868-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The emergence and spread of bacteria carrying the bla(NDM-1) gene has become a worldwide concern. Here, we report eight cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae with bla(NDM-1) in the neonatal ward of a teaching hospital in mainland China. Multilocus sequence typing showed that seven isolates were clonally related and confirmed them as sequence type 17 (ST17). One isolate belonged to ST433. These findings suggest continuous spread of bla(NDM-1) in mainland China and emphasize the need for intensive surveillance and precautions.
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Dominance of IMP-4-producing enterobacter cloacae among carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Australia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59:4059-66. [PMID: 25918153 DOI: 10.1128/aac.04378-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has been increasing worldwide. blaIMP has been reported to be the predominant carbapenemase-encoding gene within Enterobacteriaceae in Australia. However, there are limited data currently available on CPE from Queensland, Australia. A total of 58 CPE isolates were isolated between July 2009 and March 2014 from Queensland hospitals. The clonality of isolates was determined by Diversilab repetitive sequence-based PCR. The isolates were investigated for the resistance mechanisms carbapenemase, extended-spectrum β-lactamase, and AmpC β-lactamase and for aminoglycoside resistance and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes by PCR. The plasmid types associated with carbapenemase-encoding genes were characterized. The majority of the CPE were Enterobacter cloacae (n = 29). The majority of Queensland CPE isolates were IMP producers and comprised 11 species (n = 48). Nine NDM-producing Enterobacteriaceae were identified. One NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate coproduced OXA-48. One K. pneumoniae isolate was an OXA-181 producer. The incidence of IMP producers increased significantly in 2013. blaIMP-4 was found in all IMP-producing isolates. blaTEM, qnrB, and aacA4 were common among IMP-4 producers. The HI2 (67%) and L/M (21%) replicons were associated with blaIMP-4. All HI2 plasmids were of sequence type 1 (ST1). All but one of the NDM producers possessed blaCTX-M-15. The 16S rRNA methylase genes found among NDM producers were armA, rmtB, rmtC, and rmtF. The substantial increase in the prevalence of CPE in Queensland has been associated mainly with the emergence E. cloacae strains possessing HI2 plasmids carrying blaIMP-4 over the past 2 years. The importation of NDM producers and/or OXA-48-like producers in patients also contributed to the increased emergence of CPE.
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Sidjabat HE, Paterson DL. Multidrug-resistantEscherichia coliin Asia: epidemiology and management. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2015; 13:575-91. [DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1028365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Jean SS, Lee WS, Lam C, Hsu CW, Chen RJ, Hsueh PR. Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria: current epidemics, antimicrobial susceptibility and treatment options. Future Microbiol 2015; 10:407-25. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb.14.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Carbapenemases, with versatile hydrolytic capacity against β-lactams, are now an important cause of resistance of Gram-negative bacteria. The genes encoding for the acquired carbapenemases are associated with a high potential for dissemination. In addition, infections due to Gram-negative bacteria with acquired carbapenemase production would lead to high clinical mortality rates. Of the acquired carbapenemases, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (Ambler class A), Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase (Ambler class B), New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (Ambler class B) and many OXA enzymes (OXA-23-like, OXA-24-like, OXA-48-like, OXA-58-like, class D) are considered to be responsible for the worldwide resistance epidemics. As compared with monotherapy with colistin or tigecycline, combination therapy has been shown to effectively lower case-fatality rates. However, development of new antibiotics is crucial in the present pandrug-resistant era.
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- Shio-Shin Jean
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; and Department of Emergency, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University; and Department of Emergency, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency & Critical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency & Critical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine & Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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A case of IMP-4-, OXA-421-, OXA-96-, and CARB-2-producing Acinetobacter pittii sequence type 119 in Australia. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 53:727-30. [PMID: 25428154 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02726-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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An IMP-4-producing Acinetobacter pittii strain coproducing oxacillinases was isolated from a leg wound of a 67-year-old female patient. Identification to the species level by rpoB and gyrB sequencing and multiplex-PCR-based analysis revealed that the isolate was A. pittii. Whole-genome sequencing of this A. pittii isolate determined the presence of blaOXA-96, blaCARB-2, and a novel blaOXA-421 gene. The position of this novel blaOXA-421 gene was similar to that of blaOXA-51 in A. baumannii, downstream of the phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase gene and upstream of fxsA in the chromosome. This A. pittii isolate was found to belong to sequence type 119 (ST119). Here, we report the first isolation of IMP-4-producing A. pittii ST119 with a novel blaOXA-421 gene from a patient in Australia and characterize its draft genome.
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First report of NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii sequence type 25 in Brazil. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 58:7592-4. [PMID: 25288087 DOI: 10.1128/aac.03444-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) was first identified in Brazil in Enterobacter hormaechei and Providencia rettgeri in 2013. Here, we describe the first case of NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii sequence type 25 isolated from the urinary tract of a 71-year-old man who died of multiple complications, including A. baumannii infection. The NDM-1 gene was detected by quantitative PCR, and its sequence confirmed its presence in an ∼ 100-kb plasmid.
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Interspecies transfer of blaIMP-4 in a patient with prolonged colonization by IMP-4-producing Enterobacteriaceae. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 52:3816-8. [PMID: 25056334 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01491-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A patient was colonized by IMP-4-producing Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli strains for 7 months. IMP-4-producing E. cloacae strains were first and last isolated at day 33 and at 8 months after admission, respectively. IMP-4-producing E. coli strains were first and last isolated at days 88 and 181 after admission, respectively. The E. cloacae and E. coli isolates shared identical genetic features in terms of blaIMP-4, blaTEM-1, qnrB2, aacA4, HI2 plasmids, and ISCR1. This study shows the first prolonged colonization with in vivo interspecies transfer of blaIMP-4.
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Gharout-Sait A, Alsharapy SA, Brasme L, Touati A, Kermas R, Bakour S, Guillard T, de Champs C. Enterobacteriaceae isolates carrying the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase gene in Yemen. J Med Microbiol 2014; 63:1316-1323. [PMID: 25009193 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.073767-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Ten carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (eight Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates and two Enterobacter cloacae) isolates from Yemen were investigated using in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing, phenotypic carbapenemase detection, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and replicon typing. Carbapenemase, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant genes were identified using PCR and sequencing. All of the 10 carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae were resistant to β-lactams, tobramycin, ciprofloxacin and cotrimoxazole. Imipenem, doripenem and meropenem MICs ranged from 2 to >32 mg l(-1) and ertapenem MICs ranged from 6 to >32 mg l(-1). All of the K. pneumoniae isolates showed ESBL activity in phenotypic tests. Genes encoding blaNDM were detected in all strains. All K. pneumoniae strains produced CTX-M-15 ESBL and SHV β-lactamases. TEM-1 β-lactamase was detected in seven isolates. Nine isolates were qnr positive including QnrB1, QnrA1 and QnrS1, and six isolates produced AAC-6'-Ib-cr. MLST identified five different sequence types (STs): ST1399, ST147, ST29, ST405 and ST340. Replicon typing showed the presence of IncFII1K plasmids in four transformants. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Yemen.
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- Alima Gharout-Sait
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie Appliquée, FSNV, Université de Bejaia 06000, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène Hospitalière, CHU Reims, Hôpital Robert Debré, Avenue du Général Koenig, 51092 Reims Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia 06000, Algeria
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia 06000, Algeria
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia 06000, Algeria
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- EA4687 UFR Médecine SFR CAP-Santé (FED 4231), Université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France.,Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène Hospitalière, CHU Reims, Hôpital Robert Debré, Avenue du Général Koenig, 51092 Reims Cedex, France
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- EA4687 UFR Médecine SFR CAP-Santé (FED 4231), Université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France.,Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène Hospitalière, CHU Reims, Hôpital Robert Debré, Avenue du Général Koenig, 51092 Reims Cedex, France
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Molecular epidemiology of NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Pakistan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 58:5589-93. [PMID: 24982081 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02425-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The molecular epidemiology of 66 NDM-producing isolates from 2 Pakistani hospitals was investigated, with their genetic relatedness determined using repetitive sequence-based PCR (Rep-PCR). PCR-based replicon typing and screening for antibiotic resistance genes encoding carbapenemases, other β-lactamases, and 16S methylases were also performed. Rep-PCR suggested a clonal spread of Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli. A number of plasmid replicon types were identified, with the incompatibility A/C group (IncA/C) being the most common (78%). 16S methylase-encoding genes were coharbored in 81% of NDM-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
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Sidjabat HE, Seah KY, Coleman L, Sartor A, Derrington P, Heney C, Faoagali J, Nimmo GR, Paterson DL. Expansive spread of IncI1 plasmids carrying blaCMY-2 amongst Escherichia coli. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2014; 44:203-8. [PMID: 25052868 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Escherichia coli is a leading cause of urinary tract infections. One of the most common antibiotic classes used to treat such infections is the β-lactams, including cephalosporins. Resistance to the third-generation cephalosporins can be caused by production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) or plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases. The most commonly reported AmpC β-lactamase in E. coli is CMY-2. Plasmid-mediated CMY-2 has been frequently reported in E. coli and Salmonella sp. from food-producing animals. This study aimed to elucidate the molecular characteristics of clinical E. coli isolates carrying plasmids encoding CMY-2. A total of 67 CMY-2-producing E. coli were characterised by clonal analysis and phylogenetic typing. Characterisation of the plasmids carrying blaCMY-2 included replicon typing, plasmid profiling, plasmid transferability and sequencing of the blaCMY-2 genetic environment. As a result, E. coli producing CMY-2 was found to be highly polyclonal. The majority of CMY-2-producing E. coli belonged to phylogenetic group D. IncI1 plasmids were predominant among those carrying blaCMY-2 (96%). Restriction analysis revealed a single IncI1 plasmid carrying blaCMY-2 to be predominant and present in different clones of E. coli. IS1294-ISEcp1 complex or ISEcp1 that was truncated by IS1294 was the predominant insertion sequence upstream of blaCMY-2. The homogeneous genetic environment of blaCMY-2 observed among different strains of E. coli strongly suggests horizontal transfer of this IncI1, blaCMY-2-carrying plasmid. In summary, horizontal plasmid transfer plays a major role in the spread of blaCMY-2 in E. coli.
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- Hanna E Sidjabat
- The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Building 71/918, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital complex, Herston 4029, QLD, Australia.
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- The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Building 71/918, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital complex, Herston 4029, QLD, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Building 71/918, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital complex, Herston 4029, QLD, Australia
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Building 71/918, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital complex, Herston 4029, QLD, Australia; Pathology Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Building 71/918, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital complex, Herston 4029, QLD, Australia; Pathology Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia
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