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Rahmat Ullah S, Jamal M, Rahman A, Andleeb S. Comprehensive insights into Klebsiella pneumoniae: unravelling clinical impact, epidemiological trends and antibiotic-resistance challenges. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024; 79:1484-1492. [PMID: 38832539 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae, a challenging opportunistic bacterium, became a notable global health concern owing to its clinical impact, widespread epidemiology and escalating antibiotic resistance. This comprehensive review delves into the multifaceted dimensions of K. pneumoniae, with a focus on its clinical implications, epidemiological patterns and the critical issue of antibiotic resistance. The review also emphasizes the implications of K. pneumoniae in the context of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control. Epidemiological aspects are scrutinized, shedding light on the global distribution and prevalence of K. pneumoniae. Factors influencing its transmission and persistence in healthcare facilities and communities are examined, with patient demographics, healthcare practices and geographical variations. The review centres on antibiotic resistance, a critical issue in the era of bacteria displaying resistance to multiple drugs. The mechanisms of resistance used by K. pneumoniae against various classes of antibiotics are elucidated, along with the alarming rise of carbapenem-resistant strains. It also highlights ongoing research efforts and innovative strategies aimed at addressing this critical public health issue. This comprehensive review offers a holistic understanding of K. pneumoniae, emphasizing its clinical significance, global epidemiology and the immediate necessity for effective strategies to combat antibiotic resistance. It serves as a valuable resource for healthcare practitioners, researchers and policymakers seeking to manage better and mitigate the impact of this pathogen on public health.
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- Sidra Rahmat Ullah
- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200 Mardan, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Kerek Á, Török B, Laczkó L, Somogyi Z, Kardos G, Bányai K, Kaszab E, Bali K, Jerzsele Á. In Vitro Microevolution and Co-Selection Assessment of Amoxicillin and Cefotaxime Impact on Escherichia coli Resistance Development. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:247. [PMID: 38534682 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13030247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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The global spread of antimicrobial resistance has become a prominent issue in both veterinary and public health in the 21st century. The extensive use of amoxicillin, a beta-lactam antibiotic, and consequent resistance development are particularly alarming in food-producing animals, with a focus on the swine and poultry sectors. Another beta-lactam, cefotaxime, is widely utilized in human medicine, where the escalating resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins is a major concern. The aim of this study was to simulate the development of phenotypic and genotypic resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, focusing on amoxicillin and cefotaxime. The investigation of the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of antibiotics was performed at 1×, 10×, 100×, and 1000× concentrations using the modified microbial evolution and growth arena (MEGA-plate) method. Our results indicate that amoxicillin significantly increased the MIC values of several tested antibiotics, except for oxytetracycline and florfenicol. In the case of cefotaxime, this increase was observed in all classes. A total of 44 antimicrobial resistance genes were identified in all samples. Chromosomal point mutations, particularly concerning cefotaxime, revealed numerous complex mutations, deletions, insertions, and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that were not experienced in the case of amoxicillin. The findings suggest that, regarding amoxicillin, the point mutation of the acrB gene could explain the observed MIC value increases due to the heightened activity of the acrAB-tolC efflux pump system. However, under the influence of cefotaxime, more intricate processes occurred, including complex amino acid substitutions in the ampC gene promoter region, increased enzyme production induced by amino acid substitutions and SNPs, as well as mutations in the acrR and robA repressor genes that heightened the activity of the acrAB-tolC efflux pump system. These changes may contribute to the significant MIC increases observed for all tested antibiotics. The results underscore the importance of understanding cross-resistance development between individual drugs when choosing clinical alternative drugs. The point mutations in the mdtB and emrR genes may also contribute to the increased activity of the mdtABC-tolC and emrAB-tolC pump systems against all tested antibiotics. The exceptionally high mutation rate induced by cephalosporins justifies further investigations to clarify the exact mechanism behind.
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- Ádám Kerek
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
- National Laboratory of Infectious Animal Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Public Health and Food Chain Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
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- One Health Institute, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- HUN-REN-UD Conservation Biology Research Group, Egyetem tér 1, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
- National Laboratory of Infectious Animal Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Public Health and Food Chain Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Infectious Animal Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Public Health and Food Chain Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
- One Health Institute, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- National Public Health Center, Albert Flórián út 2-6, H-1097 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, Sóstói út 2-4, H-4400 Nyíregyháza, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
- National Laboratory of Infectious Animal Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Public Health and Food Chain Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
- Veterinary Medical Research Institute, H-1143 Budapest, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Infectious Animal Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Public Health and Food Chain Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
- One Health Institute, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine, István u 2, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Infectious Animal Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Public Health and Food Chain Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine, István u 2, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
- National Laboratory of Infectious Animal Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Veterinary Public Health and Food Chain Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary
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Karami-Zarandi M, Rahdar HA, Esmaeili H, Ranjbar R. Klebsiella pneumoniae: an update on antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Future Microbiol 2023; 18:65-81. [PMID: 36632990 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2022-0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae colonizes mucosal surfaces of healthy humans and is responsible for one third of all Gram-negative infections in hospitalized patients. K. pneumoniae is compatible with acquiring antibiotic resistance elements such as plasmids and transposons encoding various β-lactamases and efflux pumps. Mutations in different proteins such as β-lactamases, efflux proteins, outer membrane proteins, gene replication enzymes, protein synthesis complexes and transcription enzymes also generate resistance to antibiotics. Biofilm formation is another strategy that facilitates antibiotic resistance. Resistant strains can be treated by combination therapy using available antibiotics, though proper management of antibiotic consumption in hospitals is important to reduce the emergence and proliferation of resistance to current antibiotics.
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- Morteza Karami-Zarandi
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, 4513956111, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, 7618815676, Iran
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- Applied Virology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1435916471, Iran
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- Molecular Biology Research Center, Systems Biology & Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1435916471, Iran
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Cephalosporin translocation across enterobacterial OmpF and OmpC channels, a filter across the outer membrane. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1059. [PMID: 36198902 PMCID: PMC9534850 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04035-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Gram-negative porins are the main entry for small hydrophilic molecules. We studied translocation of structurally related cephalosporins, ceftazidime (CAZ), cefotaxime (CTX) and cefepime (FEP). CAZ is highly active on E. coli producing OmpF (Outer membrane protein F) but less efficient on cells expressing OmpC (Outer membrane protein C), whereas FEP and CTX kill bacteria regardless of the porin expressed. This matches with the different capacity of CAZ and FEP to accumulate into bacterial cells as quantified by LC-MS/MS (Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry). Furthermore, porin reconstitution into planar lipid bilayer and zero current assays suggest permeation of ≈1,000 molecules of CAZ per sec and per channel through OmpF versus ≈500 through OmpC. Here, the instant killing is directly correlated to internal drug concentration. We propose that the net negative charge of CAZ represents a key advantage for permeation through OmpF porins that are less cation-selective than OmpC. These data could explain the decreased susceptibility to some cephalosporins of enterobacteria that exclusively express OmpC porins. The translocation of cephalosporins across enterobacterial OmpF and OmpC channels is monitored in real-time, demonstrating differential permeation of some cephalosporins through OmpF and OmpC.
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Debergh H, Maex M, Garcia-Graells C, Boland C, Saulmont M, Van Hoorde K, Saegerman C. First Belgian Report of Ertapenem Resistance in an ST11 Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strain Isolated from a Dog Carrying blaSCO-1 and blaDHA-1 Combined with Permeability Defects. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:1253. [PMID: 36140031 PMCID: PMC9495147 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11091253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae of sequence type (ST) 11 is a hyper-epidemic nosocomial clone, which is spreading worldwide among humans and emerging in pets. This is the first report, to the best of our knowledge, of multidrug-resistant (MDR) K. pneumoniae ST11 carrying blaSCO-1 and blaDHA-1, isolated from a four-month-old dog in Belgium. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of the isolate, performed via broth microdilution following the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines, revealed resistance to eight different classes of antimicrobials, including carbapenems, in particular ertapenem, third-generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones. A hybrid approach, combining long- and short-read sequencing, was employed for in silico plasmid characterization, multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and the identification and localization of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and virulence-associated genes. Three plasmids were reconstructed from the whole-genome sequence (WGS) data: the conjugative IncFIB(K), the non-mobilizable IncR and the mobilizable but unconjugative ColRNAI. The IncFIB(K) plasmid carried the blaSCO-1 gene, whereas IncR carried blaDHA-1, both alongside several other antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). No virulence genes could be detected. Here, we suggest that the resistance to ertapenem associated with susceptibility to imipenem and meropenem in K. pneumoniae could be related to the presence of blaSCO-1 and blaDHA-1, combined with permeability defects caused by point mutations in an outer membrane porin (OmpK37). The presence of the blaSCO-1 gene on a conjugative IncFIB(K) plasmid is worrisome as it can increase the risk of transmission to humans, to animals and to the environment.
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- Hanne Debergh
- Service Foodborne Pathogens, Sciensano, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Veterinary Bacteriology Service, Sciensano, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Research Unit in Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR-ULiège), Fundamental and Applied Research for Animal and Health (FARAH) Center, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Service Bacterial Diseases, Sciensano, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Veterinary Bacteriology Service, Sciensano, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Association Régionale de Santé et d’Identification Animales, B-5590 Ciney, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR-ULiège), Fundamental and Applied Research for Animal and Health (FARAH) Center, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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Kong ZX, N. Karunakaran R, Abdul Jabar K, Ponnampalavanar S, Chong CW, Teh CSJ. A retrospective study on molecular epidemiology trends of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a teaching hospital in Malaysia. PeerJ 2022; 10:e12830. [PMID: 35223201 PMCID: PMC8877335 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has rapidly disseminated worldwide and has become a global threat to the healthcare system due to its resistance towards "last line" antibiotics. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of CRE and the resistance mechanism as well as the risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality. METHODS A total of 168 CRE strains isolated from a tertiary teaching hospital from 2014-2015 were included in this study. The presence of carbapenemase genes and minimum inhibitory concentration of imipenem, meropenem and colistin were investigated. All carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) strains were characterised by PFGE. The risk factors of patients infected by CRE associated with in-hospital mortality were determined statistically. RESULTS The predominant CRE species isolated was K. pneumoniae. The carbapenemases detected were blaOXA-48, blaOXA-232, blaVIM and blaNDM of which blaOXA-48 was the predominant carbapenemase detected among 168 CRE strains. A total of 40 CRE strains harboured two different carbapenemase genes. A total of seven clusters and 48 pulsotypes were identified among 140 CRKp strains. A predominant pulsotype responsible for the transmission from 2014 to 2015 was identified. Univariate statistical analysis identified that the period between CRE isolation and start of appropriate therapy of more than 3 days was statistically associated with in-hospital mortality.
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- Zhi Xian Kong
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ngbede EO, Adekanmbi F, Poudel A, Kalalah A, Kelly P, Yang Y, Adamu AM, Daniel ST, Adikwu AA, Akwuobu CA, Abba PO, Mamfe LM, Maurice NA, Adah MI, Lockyear O, Butaye P, Wang C. Concurrent Resistance to Carbapenem and Colistin Among Enterobacteriaceae Recovered From Human and Animal Sources in Nigeria Is Associated With Multiple Genetic Mechanisms. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:740348. [PMID: 34690985 PMCID: PMC8528161 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.740348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Resistance to last resort drugs such as carbapenem and colistin is a serious global health threat. This study investigated carbapenem and colistin resistance in 583 non-duplicate Enterobacteriaceae isolates utilizing phenotypic methods and whole genome sequencing (WGS). Of the 583 isolates recovered from humans, animals and the environment in Nigeria, 18.9% (110/583) were resistant to at least one carbapenem (meropenem, ertapenem, and imipenem) and 9.1% (53/583) exhibited concurrent carbapenem-colistin resistance. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of carbapenem and colistin were 2–32 μg/mL and 8 to >64 μg/mL, respectively. No carbapenem resistant isolates produced carbapenemase nor harbored any known carbapenemase producing genes. WGS supported that concurrent carbapenem-colistin resistance was mediated by novel and previously described alterations in chromosomal efflux regulatory genes, particularly mgrB (M1V) ompC (M1_V24del) ompK37 (I70M, I128M) ramR (M1V), and marR (M1V). In addition, alterations/mutations were detected in the etpA, arnT, ccrB, pmrB in colistin resistant bacteria and ompK36 in carbapenem resistant bacteria. The bacterial isolates were distributed into 37 sequence types and characterized by the presence of internationally recognized high-risk clones. The results indicate that humans and animals in Nigeria may serve as reservoirs and vehicles for the global spread of the isolates. Further studies on antimicrobial resistance in African countries are warranted.
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- Emmanuel O Ngbede
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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- Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Department of Diagnostics and Extension, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.,Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, United States
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Serek P, Lewandowski Ł, Dudek B, Pietkiewicz J, Jermakow K, Kapczyńska K, Krzyżewska E, Bednarz-Misa I. Klebsiella pneumoniae enolase-like membrane protein interacts with human plasminogen. Int J Med Microbiol 2021; 311:151518. [PMID: 34237624 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2021.151518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Many models assessing the risk of sepsis utilize the knowledge of the constituents of the plasminogen system, as it is proven that some species of bacteria can activate plasminogen, as a result of interactions with bacterial outer membrane proteins. However, much is yet to be discovered about this interaction since there is little information regarding some bacterial species. This study is aimed to check if Klebsiella pneumoniae, one of the major factors of nosocomial pneumonia and a factor for severe sepsis, has the ability to bind to human plasminogen. The strain used in this study, PCM 2713, acted as a typical representative of the species. With use of various methods, including: electron microscopy, 2-dimensional electrophoresis, immunoblotting and peptide fragmentation fingerprinting, it is shown that Klebsiella pneumoniae binds to human plasminogen, among others, due to plasminogen-bacterial enolase-like protein interaction, occurring on the outer membrane of the bacterium. Moreover, the study reveals, that other proteins, such as: phosphoglucomutase, and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase act as putative plasminogen-binding factors. These information may virtually act as a foundation for future studies investigating: the: pathogenicity of Klebsiella pneumoniae and means for prevention from the outcomes of Klebsiella-derived sepsis.
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- Paweł Serek
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Chałubińskiego 10, 50-368, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Chałubińskiego 10, 50-368, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63-77, 51-148, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Chałubińskiego 10, 50-368, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Chałubińskiego 4, 50-368, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Chałubińskiego 10, 50-368, Wroclaw, Poland.
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Özad Düzgün A. From Turkey: First Report of KPC-3- and CTX-M-27-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 Clone Carrying OmpK36 and Ompk37 Porin Mutations. Microb Drug Resist 2021; 27:1265-1270. [PMID: 33794115 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020.0274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Aim: The aim of this study was to identify antimicrobial resistance genes, virulence factor genes, and porin loss or mutations exhibited by the multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain. Materials and Methods: Whole-genome sequencing was done via the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform. Strain identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing of strains were performed by the Vitek 2 automated system. Multilocus sequence typing analysis was carried out using seven conserved housekeeping genes. Results: The strain was resistant to penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, fosfomycin, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. The isolate was found to carry KPC-3, CTX-M-27, SHV-11, SHV-67, and TEM-1 β-lactamases. The clonal subtype of the isolate was ST147, and it possessed wzi64 and wzc38 alleles. Fifteen different point mutations (N49S, L59V, R146H, V178P, G189T, F198Y, V202L, F207Y, A217S, T222L, D223G, H235N, A280V, N304E, and S346N) were detected in the OmpK36 porin. A frame shift was observed in OmpK35 and two different point mutations (I70M and I128M) were found in the OmpK37 porin, in addition to seven mutations observed on the AcrR. Conclusions: This study demonstrated for the first time that the ST147 clone produced CTX-M-27 as well as KPC-3. In addition, new mutations were detected in the outer membrane proteins. These mutations together with the production of extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase were found to contribute to the resistance of the ST147 clone to carbapenem and other antibiotics.
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- Azer Özad Düzgün
- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Gumushane University, Gümüşhane, Turkey
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Montiel-Riquelme F, Calatrava-Hernández E, Gutiérrez-Soto M, Expósito-Ruiz M, Navarro-Marí JM, Gutiérrez-Fernández J. Clinical Relevance of Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles for Screening Gram-negative Microorganisms Resistant to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8101555. [PMID: 33050170 PMCID: PMC7601678 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8101555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The increasing resistance to antibiotics is compromising the empirical treatment of infections caused by resistant bacteria. Rapid, efficient, and clinically applicable phenotypic methods are needed for their detection. This study examines the phenotypic behavior of β-lactam-resistant Gram-negative bacteria grown on ChromID ESBL medium with ertapenem, cefoxitin, and cefepime disks, reports on the coloration of colonies, and establishes a halo diameter breakpoint for the detection of carbapenemase-producing bacteria. We studied 186 β-lactam-resistant Gram-negative microorganisms (77 with extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL), 97 with carbapenemases, and 12 with AmpC β-lactamases (AmpC)). Susceptibility profiles of Gram-negative bacteria that produced ESBL, AmpC, and carbapenemases were similar to the expected profiles, with some differences in the response to cefepime of ESBL-producing microorganisms. Coloration values did not differ from those described by the manufacturer of ChromID ESBL medium. In the screening of carbapenemase production, inhibition halo diameter breakpoints for antibiotic resistance were 18 mm for Enterobacterales and ertapenem, 18 mm for Pseudomonas and cefepime, and 16 mm for Acinetobacter baumannii and cefepime. This innovative phenotypic approach is highly relevant to clinical laboratories, combining susceptibility profiles with detection by coloration of high-priority resistant microorganisms such as carbapenemase-producing A. baumannii, carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas spp., and ESBL and/or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales.
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves-ibs, 18012 Granada, Spain; (E.C.-H.); (J.M.N.-M.)
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- Department of Emergency, Hospital de la Agencia Sanitaria Alto Guadalquivir, 14550 Montilla, Spain;
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- Department of Investigation, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, 18012 Granada, Spain;
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves-ibs, 18012 Granada, Spain; (E.C.-H.); (J.M.N.-M.)
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada-ibs, 18012 Granada, Spain;
- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves-ibs, 18012 Granada, Spain; (E.C.-H.); (J.M.N.-M.)
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Andrade VC, Caetano T, Mendo S, Oliveira AJFCD. Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae from port areas in São Paulo State (Brazil): Isolation and molecular characterization. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 159:111329. [PMID: 32777543 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Coastal areas with important economic activities have high levels of contamination by metals, pathogenic bacteria, among other contaminants. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a global problem of public health. Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a serious threat. The occurrence of carbapenem resistant bacteria was investigated in waters and sediments of a Brazilian coastal area, characterized by high levels of contamination. The samples of water and sediment were collected in two areas of the coast of São Paulo (Brazil). The study involved the characterization of the molecular mechanisms associated with the carbapenem resistance phenotype. No genes were detected for β-lactamases but the absence and/or presence of mutations in outer membrane proteins (OMPs) may justify the detected phenotype. The presented results show the need for further studies that allow a review of the current legislation and the importance of the reevaluation of monitoring policies of these environments.
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- Vanessa Costa Andrade
- Departament of Biochemistry and Microbiology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil; Marine and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Biosciences Institute, São Vicente, Brazil.
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- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departament of Biochemistry and Microbiology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil; Marine and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Biosciences Institute, São Vicente, Brazil
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Wang Y, Cong S, Zhang Q, Li R, Wang K. iTRAQ-Based Proteomics Reveals Potential Anti-Virulence Targets for ESBL-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Infect Drug Resist 2020; 13:2891-2899. [PMID: 32903891 PMCID: PMC7445504 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s259894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Treatment of infections with Klebsiella pneumoniae strains producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) is challenging due to the coexistence of multiple resistance mechanisms and the hypervirulent variant. Therefore, new targets or more effective treatment options aimed at ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae are urgently needed. Materials and Methods Here, we collected ESBL-producing and non-ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates and studied their differences from a proteomic point of view. Results We revealed treA, wza, gnd, rmlA, rmlC, rmlD, galE, aceE, and sucD as important virulence-related proteins in ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, distinct from those in non-ESBL strains. Conclusion Our findings provide plausible anti-virulence targets and suggest new therapeutic avenues against ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine., The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine., The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine., The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine., The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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M Campos JC, Antunes LCM, Ferreira RBR. Global priority pathogens: virulence, antimicrobial resistance and prospective treatment options. Future Microbiol 2020; 15:649-677. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. are part of a group of pathogens that pose a major threat to human health due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains. Moreover, these bacteria have several virulence factors that allow them to successfully colonize their hosts, such as toxins and the ability to produce biofilms, resulting in an urgent need to develop new strategies to fight these pathogens. In this review, we compile the most up-to-date information on the epidemiology, virulence and resistance of these clinically important microorganisms. Additionally, we address new therapeutic alternatives, with a focus on molecules with antivirulence activity, which are considered promising to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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- Juliana C de M Campos
- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Inovação em Doenças de Populações Negligenciadas, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lopez NV, Farsar CJ, Harmon DE, Ruiz C. Urban and agricultural soils in Southern California are a reservoir of carbapenem-resistant bacteria. Microbiologyopen 2020; 9:1247-1263. [PMID: 32246583 PMCID: PMC7294306 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Carbapenems are last‐resort β‐lactam antibiotics used in healthcare facilities to treat multidrug‐resistant infections. Thus, most studies on identifying and characterizing carbapenem‐resistant bacteria (CRB) have focused on clinical settings. Relatively, little is still known about the distribution and characteristics of CRBs in the environment, and the role of soil as a potential reservoir of CRB in the United States remains unknown. Here, we have surveyed 11 soil samples from 9 different urban or agricultural locations in the Los Angeles–Southern California area to determine the prevalence and characteristics of CRB in these soils. All samples tested contained CRB with a frequency of <10 to 1.3 × 104 cfu per gram of soil, with most agricultural soil samples having a much higher relative frequency of CRB than urban soil samples. Identification and characterization of 40 CRB from these soil samples revealed that most of them were members of the genera Cupriavidus, Pseudomonas, and Stenotrophomonas. Other less prevalent genera identified among our isolated CRB, especially from agricultural soils, included the genera Enterococcus, Bradyrhizobium, Achromobacter, and Planomicrobium. Interestingly, all of these carbapenem‐resistant isolates were also intermediate or resistant to at least 1 noncarbapenem antibiotic. Further characterization of our isolated CRB revealed that 11 Stenotrophomonas, 3 Pseudomonas, 1 Enterococcus, and 1 Bradyrhizobium isolates were carbapenemase producers. Our findings show for the first time that both urban and agricultural soils in Southern California are an underappreciated reservoir of bacteria resistant to carbapenems and other antibiotics, including carbapenemase‐producing CRB.
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- Nicolas V. Lopez
- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCAUSA
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCAUSA
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCAUSA
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCAUSA
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Porins and small-molecule translocation across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Nat Rev Microbiol 2019; 18:164-176. [DOI: 10.1038/s41579-019-0294-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gu B, Bi R, Cao X, Qian H, Hu R, Ma P. Clonal dissemination of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 and ST48 clone among multiple departments in a tertiary teaching hospital in Jiangsu Province, China. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2019; 7:716. [PMID: 32042732 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.12.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background The world-wide prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) poses a threat to the public health. The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological and molecular patterns of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) clinical isolates. Methods In this study, a total of 82 non-duplicated CRKP isolates were analyzed for the prevalence of resistant determinants including carbapenemase, extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBLs), and AmpC as well as integrons and cassette regions by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The genetic relatedness was investigated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multi-locus sequencing typing (MLST). Results Overall, bla KPC-2 (n=75) was the predominant carbapenemase gene, followed by high prevalence of bla SHV (92.7%) and bla CTX-M (90.2%). PFGE and MLST analysis revealed that 65 out of 68 KPC-2-producing CRKP belonged to the ST11 clone and were distributed mainly in the department of neurology ICU. Moreover, first report on clonal dissemination of KPC-2-producing CRKP ST48 clone and NDM-5-producing CRKP ST337 clone was also identified. Class I integron were detected in 17 (20.7%) of 82 isolates with aadA2 being the most common cassette. And a novel cassette array of integron, aac(6')-II-bla CARB/PSE-1 was identified. Conclusions All in all, KPC-2-producing CRKP ST11 and ST48 clone were widely disseminated in multiple departments of our hospital, which triggers the need for active surveillance and implementation of infection control measures.
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- Bing Gu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China.,Medical Technology Institute of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- Medical Technology Institute of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Suzhou Science and Technology Town Hospital, Suzhou 215163, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Wuxi Second Hospital, Wuxi 214000, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China.,Medical Technology Institute of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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Gram-negative carbapenem-resistant bacteria are a major threat to global health. The use of genome-wide screening approaches to probe for genes or mutations enabling resistance can lead to identification of molecular markers for diagnostics applications. We describe an approach called Mut-Seq that couples chemical mutagenesis and next-generation sequencing for studying resistance to imipenem in the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The use of this approach highlighted shared and species-specific responses, and the role in resistance of a number of genes involved in membrane biogenesis, transcription, and signal transduction was functionally validated. Interestingly, some of the genes identified were previously considered promising therapeutic targets. Our genome-wide screen has the potential to be extended outside drug resistance studies and expanded to other organisms. Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are considered a major threat to global health. Imipenem (IMP) is used as a last line of treatment against these pathogens, but its efficacy is diminished by the emergence of resistance. We applied a whole-genome screen in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates that were submitted to chemical mutagenesis, selected for IMP resistance, and characterized by next-generation sequencing. A comparative analysis of IMP-resistant clones showed that most of the highly mutated genes shared by the three species encoded proteins involved in transcription or signal transduction. Of these, the rpoD gene was one of the most prevalent and an E. coli strain disrupted for rpoD displayed a 4-fold increase in resistance to IMP. E. coli and K. pneumoniae also specifically shared several mutated genes, most involved in membrane/cell envelope biogenesis, and the contribution in IMP susceptibility was experimentally proven for amidases, transferases, and transglycosidases. P. aeruginosa differed from the two Enterobacteriaceae isolates with two different resistance mechanisms, with one involving mutations in the oprD porin or, alternatively, in two-component systems. Our chemogenomic screen performed with the three species has highlighted shared and species-specific responses to IMP. IMPORTANCE Gram-negative carbapenem-resistant bacteria are a major threat to global health. The use of genome-wide screening approaches to probe for genes or mutations enabling resistance can lead to identification of molecular markers for diagnostics applications. We describe an approach called Mut-Seq that couples chemical mutagenesis and next-generation sequencing for studying resistance to imipenem in the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The use of this approach highlighted shared and species-specific responses, and the role in resistance of a number of genes involved in membrane biogenesis, transcription, and signal transduction was functionally validated. Interestingly, some of the genes identified were previously considered promising therapeutic targets. Our genome-wide screen has the potential to be extended outside drug resistance studies and expanded to other organisms.
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Shankar C, Kumar S, Venkatesan M, Veeraraghavan B. Emergence of ST147 Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying bla NDM-7 on IncA/C2 with ompK35 and ompK36 mutations in India. J Infect Public Health 2019; 12:741-743. [PMID: 31003835 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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India is known to be endemic to NDM carbapenemases. However, NDM-7 among Klebsiella pneumoniae has not been described from India. Apart from carbapenemases, ompK35 and ompK36 also contribute to carbapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae. This study describes molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in an isolate from bacteraemia investigated through whole genome sequencing. blaNDM-7 was found on IncA/C2 plasmid which also carried sul-1, aadA2, rmtC, blaCMY-6 and ARR-2. ompK35 had mutations and changes from 39th amino acid. ompK36 was truncated to 248 amino acids. The isolate belonged to ST147. The patient was a known case systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and blood culture grew carbapenem resistant K. pneumoniae. Meropenem, colistin and tiecoplanin were administered and the patient was discharged on improvement. Emergence of new resistance variants and porin mutations among clones such as ST147 which has been prevalent has potential for rapid spread and thus challenges infection control.
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- Chaitra Shankar
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Paediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Harmon DE, Miranda OA, McCarley A, Eshaghian M, Carlson N, Ruiz C. Prevalence and characterization of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in water bodies in the Los Angeles-Southern California area. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e00692. [PMID: 29987921 PMCID: PMC6460273 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Carbapenems are β-lactam antibiotics used in healthcare settings as last resort drugs to treat infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Carbapenem-resistant bacteria are increasingly being isolated from healthcare facilities; however, little is known about their distribution or prevalence in the environment, especially in the United States, where their distribution in water environments from the West Coast has not been studied before. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant bacteria and carbapenemase genes in water bodies from the Los Angeles area (California, USA). All samples that were analyzed contained carbapenem-resistant bacteria with a frequency of between 0.1 and 324 carbapenem-resistant cfu per 100 mls of water. We identified 76 carbapenem-resistant or -intermediate isolates, most of which were also resistant to noncarbapenem antibiotics, as different strains of Enterobacter asburiae, Aeromonas veronii, Cupriavidus gilardii, Pseudomonas, and Stenotrophomonas species. Of them, 52 isolates were carbapenemase-producers. Furthermore, PCR and sequence analysis to identify the carbapenemase gene of these carbapenemase-producing isolates revealed that all Enterobacter asburiae isolates had a blaIMI-2 gene 100% identical to the reference sequence, and all Stenotrophomonas maltophlia isolates had a blaL1 gene 83%-99% identical to the reference blaL1 . Our findings indicate that water environments in Southern California are an important reservoir of bacteria-resistant to carbapenems and other antibiotics, including bacteria carrying intrinsic and acquired carbapenemase genes.
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- Dana E. Harmon
- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCalifornia
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCalifornia
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCalifornia
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCalifornia
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCalifornia
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- Department of BiologyCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridgeCalifornia
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Bengoechea JA, Sa Pessoa J. Klebsiella pneumoniae infection biology: living to counteract host defences. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2019; 43:123-144. [PMID: 30452654 PMCID: PMC6435446 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Klebsiella species cause a wide range of diseases including pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs), bloodstream infections and sepsis. These infections are particularly a problem among neonates, elderly and immunocompromised individuals. Klebsiella is also responsible for a significant number of community-acquired infections. A defining feature of these infections is their morbidity and mortality, and the Klebsiella strains associated with them are considered hypervirulent. The increasing isolation of multidrug-resistant strains has significantly narrowed, or in some settings completely removed, the therapeutic options for the treatment of Klebsiella infections. Not surprisingly, this pathogen has then been singled out as an 'urgent threat to human health' by several organisations. This review summarises the tremendous progress that has been made to uncover the sophisticated immune evasion strategies of K. pneumoniae. The co-evolution of Klebsiella in response to the challenge of an activated immune has made Klebsiella a formidable pathogen exploiting stealth strategies and actively suppressing innate immune defences to overcome host responses to survive in the tissues. A better understanding of Klebsiella immune evasion strategies in the context of the host-pathogen interactions is pivotal to develop new therapeutics, which can be based on antagonising the anti-immune strategies of this pathogen.
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- José A Bengoechea
- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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Jones AK, Ranjitkar S, Lopez S, Li C, Blais J, Reck F, Dean CR. Impact of Inducible blaDHA-1 on Susceptibility of Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates to LYS228 and Identification of Chromosomal mpl and ampD Mutations Mediating Upregulation of Plasmid-Borne blaDHA-1 Expression. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:e01202-18. [PMID: 30061296 PMCID: PMC6153798 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01202-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Twenty-three Klebsiella pneumoniae (blaDHA-1) clinical isolates exhibited a range of susceptibilities to LYS228, with MICs of ≥8 μg/ml for 9 of these. Mutants with decreased susceptibility to LYS228 and upregulated expression of blaDHA-1 were selected from representative isolates. These had mutations in the chromosomal peptidoglycan recycling gene mpl or ampD Preexisting mpl mutations were also found in some of the clinical isolates examined, and these had strongly upregulated expression of blaDHA-1.
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- Adriana K Jones
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, California, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, California, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, California, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, California, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, California, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, California, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, California, USA
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Pfaller MA, Huband MD, Mendes RE, Flamm RK, Castanheira M. In vitro activity of meropenem/vaborbactam and characterisation of carbapenem resistance mechanisms among carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from the 2015 meropenem/vaborbactam surveillance programme. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2018; 52:144-150. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Whole genome sequence revealed the fine transmission map of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia isolates within a nosocomial outbreak. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2018; 7:70. [PMID: 29881543 PMCID: PMC5984795 DOI: 10.1186/s13756-018-0363-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a major cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. The transmission route of CRKP isolates within an outbreak is rarely described. This study aimed to reveal the molecular characteristics and transmission route of CRKP isolates within an outbreak of nosocomial infection. Methods Collecting case information, active screening and targeted environmental monitoring were carried out. The antibiotic susceptibility, drug-resistant genes, molecular subtype and whole genome sequence of CRKP strains were analyzed. Results Between October and December 2011, 26 CRKP isolates were collected from eight patients in a surgical intensive care unit and subsequent transfer wards of Beijing Tongren hospital, China. All 26 isolates harbored blaKPC-2, blaSHV-1, and blaCTX-M-15 genes, had the same or similar pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns, and belonged to the sequence type 11 (ST11) clone. By comprehensive consideration of genomic and epidemiological information, a putative transmission map was constructed, including identifying one case as an independent event distinct from the other seven cases, and revealing two transmissions starting from the same case. Conclusions This study provided the first report confirming an outbreak caused by K. pneumoniae ST11 clone co-harboring the blaKPC-2, blaCTX-M-15, and blaSHV-1 genes, and suggested that comprehensive consideration of genomic and epidemiological data can yield a fine transmission map of an outbreak and facilitate the control of nosocomial transmission.
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Ouertani R, Ben Jomàa-Jemili M, Gharsa H, Limelette A, Guillard T, Brasme L, de Champs C, Chouchani C. Prevalence of a New Variant OXA-204 and OXA-48 Carbapenemases Plasmids Encoded inKlebsiella pneumoniaeClinical Isolates in Tunisia. Microb Drug Resist 2018; 24:142-149. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2016.0236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Rym Ouertani
- Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Jarzouna, Tunisie
- Laboratoire de Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El-Manar, El-Manar II, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de Recherche Résistance aux Antimicrobiens, Faculté de Médicine de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El-Manar, El-Manar II, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Reims, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
- UFR Médecine, SFR CAP Santé EA 4687, Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Reims, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
- UFR Médecine, SFR CAP Santé EA 4687, Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Reims, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Reims, Hôpital Robert Debré, Reims, France
- UFR Médecine, SFR CAP Santé EA 4687, Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El-Manar, El-Manar II, Tunisie
- Laboratoire de Recherche Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement, Institut Supérieur des Sciences et Technologies de l'Environnement de Borj-Cedria, Technopôle de Borj-Cedria, Université de Carthage, Hammam-Lif, Tunisie
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Potter RF, D'Souza AW, Dantas G. The rapid spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Drug Resist Updat 2016; 29:30-46. [PMID: 27912842 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Carbapenems, our one-time silver bullet for multidrug resistant bacterial infections, are now threatened by widespread dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Successful expansion of Enterobacteriaceae clonal groups and frequent horizontal gene transfer of carbapenemase expressing plasmids are causing increasing carbapenem resistance. Recent advances in genetic and phenotypic detection facilitate global surveillance of CRE diversity and prevalence. In particular, whole genome sequencing enabled efficient tracking, annotation, and study of genetic elements colocalized with carbapenemase genes on chromosomes and on plasmids. Improved characterization helps detail the co-occurrence of other antibiotic resistance genes in CRE isolates and helps identify pan-drug resistance mechanisms. The novel β-lactamase inhibitor, avibactam, combined with ceftazidime or aztreonam, is a promising CRE treatment compared to current colistin or tigecycline regimens. To halt increasing CRE-associated morbidity and mortality, we must continue quality, cooperative monitoring and urgently investigate novel treatments.
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- Robert F Potter
- Center for Genome Sciences and System Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4515 McKinley Avenue, Campus Box 8510, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Genome Sciences and System Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4515 McKinley Avenue, Campus Box 8510, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Genome Sciences and System Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4515 McKinley Avenue, Campus Box 8510, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in Saint Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA; Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Clinical features and molecular epidemiology of plasmid-mediated DHA-type AmpC β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae blood culture isolates, Hong Kong. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2016; 7:37-42. [PMID: 27568104 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Knowledge of risk factors and clinical characteristics of bacteraemia caused by plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase (pAmpC)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (pAmpC-Kp) is not well described. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with K. pneumoniae bacteraemia in three Hong Kong regional hospitals. Demographic and clinical data were retrieved from medical records. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were performed for molecular epidemiology. A total of 109 patients were included, divided into four groups: bacteraemia due to K. pneumoniae with (i) DHA-type pAmpC (n=23), (ii) extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) (n=37), (iii) DHA-type pAmpC+ESBL (n=26) and (iv) controls (n=23). Nursing home residence was independently associated with pAmpC-Kp bacteraemia compared with ESBL-Kp bacteraemia [adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=7.13, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.36-37.54] and controls (aOR=41.47, 95% CI 4.55-377.75). Compared with controls, patients with pAmpC-Kp bacteraemia also suffered from more severe illness [median Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores 16 and 25, respectively; P=0.006]. Importantly, the pAmpC group received discordant empirical antimicrobial therapy more frequently (OR=24.00, 95% CI 5.01-114.97), resulting in higher 7-day mortality (OR=20.17, 95% CI 2.32-175.67) and 30-day mortality (OR 4.68, 95% CI 1.29-16.98). PFGE detected six pulsotypes, corresponding to the predominant sequence type 11. Severity of illness and mortality of patients with bacteraemia caused by pAmpC-Kp were high. Patients who are nursing home residents presenting nosocomial sepsis should be treated with broad-spectrum antimicrobials.
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Kis Z, Tóth Á, Jánvári L, Damjanova I. Countrywide dissemination of a DHA-1-type plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 international high-risk clone in Hungary, 2009-2013. J Med Microbiol 2016; 65:1020-1027. [PMID: 27375036 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The first plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (pAmpC KP) isolate was detected in December 2009 in Hungary. Hungarian microbiological laboratories were asked to send all KP strains showing cefoxitin resistance and decreased susceptibility or resistance to any third-generation cephalosporins to the Reference Laboratories at the National Center for Epidemiology. Investigation was conducted in order to outline spatio-temporal distribution and genetic characterization of pAmpC-KP isolates in Hungary. Between December 2009 and December 2013, 312 consecutive KP clinical isolates were confirmed as producing pAmpCs. All isolates showed resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones, and 77 % were non-susceptible to at least one carbapenem. Analysis of β-lactamase genes showed blaDHA-1 in all and additionally blaCTX-M-15 in 90 % of isolates. PFGE typing revealed 12 pulsotypes; of these, KP053 (262/312) and KP070 (38/312) belonged to sequence type ST11 and comprised 96 % of the isolates. The blaDHA-1 and blaCTX-M-15 co-producing KP053/ST11 clone affected 234 patients and spread to 55 healthcare centres across Hungary during the study period. Three KP053 isolates were also resistant to colistin. In two of these, the mgrB gene was truncated by IS10R, while in the third isolate, insertional inactivation of mgrB by ISKPn14 was identified. Hungary is the first European country showing endemic spread of blaDHA-1 facilitated by the international high-risk clone ST11. The rapid countrywide spread of this multidrug-resistant clone seriously endangers Hungarian healthcare facilities and warrants strengthening of infection control practices and prudent use of carbapenems and colistin.
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- Zoltán Kis
- National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
- European Program for Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
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- National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
- European Program for Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
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Klebsiella pneumoniae causes a wide range of infections, including pneumonias, urinary tract infections, bacteremias, and liver abscesses. Historically, K. pneumoniae has caused serious infection primarily in immunocompromised individuals, but the recent emergence and spread of hypervirulent strains have broadened the number of people susceptible to infections to include those who are healthy and immunosufficient. Furthermore, K. pneumoniae strains have become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, rendering infection by these strains very challenging to treat. The emergence of hypervirulent and antibiotic-resistant strains has driven a number of recent studies. Work has described the worldwide spread of one drug-resistant strain and a host defense axis, interleukin-17 (IL-17), that is important for controlling infection. Four factors, capsule, lipopolysaccharide, fimbriae, and siderophores, have been well studied and are important for virulence in at least one infection model. Several other factors have been less well characterized but are also important in at least one infection model. However, there is a significant amount of heterogeneity in K. pneumoniae strains, and not every factor plays the same critical role in all virulent Klebsiella strains. Recent studies have identified additional K. pneumoniae virulence factors and led to more insights about factors important for the growth of this pathogen at a variety of tissue sites. Many of these genes encode proteins that function in metabolism and the regulation of transcription. However, much work is left to be done in characterizing these newly discovered factors, understanding how infections differ between healthy and immunocompromised patients, and identifying attractive bacterial or host targets for treating these infections.
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Lee CR, Lee JH, Park KS, Kim YB, Jeong BC, Lee SH. Global Dissemination of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: Epidemiology, Genetic Context, Treatment Options, and Detection Methods. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:895. [PMID: 27379038 PMCID: PMC4904035 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 456] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens poses a serious threat to public health worldwide. In particular, the increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major source of concern. K. pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) and carbapenemases of the oxacillinase-48 (OXA-48) type have been reported worldwide. New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) carbapenemases were originally identified in Sweden in 2008 and have spread worldwide rapidly. In this review, we summarize the epidemiology of K. pneumoniae producing three carbapenemases (KPCs, NDMs, and OXA-48-like). Although the prevalence of each resistant strain varies geographically, K. pneumoniae producing KPCs, NDMs, and OXA-48-like carbapenemases have become rapidly disseminated. In addition, we used recently published molecular and genetic studies to analyze the mechanisms by which these three carbapenemases, and major K. pneumoniae clones, such as ST258 and ST11, have become globally prevalent. Because carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae are often resistant to most β-lactam antibiotics and many other non-β-lactam molecules, the therapeutic options available to treat infection with these strains are limited to colistin, polymyxin B, fosfomycin, tigecycline, and selected aminoglycosides. Although, combination therapy has been recommended for the treatment of severe carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae infections, the clinical evidence for this strategy is currently limited, and more accurate randomized controlled trials will be required to establish the most effective treatment regimen. Moreover, because rapid and accurate identification of the carbapenemase type found in K. pneumoniae may be difficult to achieve through phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility tests, novel molecular detection techniques are currently being developed.
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- Chang-Ro Lee
- National Leading Research Laboratory of Drug Resistance Proteomics, Department of Biological Sciences, Myongji University Yongin, South Korea
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- National Leading Research Laboratory of Drug Resistance Proteomics, Department of Biological Sciences, Myongji University Yongin, South Korea
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- National Leading Research Laboratory of Drug Resistance Proteomics, Department of Biological Sciences, Myongji University Yongin, South Korea
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- Division of STEM, North Shore Community College, Danvers MA, USA
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- National Leading Research Laboratory of Drug Resistance Proteomics, Department of Biological Sciences, Myongji University Yongin, South Korea
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- National Leading Research Laboratory of Drug Resistance Proteomics, Department of Biological Sciences, Myongji University Yongin, South Korea
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Ahn C, Yoon SS, Yong TS, Jeong SH, Lee K. The Resistance Mechanism and Clonal Distribution of Tigecycline-Nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Korea. Yonsei Med J 2016; 57:641-6. [PMID: 26996563 PMCID: PMC4800353 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Tigecycline is one of the drugs used to treat multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) infections, including complicated skin and soft tissue infections, complicated intra-abdominal infection, and community-acquired pneumonia in the Republic of Korea. However, since its commercial release, K. pneumoniae resistance against tigecycline has been reported, and there is a serious concern about the spread of tigecycline resistant bacteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we collected and analyzed 342 isolates from 23 hospitals in the Republic of Korea to determine the mechanisms of tigecycline susceptibility and their clonal types. The hospitals include several from each province in the Republic of Korea, except Jeju, an island province, and nonsusceptibility among the isolates was tested by the disk diffusion method. In our lab, susceptibility was checked again using the broth dilution method, and clonal types were determined using the multilocus sequence typing protocol. Real-time PCR was performed to measure the ramR mutation in the isolates nonsusceptible to tigecycline, which would suggest an increased expression of the AcrAB multidrug pump. RESULTS Fifty-six K. pneumoniae isolates were found to be nonsusceptible, 16% of the 342 collected. Twenty-seven and nine isolates of the tigecycline nonsusceptible isolates had mutations in the ramR and rpsJ genes, respectively; while 18 nonsusceptible isolates harbored the tetA gene. Comparison of isolates with and without ramR mutation showed a significant statistical difference (p<0.05) for expression of AcrAB. Moreover, the most common clonal types, as observed in our study, appear to be ST11 and ST789. CONCLUSION Several dominate clonal types infer tigecycline resistance to K. pneumoniae, including ST11, ST768, ST15, ST23, ST48, and ST307. There does not seem to be a transferrable medium, such as plasmid, for the resistance yet, although mutation of the ramR gene may be a common event, accounting for 48% of the nonsusceptibility in this study.
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- Chulsoo Ahn
- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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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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Predictability of Phenotype in Relation to Common β-Lactam Resistance Mechanisms in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 54:1243-50. [PMID: 26912748 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02153-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The minimal concentration of antibiotic required to inhibit the growth of different isolates of a given species with no acquired resistance mechanisms has a normal distribution. We have previously shown that the presence or absence of transmissible antibiotic resistance genes has excellent predictive power for phenotype. In this study, we analyzed the distribution of six β-lactam antibiotic susceptibility phenotypes associated with commonly acquired resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae in Sydney, Australia. Escherichia coli (n = 200) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 178) clinical isolates, with relevant transmissible resistance genes (blaTEM, n = 33; plasmid AmpC, n = 69; extended-spectrum β-lactamase [ESBL], n = 116; and carbapenemase, n = 100), were characterized. A group of 60 isolates with no phenotypic resistance to any antibiotics tested and carrying none of the important β-lactamase genes served as comparators. The MICs for all drug-bacterium combinations had a normal distribution, varying only in the presence of additional genes relevant to the phenotype or, for ertapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae, with a loss or change in the outer membrane porin protein OmpK36. We demonstrated mutations in ompK36 or absence of OmpK36 in all isolates in which reduced susceptibility to ertapenem (MIC, >1 mg/liter) was evident. Ertapenem nonsusceptibility in K. pneumoniae was most common in the context of an OmpK36 variant with an ESBL or AmpC gene. Surveillance strategies to define appropriate antimicrobial therapies should include genotype-phenotype relationships for all major transmissible resistance genes and the characterization of mutations in relevant porins in organisms, like K. pneumoniae.
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Cheng L, Cao XL, Zhang ZF, Ning MZ, Xu XJ, Zhou W, Chen JH, Zhang JH, Shen H, Zhang K. Clonal dissemination of KPC-2 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 clone with high prevalence of oqxAB and rmtB in a tertiary hospital in China: results from a 3-year period. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2016; 15:1. [PMID: 26786830 PMCID: PMC4717588 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-015-0109-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) strains have emerged as a major problem for healthcare systems. The aim of this study was to determine the circulating clones and analyze the clinical and molecular characteristics of CPKP in our hospital. Methods A total of 74 carbapenemase producers collected from our hospital from 2012 to 2014 were analyzed for the
prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBLs), plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes (PMQRs), exogenously acquired 16S rRNA methyltransferase (16S-RMTase), and plasmid-mediated AmpC enzyme (pAmpCs) by PCR and DNA sequencing. The sequence types (STs) of the carbapenemase producers were analyzed by multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). And Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was performed to investigate the genetic relationship of KPC-2 producing strains. Clinical data were retrieved from the medical records. Results KPC-2 (n = 72) was the predominant enzyme followed by NDM-1 (n = 2); The genes blaCTX-M, blaSHV, blaTEM-1, blaDHA-1, rmtB, armA, oqxA, oqxB, and qnrB were present in 29 (39.2 %), 27 (36.5 %), 46 (62.2 %), 2 (2.7 %), 25 (33.8 %), 1 (1.4 %), 60 (81.1 %) and 56 (75.7 %), 6 (8.1 %) isolates, respectively. MLST analysis revealed 10 different STs. The most dominant ST was ST11 (78.4 %, 58/74), followed by ST15 (8.1 %, 6/74). PFGE patterns of the KPC-2 producing K. pneumoniae isolates exhibited clonal dissemination of ST11 and ST15 clones as well as a genetic diversity of the remaining strains. Conclusion The intra- and inter-hospital cross-transmission of KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae ST11 co-carrying oqxAB and rmtB in our hospital strongly suggested that rapid identification of colonized or infected patients and screening of carriers is quite necessary to prevent a scenario of endemicity.
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- Li Cheng
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road, 321#, Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Romania: A Six-Month Survey. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143214. [PMID: 26599338 PMCID: PMC4658179 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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This study presents the first characterization of carbapenem-non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates by means of a structured six-month survey performed in Romania as part of an Europe-wide investigation. Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from different anatomical sites were tested for antibiotic susceptibility by phenotypic methods and confirmed by PCR for the presence of four carbapenemase genes. Genome macrorestriction fingerprinting with XbaI was used to analyze the relatedness of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected from eight hospitals. Among 75 non-susceptible isolates, 65 were carbapenemase producers. The most frequently identified genotype was OXA-48 (n = 51 isolates), eight isolates were positive for blaNDM-1 gene, four had the blaKPC-2 gene, whereas two were positive for blaVIM-1. The analysis of PFGE profiles of OXA-48 and NDM-1 producing K. pneumoniae suggests inter-hospitals and regional transmission of epidemic clones. This study presents the first description of K. pneumoniae strains harbouring blaKPC-2 and blaVIM-1 genes in Romania. The results of this study highlight the urgent need for the strengthening of hospital infection control measures in Romania in order to curb the further spread of the antibiotic resistance.
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Cooccurrence of Multiple AmpC β-Lactamases in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis in Tunisia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 60:44-51. [PMID: 26459902 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00828-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Over a period of 40 months, plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases were detected in Tunis, Tunisia, in 78 isolates (0.59%) of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis. In 67 isolates, only one ampC gene was detected, i.e., blaCMY-2-type (n = 33), blaACC (n = 23), blaDHA (n = 6) or blaEBC (n = 5). Multiple ampC genes were detected in 11 isolates, with the following distribution: blaMOX-2, blaFOX-3, and blaCMY-4/16 (n = 6), blaFOX-3 and blaMOX-2 (n = 3), and blaCMY-4 and blaMOX-2 (n = 2). A great variety of plasmids carrying these genes was found, independently of the species and the bla gene. If the genetic context of blaCMY-2-type is variable, that of blaMOX-2, reported in part previously, is unique and that of blaFOX-3 is unique and new.
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Jamal WY, Albert MJ, Khodakhast F, Poirel L, Rotimi VO. Emergence of New Sequence Type OXA-48 Carbapenemase-ProducingEnterobacteriaceaein Kuwait. Microb Drug Resist 2015; 21:329-34. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2014.0123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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- Wafaa Y. Jamal
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
- Microbiology Unit, Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
- Microbiology Unit, Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
- Microbiology Unit, Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
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- Medical and Molecular Microbiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- INSERM U914, South-Paris Medical School, K.-Bicêtre, Paris, France
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
- Microbiology Unit, Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
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Kim HK, Park JS, Sung H, Kim MN. Further Modification of the Modified Hodge Test for Detecting Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Ann Lab Med 2015; 35:298-305. [PMID: 25932437 PMCID: PMC4390697 DOI: 10.3343/alm.2015.35.3.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Revised: 08/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The modified Hodge test (MHT) was designed to detect carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). This study evaluated variables to improve the performance of MHT. Methods Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolated from November 2010 to March 2013 at the Asan Medical Center, were evaluated, including 33 metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producers and 103 non-CPEs. MHT was performed by using two carbapenem disks (ertapenem and meropenem; Becton Dickinson, USA), three media (Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA), MacConkey agar (MAC), and zinc-enriched MHA), and two inoculums (0.5-McFarland [McF] suspension and a 10-fold dilution of it.) PCR was performed to detect β-lactamase genes of the MBL, AmpC, and CTX-M types. Results The sensitivity of MHT for detecting New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) producers was highest using ertapenem and 0.5-McF, 52.0% on MHA and 68.0% on MAC, respectively. NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (NDMKP) were detected with higher sensitivity on MAC (78.6%) vs. MHA (28.6%) (P=0.016), but VIM-producing Enterobacter, Citrobacter, and Serratia were detected with higher sensitivity on MHA (78.5%) vs. MAC (14.3%) (P=0.004). MBL producers were consistently identified with lower sensitivity using meropenem vs. ertapenem, 39.4% vs. 60.6% (P=0.0156), respectively. The effects of zinc and inoculum size were insignificant. Enterobacter aerogenes producing unspecified AmpC frequently demonstrated false positives, 66.7% with ertapenem and 22.2% with meropenem. Conclusions The MHT should be adjusted for the local distribution of species and the carbapenemase type of MBL producers. MAC and ertapenem are preferable for assessing NDMKP, but MHA is better for VIM. Laboratory physicians should be aware of the limited sensitivity of MHT and its relatively high false-positive rate.
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- Hyun-Ki Kim
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Lee Y, Kim CK, Chung HS, Yong D, Jeong SH, Lee K, Chong Y. Increasing carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli and decreasing metallo-β-lactamase producers over eight years from Korea. Yonsei Med J 2015; 56:572-7. [PMID: 25684011 PMCID: PMC4329374 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.2.572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The trends and types of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli were analyzed from clinical specimens collected between 2005 and 2012 at a Korean teaching hospital. The proportions of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. increased markedly to 66%. Metallo-β-lactamase producers significantly decreased and the majority shifted from the bla(VIM-2) type to the bla(IMP-1) type.
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- Yangsoon Lee
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Rossolini GM, Arena F, Pecile P, Pollini S. Update on the antibiotic resistance crisis. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2014; 18:56-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2014.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Compain F, Decré D, Fulgencio JP, Berraho S, Arlet G, Verdet C. Molecular characterization of DHA-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected during a 4-year period in an intensive care unit. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 80:159-61. [PMID: 25053201 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Seventeen Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing DHA-1 β-lactamase were collected in an intensive care unit between 2006 and 2010. Molecular analysis revealed the predominance of ST48 and ST1263 clones of K. pneumoniae and the spread of DHA-1-encoding plasmids belonging to incompatibility group IncL/M or IncHI2.
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- Fabrice Compain
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Faculté de Médecine, Site Saint-Antoine, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, ER8, Paris, France.
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Faculté de Médecine, Site Saint-Antoine, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, ER8, Paris, France; Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Faculté de Médecine, Site Saint-Antoine, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, ER8, Paris, France
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Faculté de Médecine, Site Saint-Antoine, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, ER8, Paris, France; Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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Little ML, Qin X, Zerr DM, Weissman SJ. Molecular epidemiology of colonizing and disease-causing Klebsiella pneumoniae in paediatric patients. J Med Microbiol 2014; 63:610-616. [PMID: 24464691 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.063354-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae causes a range of clinical disease in paediatric patients and is of increasing concern due to growing antibiotic resistance, yet little is known about the relative distribution of commensal and pathogens throughout the population structure of K. pneumoniae. We conducted a prospective, observational study of 92 isolates from Seattle Children's Hospital, including 49 disease isolates from blood and urine (13 and 36 isolates, respectively) and 43 colonization isolates from stool. Susceptibility to 20 antimicrobials was evaluated using disc diffusion, VITEK 2 and Etest. Strain relatedness was investigated using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Demographic and clinical characteristics were largely similar between disease and colonization cohorts, with 85.7 and 74.4 % of disease and colonization cohort patients, respectively, having an underlying medical condition; the sole exception was a relative abundance of patients with urologic or renal abnormalities in the disease cohort, consistent with the predominance of urine specimens among the disease isolates. With regard to antibiotic susceptibility properties, no significant differences were noted between the disease and colonization cohorts. Using molecular analysis, 71 unique sequence types (STs) were distinguished, with novel MLST findings evident in both cohorts; 43 (46.7 %) isolates represented novel STs, including 22 with a novel allele sequence. Thirteen STs contained multiple isolates and all seven isolates with resistance to three or more antibiotic classes were within one of four multirepresentative STs. This study demonstrates that nearly half of paediatric Klebsiella isolates represent novel STs, with clustering of multidrug resistance within specific STs. These findings expand our understanding of the intersection of bacterial population structure, human colonization ecology and multidrug resistance in K. pneumoniae.
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- Malaika L Little
- University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Laboratory Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA, USA
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Tsai YK, Liou CH, Fung CP, Lin JC, Siu LK. Single or in combination antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of Klebsiella pneumoniae contribute to varied susceptibility to different carbapenems. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79640. [PMID: 24265784 PMCID: PMC3827147 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Resistance to carbapenems has been documented by the production of carbapenemase or the loss of porins combined with extended-spectrum β-lactamases or AmpC β-lactamases. However, no complete comparisons have been made regarding the contributions of each resistance mechanism towards carbapenem resistance. In this study, we genetically engineered mutants of Klebsiella pneumoniae with individual and combined resistance mechanisms, and then compared each resistance mechanism in response to ertapenem, imipenem, meropenem, doripenem and other antibiotics. Among the four studied carbapenems, ertapenem was the least active against the loss of porins, cephalosporinases and carbapenemases. In addition to the production of KPC-2 or NDM-1 alone, resistance to all four carbapenems could also be conferred by the loss of two major porins, OmpK35 and OmpK36, combined with CTX-M-15 or DHA-1 with its regulator AmpR. Because the loss of OmpK35/36 alone or the loss of a single porin combined with bla CTX-M-15 or bla DHA-1-ampR expression was only sufficient for ertapenem resistance, our results suggest that carbapenems other than ertapenem should still be effective against these strains and laboratory testing for non-susceptibility to other carbapenems should improve the accurate identification of these isolates.
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- Yu-Kuo Tsai
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Large oligoclonal outbreak due to Klebsiella pneumoniae ST14 and ST26 producing the FOX-7 AmpC β-lactamase in a neonatal intensive care unit. J Clin Microbiol 2013; 51:4067-72. [PMID: 24088849 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01982-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A large outbreak caused by expanded-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESCRKP) was observed in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in central Italy. The outbreak involved 127 neonates (99 colonizations and 28 infections, with seven cases of sepsis and two deaths) over a period of more than 2 years (February 2008 to April 2010). Characterization of the 92 nonredundant isolates that were available for further investigation revealed that all of them except one produced the FOX-7 AmpC-type β-lactamase and belonged to either sequence type 14 (ST14) or ST26. All of the FOX-7-positive isolates were resistant to cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and piperacillin-tazobactam, while 76% were susceptible to cefepime, 98% to ertapenem, 99% to meropenem, and 100% to imipenem. The two carbapenem-nonsusceptible isolates had alterations in the genes encoding outer membrane proteins K35 and K36, which resulted in truncated and likely nonfunctional proteins. The outbreak was eventually controlled by the reinforcement of infection control measures based on a multitiered interventional approach. This is the first report of a large NICU outbreak caused by ESCRKP producing an AmpC-type enzyme. This study demonstrates that AmpC-type enzyme-producing strains can cause large outbreaks with significant morbidity and mortality effects (the mortality rate at 14 days was 28.5% for episodes of sepsis), and it underscores the role of laboratory-based surveillance and infection control measures to contain similar episodes.
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Park MJ, Kim TK, Song W, Kim JS, Kim HS, Lee J. An Increase in the clinical isolation of acquired AmpC β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Korea from 2007 to 2010. Ann Lab Med 2013; 33:353-5. [PMID: 24003426 PMCID: PMC3756240 DOI: 10.3343/alm.2013.33.5.353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We investigated the occurrence and genetic basis of AmpC β-lactamase (AmpC)-mediated antibiotic resistance, by examining Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis isolates at a university hospital, from 2007 to 2010. The ampC genes were detected by multiplex AmpC PCR, and AmpC-positive strains were subjected to DNA sequencing. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production was assessed using the ESBL disk test based on the utilization of boronic acid. Carbapenem-resistant isolates were further investigated by the modified Hodge test, a carbapenemase inhibition test and SDS-PAGE experiments. AmpC expression was detected in 1.6% of E. coli (39 DHA-1, 45 CMY-2, and 1 CMY-1) isolates, 7.2% of K. pneumoniae (39 DHA-1, 45 CMY-2, and 1 CMY-1) isolates, and 2.5% of P. mirabilis (8 CMY-2 and 1 CMY-1) isolates. Of the 198 acquired AmpC producers, 58 isolates (29.3%) also produced an ESBL enzyme. Among the acquired AmpC-producing K. pneumoniae isolates, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) MIC50/MIC90 values for cefoxitin, cefotaxime, cefepime, imipenem, and meropenem were >32/>32, 16/>32, 1/16, 0.25/0.5, and <0.125/0.125 µg/mL, respectively. The MIC values for carbapenem were ≥2 µg/mL for 2 K. pneumoniae isolates, both of which carried the blaDHA-1 gene with a loss of OmpK36 expression, but were negative for carbapenemase production. The acquisition of AmpC-mediated resistance in K. pneumoniae isolates increased, as did the proportion of AmpC and ESBL co-producers among the hospital isolates. The accurate identification of isolates producing AmpCs and ESBLs may aid in infection control and will assist physicians in selecting an appropriate antibiotic regimen.
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- Min-Jeong Park
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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Park YJ, Song W. Strategies for Interpretive Standards of β-Lactams Susceptibility Testing and Identification of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases and Carbapenemases inEnterobacteriaceae. ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.5145/acm.2013.16.3.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Yeon-Joon Park
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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Ma L, Lu PL, Siu LK, Hsieh MH. Molecular typing and resistance mechanisms of imipenem-non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan: results from the Taiwan surveillance of antibiotic resistance (TSAR) study, 2002-2009. J Med Microbiol 2012; 62:101-107. [PMID: 23002067 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.050492-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We investigated the molecular mechanisms and clonality of imipenem-non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected during a Taiwan national surveillance programme, between 2002 and 2009. Genes for carbapenemases, plasmid-borne ampC-type genes and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes were analysed by PCR. The major porin channels OmpK35 and OmpK36 were studied by SDS-PAGE. Molecular typing was performed with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). Our study revealed that all 29 of the isolates tested were ESBL producers. Of the K. pneumoniae isolates collected in Taiwan from 2002 to 2009, most (84.6 %, 11/13) imipenem-resistant (MIC >2 mg l(-1)) isolates carried the bla(IMP-8) gene. Isolates with an imipenem MIC of 2 mg l(-1) produced ESBLs with or without DHA-1 in combination with OmpK35/36 loss. PFGE analysis revealed that six small clusters of isolates were clonally related. The MLST grouping results were in concordance with the PFGE results. The predominant sequence types (ST) were ST11, ST48 and ST101. Two novel STs, ST1033 and ST1034, were found. The dominant clone in Taiwan, ST11, has been reported worldwide to be associated with various resistance mechanisms.
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- Ling Ma
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ROC
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- College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Basic Medicine Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.,National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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Nordmann P, Dortet L, Poirel L. Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: here is the storm! Trends Mol Med 2012; 18:263-72. [PMID: 22480775 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2012.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 678] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The current worldwide emergence of resistance to the powerful antibiotic carbapenem in Enterobacteriaceae constitutes an important growing public health threat. Sporadic outbreaks or endemic situations with enterobacterial isolates not susceptible to carbapenems are now reported not only in hospital settings but also in the community. Acquired class A (KPC), class B (IMP, VIM, NDM), or class D (OXA-48, OXA-181) carbapenemases, are the most important determinants sustaining resistance to carbapenems. The corresponding genes are mostly plasmid-located and associated with various mobile genetic structures (insertion sequences, integrons, transposons), further enhancing their spread. This review summarizes the current knowledge on carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae, including activity, distribution, clinical impact, and possible novel antibiotic pathways.
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- Patrice Nordmann
- Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, INSERM U914 Emerging Resistance to Antibiotic, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine Paris Sud, K.-Bicêtre, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Cedex, France.
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