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He P, Huang S, Wang R, Yang Y, Yang S, Wang Y, Qi M, Li J, Liu X, Zhang X, Feng M. Novel nitroxoline derivative combating resistant bacterial infections through outer membrane disruption and competitive NDM-1 inhibition. Emerg Microbes Infect 2024; 13:2294854. [PMID: 38085067 PMCID: PMC10829846 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2294854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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ABSTRACTNew Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) has rapidly disseminated worldwide, leading to multidrug resistance and worse clinical prognosis. Designing and developing effective NDM-1 inhibitors is a critical and urgent challenge. In this study, we constructed a library of long-lasting nitroxoline derivatives and identified ASN-1733 as a promising dual-functional antibiotic. ASN-1733 can effectively compete for Ca2+ on the bacterial surface, causing the detachment of lipopolysaccharides (LPS), thereby compromising the outer membrane integrity and permeability and exhibiting broad-spectrum bactericidal activity. Moreover, ASN-1733 demonstrated wider therapeutic applications than nitroxoline in mouse sepsis, thigh and mild abdominal infections. Furthermore, ASN-1733 can effectively inhibit the hydrolytic capability of NDM-1 and exhibits synergistic killing effects in combination with meropenem against NDM-1 positive bacteria. Mechanistic studies using enzymatic experiments and computer simulations revealed that ASN-1733 can bind to key residues on Loop10 of NDM-1, hindering substrate entry into the enzyme's active site and achieving potent inhibitory activity (Ki = 0.22 µM), even in the presence of excessive Zn2+. These findings elucidate the antibacterial mechanism of nitroxoline and its derivatives, expand their potential application in the field of antibacterial agents and provide new insights into the development of novel NDM-1 inhibitors.
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- Peng He
- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Medicines & Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Immunotherapeutics, Fudan University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Liang B, Chen Y, Liang Z, Li X, Cai H, Lai H, Zhong H, Xie Y, Huang L, Gao F, Long Y. Molecular characteristics and evaluation of the phenotypic detection of carbapenemases among Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas via whole genome sequencing. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1357289. [PMID: 39027138 PMCID: PMC11254758 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1357289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Background/purposes The continuously increasing carbapenem resistance within Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas poses a threat to public health, nevertheless, the molecular characteristics of which in southern China still remain limited. And carbapenemase identification is a key factor in effective early therapy of carbapenem-resistant bacteria infections. We aimed to determine the molecular characteristics of these pathogens and compare commercial combined disc tests (CDTs) with the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) and EDTA-CIM (eCIM) in detecting and distinguishing carbapenemases using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Methods A total of 78 Enterobacterales, 30 Pseudomonas were obtained from two tertiary hospitals in southern China. Susceptibility tests were conducted using an automated VITEK2 compact system with confirmation via the Kirby-Bauer method. The WGS was conducted on all clinical isolates and the molecular characteristics were analyzed by screening the whole genome sequences. CDTs with or without cloxacillin, mCIM, and eCIM, were performed and compared by taking WGS results as the benchmark. Results A total of 103 carbapenem non-susceptible and 5 carbapenem susceptible bacteria were determined, with Klebsiella pneumoniae (42.7%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (23.3%) and Escherichia coli (18.4%) being most prevalent. Carbapenemase genes were detected in 58 (56.3%) of the 103 carbapenem-non-susceptible clinical isolates, including 46 NDM, 6 KPC, 3 IMP, 1 IPM+VIM,1NDM+KPC, and 1 OXA-181. Carbapenemase-producing isolates were detected more frequently in Enterobacterales (76.3%). Among K. pneumoniae, the major sequence types were st307 and st11, while among E. coli and P. aeruginosa, the most prevalent ones were st410 and st242 respectively. For carbapenemase detection in Enterobacterales, the mCIM method achieved 100.00% (95% CI, 92.13-100.00%) sensitivity and 94.44% (70.63-99.71%) specificity (kappa, 0.96); for Pseudomonas, detection sensitivity was 100% (5.46-100.00%), and 100% (84.50-100.00%) specificity (kappa, 0.65). Commercial CDT carbapenemase detection sensitivity for Enterobacterales was 96.49% (86.84-99.39%), and 95.24% (74.13-99.75%) specificity (kappa, 0.90); for Pseudomonas, carbapenemase detection sensitivity was 100.00% (5.46-100.00%) and 37.93% (21.30-57.64%) specificity (kappa, 0.04). When cloxacillin testing was added, CDT specificity reached 84.61% (64.27-94.95%). Conclusion The molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-non-susceptible isolates from pediatric patients in Southern China exhibited distinctive characteristics. Both the mCIM-eCIM combination and CDT methods effectively detected and differentiated carbapenemases among Enterobacterales isolates, and the former performed better than CDT among Pseudomonas.
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- Bingshao Liang
- Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China
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- KingMed School of Laboratory Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, The First People’s Hospital of Zhaoqing, Zhaoqing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China
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Jian C, Ye C, Guo T, Hao J, Ding Y, Xiao X, Xie W, Zeng Z, Liu J. Emergence of aztreonam/avibactam and tigecycline-resistant Pseudomonas putida group Co-producing bla IMP-1, bla AFM-4 and bla OXA-1041 with a novel sequence type ST268 in Southwestern China. Microb Pathog 2024; 192:106668. [PMID: 38697232 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas putida (CRPP) has raised public awareness. This study investigated two strains from the Pseudomonas putida group that were resistant to carbapenem, tigecycline, and aztreonam-avibactam (ATM-AVI), with a focus on their microbial and genomic characteristics. METHODS We assessed the antibiotic resistance profile using broth dilution, disk diffusion, and E-test methods. Efflux pump phenotype testing and real-time quantitative PCR were employed to evaluate efflux pump activity in tigecycline resistance, while polymerase chain reaction was utilized to detect common carbapenem genes. Additionally, whole-genome sequencing was performed to analyze genomic characteristics. The transferability of blaIMP-1 and blaAFM-4 was assessed through a conjugation experiment. Furthermore, growth kinetics and biofilm formation were examined using growth curves and crystal violet staining. RESULTS Both strains demonstrated resistance to carbapenem, tigecycline, and ATM-AVI. Notably, NMP can restore sensitivity to tigecycline. Subsequent analysis revealed that they co-produced blaIMP-1, blaAFM-4, tmexCD-toprJ, and blaOXA-1041, belonging to a novel sequence type ST268. Although they were closely related on the phylogenetic tree, they exhibited different levels of virulence. Genetic environment analysis indicated variations compared to prior studies, particularly regarding the blaIMP-1 and blaAFM-4 genes, which showed limited horizontal transferability. Moreover, it was observed that temperature exerted a specific influence on their biological factors. CONCLUSION We initially identified two P. putida ST268 strains co-producing blaIMP-1, blaAFM-4, blaOXA-1041, and tmexCD-toprJ. The resistance to tigecycline and ATM-AVI can be attributed to the presence of multiple drug resistance determinants. These findings underscore the significance of P. putida as a reservoir for novel antibiotic resistance genes. Therefore, it is imperative to develop alternative antibiotic therapies and establish effective monitoring of bacterial resistance.
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- Chunxia Jian
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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Chirabhundhu N, Luk-In S, Phuadraksa T, Wichit S, Chatsuwan T, Wannigama DL, Yainoy S. Occurrence and mechanisms of tigecycline resistance in carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Thailand. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5215. [PMID: 38433246 PMCID: PMC10909888 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55705-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Tigecycline has been regarded as one of the most important last-resort antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria, particularly carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (C-C-RKP). However, reports on tigecycline resistance have been growing. Overall, ~ 4000 K. pneumoniae clinical isolates were collected over a five-year period (2017-2021), in which 240 isolates of C-C-RKP were investigated. Most of these isolates (91.7%) were resistant to tigecycline. Notably, a high-risk clone of ST16 was predominantly identified, which was associated with the co-harboring of blaNDM-1 and blaOXA-232 genes. Their major mechanism of tigecycline resistance was the overexpression of efflux pump acrB gene and its regulator RamA, which was caused by mutations in RamR (M184V, Y59C, I141T, A28T, C99/C100 insertion), in RamR binding site (PI) of ramA gene (C139T), in MarR (S82G), and/or in AcrR (L154R, R13Q). Interestingly, four isolates of ST147 carried the mutated tet(A) efflux pump gene. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the prevalence and mechanisms of tigecycline resistance in C-C-RKP isolated from Thailand. The high incidence of tigecycline resistance observed among C-C-RKP in this study reflects an ongoing evolution of XDR bacteria against the last-resort antibiotics, which demands urgent action.
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- Nachat Chirabhundhu
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Biofilms and Antimicrobial Resistance Consortium of ODA Receiving Countries, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Pathogen Hunter's Research Collaborative Team, Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
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Zhou Y, Wu X, Wu C, Zhou P, Yang Y, Wang B, Xu Y, Zhao H, Guo Y, Yu J, Yu F. Emergence of KPC-2 and NDM-5-coproducing hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with high-risk sequence types ST11 and ST15. mSphere 2024; 9:e0061223. [PMID: 38193656 PMCID: PMC10826354 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00612-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2 (KPC-2) and New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-coproducing hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-2-NDM-hv-CRKP) poses a certain threat to public health. Currently, only a few sporadic reports of such double-positive hv-CRKPs were available. In this study, we isolated two KPC-2-NDM-5-hv-CRKPs from elderly patients with serious underlying diseases and poor prognoses. We found both FK3122 and FK3127 were typical multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates, exhibiting high-level resistance to both carbapenems and novel β-lactamase inhibitors ceftazidime/avibactam. Notably, FK3122 is even resistant to cefiderocol due to multiple blaNDM-5 elements. Besides the MDR phenotype, A549 human lung epithelial cells and Galleria mellonella infection model all indicated that FK3122 and FK3127 were highly pathogenic. According to the whole-genome sequencing analysis, we observed over 10 resistant elements, and the uncommon co-existence of blaKPC-2, blaNDM-5, and virulence plasmids in both two isolates. Both virulence plasmids identified in FK3122 and FK3127 shared a high identity with classical virulence plasmid pK2044, harboring specific hypervirulent factors: rmpA and iuc operon. We also found that the resistance and virulence plasmids in FK3127 could not only be transferred to Escherichia coli EC600 independently but also together as a co-transfer, which was additionally confirmed by the S1-pulsed-field gel electrophoresis plasmid profile. Moreover, polymorphic mobile genetic elements were found surrounding resistance genes, which may stimulate the mobilization of resistance genes and result in the duplication of these elements. Considering the combination of high pathogenicity, limited therapy options, and easy transmission of KPC-2-NDM-5-hv-CRKP, our study emphasizes the need for underscores the imperative for ongoing surveillance of these pathogens.IMPORTANCEHypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae drug resistance has increased gradually with the emergence of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hv-CRKP). However, little information is available on the virulence characteristics of the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2 (KPC-2) co-producing K. pneumoniae strains. In this study, we obtained two KPC-2-NDM-hv-CRKPs from elderly patients, each with distinct capsule types and sequence types: ST11-KL64 and ST15-KL24; these ST-type lineages are recognized as classical multidrug-resistant (MDR) K. pneumoniae. We found these KPC-2-NDM-hv-CRKPs were not only typical MDR isolates, including resistance to ceftazidime/avibactam and cefiderocol, but also displayed exceptionally high levels of pathogenicity. In addition, these high-risk factors can also be transferred to other isolates. Consequently, our study underscores the need for ongoing surveillance of these isolates due to their heightened pathogenicity, limited therapeutic options, and potential for easy transmission.
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- Ying Zhou
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Sun L, Chen Y, Qu T, Shi K, Han X, Wu W, Jiang Y, Yu Y. Characterisation of a Novel Hybrid IncFII pHN7A8:IncR:IncN Plasmid Co-Harboring blaNDM-5 and blaKPC-2 from a Clinical ST11 Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain. Infect Drug Resist 2023; 16:7621-7628. [PMID: 38107435 PMCID: PMC10725640 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s435195] [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: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Purpose We aimed to characterize a novel blaNDM-5 and blaKPC-2 co-carrying hybrid plasmid from a clinical carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) strain. Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by the broth microdilution method. Plasmid size and localization were estimated using S1 nuclease pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (S1-PFGE) and Southern blotting. Plasmid transfer ability was evaluated by conjugation experiments. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) was performed using Illumina NovaSeq6000 and Oxford Nanopore MinION platforms. Genomic characteristics were analyzed using bioinformatics methods. Results Strain ZY27320 was a multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical ST11 K. pneumoniae strain that confers high-level resistance to carbapenems (meropenem, MIC 128 mg/L; imipenem, MIC 64 mg/L) and ceftazidime/avibactam (MIC >128/4 mg/L). Both S1-PFGE-Southern blotting and whole genome sequencing revealed that the carbapenemase genes blaKPC-2 and blaNDM-5 were carried by the same IncFIIpHN7A8:IncR:IncN hybrid plasmid (pKPC2_NDM5). Conjugation experiments indicated that pKPC2_NDM5 was a non-conjugative plasmid. Conclusion This is the first report of a hybrid plasmid carrying both carbapenemase genes blaNDM-5 and blaKPC-2 in a clinical K. pneumoniae ST11 isolate that confers resistance to both ceftazidime/avibactam and carbapenems, thereby presenting a serious threat to treatment in clinical practice.
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- Lingyan Sun
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical in Vitro Diagnostic Techniques of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Infection Control Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Infection Control Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Mendes G, Santos ML, Ramalho JF, Duarte A, Caneiras C. Virulence factors in carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1325077. [PMID: 38098668 PMCID: PMC10720631 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1325077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Hypervirulence and carbapenem-resistant have emerged as two distinct evolutionary pathotypes of Klebsiella pneumoniae, with both reaching their epidemic success and posing a great threat to public health. However, as the boundaries separating these two pathotypes fade, we assist a worrisome convergence in certain high-risk clones, causing hospital outbreaks and challenging every therapeutic option available. To better understand the basic biology of these pathogens, this review aimed to describe the virulence factors and their distribution worldwide among carbapenem-resistant highly virulent or hypervirulent K. pneumoniae strains, as well as to understand the interplay of these virulence strains with the carbapenemase produced and the sequence type of such strains. As we witness a shift in healthcare settings where carbapenem-resistant highly virulent or hypervirulent K. pneumoniae are beginning to emerge and replace classical K. pneumoniae strains, a better understanding of these strains is urgently needed for immediate and appropriate response.
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- Gabriel Mendes
- Microbiology Research Laboratory on Environmental Health, Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Associate Laboratory TERRA, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Microbiology Research Laboratory on Environmental Health, Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Associate Laboratory TERRA, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Microbiology Research Laboratory on Environmental Health, Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Associate Laboratory TERRA, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
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- Microbiology Research Laboratory on Environmental Health, Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB), Associate Laboratory TERRA, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Furlan JPR, Stehling EG. Predicting tigecycline susceptibility in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella species and Escherichia coli strains of environmental origin. Braz J Microbiol 2023; 54:1915-1921. [PMID: 37328679 PMCID: PMC10484842 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-023-01036-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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Tigecycline (TGC) is an important antimicrobial agent used as a last resort for difficult-to-treat infections mainly caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, but TGC-resistant strains are emerging, raising concerns. In this study, 33 whole-genome characterized multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains (Klebsiella species and Escherichia coli) positive mainly to mcr-1, bla, and/or qnr from the environment were investigated for TGC susceptibility and mutations in TGC resistance determinants, predicting a genotype-phenotype relationship. TGC minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of Klebsiella species and E. coli ranged from 0.25 to 8 and 0.125 to 0.5 mg/L, respectively. In this context, KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae subsp. quasipneumoniae ST4417 strains were resistant to TGC, while some E. coli strains of ST10 clonal complex positive for mcr-1 and/or blaCTX-M exhibited reduced susceptibility to this antimicrobial. Overall, neutral and deleterious mutations were shared among TGC-susceptible and TGC-resistant strains. A new frameshift mutation (Q16stop) in RamR was found in a K. quasipneumoniae strain and was associated with TGC resistance. Deleterious mutations in OqxR were identified in Klebsiella species and appear to be associated with decreased susceptibility to TGC. All E. coli strains were determined as susceptible, but multiple point mutations were identified, highlighting deleterious mutations in ErmY, WaaQ, EptB, and RfaE in strains exhibiting decreased susceptibility to TGC. These findings demonstrate that resistance to TGC is not widespread in environmental MDR strains and provide genomic insights about resistance and decreased susceptibility to TGC. From a One Health perspective, the monitoring of TGC susceptibility should be constant, improving the genotype-phenotype relationship and genetic basis.
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- João Pedro Rueda Furlan
- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. Do Café, S/N, Ribeirão Preto, Monte Alegre, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. Do Café, S/N, Ribeirão Preto, Monte Alegre, 14040-903, Brazil.
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Xiao W, Wang X, Qu Y, Sun M, Chang Y, Li W, Shen Y, Shi X, Jing M, Xu Q. Identification of Two Novel Carbapenemase-Encoding Hybrid Plasmids Harboring blaNDM-5 and blaKPC-2 in a Clinical ST11-KL47 Klebsiella pneumoniae. Infect Drug Resist 2023; 16:4073-4081. [PMID: 37388189 PMCID: PMC10305773 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s408824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Emergence of blaKPC and blaNDM co-harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae has escalated the threat of Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) to healthcare. It remains unknown the prevalence and molecular characteristics of CRKP co-producing KPC and NDMs carbapenemases in Henan. Methods and Results Twenty-seven CRKP strains isolated from different times were selected randomly in affiliated cancer hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2019 to January 2021, among which one KPC-2 and NDM-5 positive CRKP named K9 was isolated from an abdominal pus sample of a 63-year-old male patient with leukemia. Sequencing of K9 determined that K9 belonged to ST11-KL47, which is resistant to antibiotics such as meropenem, ceftazidime-avibactam and tetracycline. K9 carried two different plasmids that contained blaNDM-5 and blaKPC-2. Both plasmids were shown to be novel hybrid plasmids and IS26 played an important role in generation of two plasmids. Gene blaKPC-2 was flanked by the NTEKPC-Ib-like genetic structure (IS26-ΔTn3-ISKpn8-blaKPC-2-ISKpn6-IS26) and was located on a conjugative IncFII/R/N type hybrid plasmid. Conclusion The resistance gene blaNDM-5 located on a region organized as IS26-blaNDM-5-ble-trpF-dsbD-ISCR1-sul1-aadA2-dfrA12-IntI1-IS26 was carried by a phage-plasmid. We described a clinical CRKP co-producing KPC-2 and NDM-5 and emphasized an urgent need to control their further spread.
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- Weiqiang Xiao
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foshan, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Zhengzhou Key Laboratory for Diagnosis of Digestive System Tumor Markers, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Kuzina ES, Kislichkina AA, Sizova AA, Skryabin YP, Novikova TS, Ershova ON, Savin IA, Khokhlova OE, Bogun AG, Fursova NK. High-Molecular-Weight Plasmids Carrying Carbapenemase Genes blaNDM-1, blaKPC-2, and blaOXA-48 Coexisting in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains of ST39. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11020459. [PMID: 36838424 PMCID: PMC9961262 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11020459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Klebsiella pneumoniae, a member of the ESKAPE group of bacterial pathogens, has developed multi-antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including resistance to carbapenems, which has increased alarmingly due to the acquisition of carbapenemase genes located on specific plasmids. METHODS Four clinical K. pneumoniae isolates were collected from four patients of a neuro-intensive care unit in Moscow, Russia, during the point prevalence survey. The AMR phenotype was estimated using the Vitec-2 instrument, and whole genome sequencing (WGS) was done using Illumina and Nanopore technologies. RESULTS All strains were resistant to beta-lactams, nitrofurans, fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides, aminoglycosides, and tetracyclines. WGS analysis revealed that all strains were closely related to K. pneumoniae ST39, capsular type K-23, with 99.99% chromosome identity. The novelty of the study is the description of the strains carrying simultaneously three large plasmids of the IncHI1B, IncC, and IncFIB groups carrying the carbapenemase genes of three types, blaOXA-48, blaNDM-1, and blaKPC-2, respectively. The first of them, highly identical in all strains, was a hybrid plasmid that combined two regions of the resistance genes (blaOXA-48 and blaTEM-1 + blaCTX-M-15 + blaOXA-1 + catB + qnrS1 + int1) and a region of the virulence genes (iucABCD, iutA, terC, and rmpA2::IS110). CONCLUSION The spread of K. pneumoniae strains carrying multiple plasmids conferring resistance even to last-resort antibiotics is of great clinical concern.
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- Ekaterina S. Kuzina
- Department of Training and Improvement of Specialists, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Territory “Kvartal A”, 142279 Obolensk, Russia
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- Department of Culture Collection, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Territory “Kvartal A”, 142279 Obolensk, Russia
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- Department of Culture Collection, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Territory “Kvartal A”, 142279 Obolensk, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Territory “Kvartal A”, 142279 Obolensk, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Territory “Kvartal A”, 142279 Obolensk, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery Named after Academician N.N. Burdenko, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery Named after Academician N.N. Burdenko, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Territory “Kvartal A”, 142279 Obolensk, Russia
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- Department of Culture Collection, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Territory “Kvartal A”, 142279 Obolensk, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Territory “Kvartal A”, 142279 Obolensk, Russia
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Emergence of a Fatal ST11-KL64 Tigecycline-Resistant Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Clone Cocarrying blaNDM and blaKPC in Plasmids. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0253922. [PMID: 36205391 PMCID: PMC9769963 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02539-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The combination of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) infection with carbapenem and tigecycline resistance leads to significant challenges to clinical treatment, with limited available antibiotics and poor patient prognoses. The hvKP12 isolate was obtained from a blood sample of a 74-year-old female in a Chinese teaching hospital. Whole-genome sequencing and microbial characterization were performed to understand the evolutionary mechanism of its resistance. The patient infected with hvKP12 died due to pyemia after a 17-day tigecycline treatment. The antimicrobial susceptibility test identified that hvKP12 was resistant to tigecycline and carbapenems. Variants of tet(A) and the overexpression of efflux pumps related to tigecycline resistance were detected in hvKP12. Conjugation experiments with blaNDM and blaKPC plasmids failed in the laboratory environment. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis suggested that hvKP12 was a clinical high-risk clone of ST11-KL64. We found that the blaKPC-2 gene segment was formed by IS26-mediated gene cluster translocation. Interestingly, the evolutionary pathway of hvKP12 suggested that the KPC-2-producing carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (KPC-2-CRKP) strain evolved into a KPC-NDM-CRKP strain by acquiring the NDM plasmid. To our knowledge, this is the first report of tigecycline-resistant ST11-KL64 carbapenem-resistant hvKP (CR-hvKP) bacteria coproducing blaKPC and blaNDM, causing a fatal blood infection. IMPORTANCE Infections with CRKP coproducing KPC and NDM currently have limited clinical antibacterial options, and tigecycline is used as the last line of defense for therapy. However, this study found that CR-hvKP infection with tigecycline resistance, which may lead to many bacteria being resistant to most commonly used antibiotics, brought significant challenges to clinical treatment. The clonal propagation of ST11-KL64 CRKP should receive sufficient attention.
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Vásquez-Ponce F, Dantas K, Becerra J, Melocco G, Esposito F, Cardoso B, Rodrigues L, Lima K, de Lima AV, Sellera FP, Mattos R, Trevisoli L, Vianello MA, Sincero T, Di Conza J, Vespero E, Gutkind G, Sampaio J, Lincopan N. Detecting KPC-2 and NDM-1 Coexpression in Klebsiella pneumoniae Complex from Human and Animal Hosts in South America. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0115922. [PMID: 35980188 PMCID: PMC9604071 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01159-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Reports of Gram-negative bacteria harboring multiple carbapenemase genes have increased in South America, leading to an urgent need for appropriate microbiological diagnosis. We evaluated phenotypic methods for detecting Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase 2 (KPC-2) and New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) coexpression in members of the K. pneumoniae complex (i.e., K. pneumoniae, K. quasipneumoniae, and K. variicola) isolated from human and animal hosts, based on inhibition of ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) and aztreonam (ATM) by dipicolinic acid (DPA), EDTA, or avibactam (AVI). While the presence of blaKPC-2 and blaNDM-1 genes was confirmed by whole-genome sequencing, PCR, and/or GeneXpert, coexpression was successfully detected based on the following: (i) a ≥5-mm increase in the zone diameter of ATM (30 µg) disks plus AVI (4 or 20 µg) and ≥4-mm and ≥10-mm increases in the zone diameters for "CZA 50" (30 µg ceftazidime [CAZ] and 20 µg AVI) and "CZA 14" (10 µg CAZ and 4 µg AVI) disks, respectively, when we added DPA (1 mg/disk) or EDTA (5 mM) in a combined disk test (CDT); (ii) a positive ghost zone (synergism) between ATM (30 µg) and CZA 50 disks and between CZA 50 and DPA (1 mg) disks, using the double-disk synergy test (DDST) at a disk-disk distance of 2.5 cm; (iii) ≥3-fold MIC reductions of ATM and CZA in the presence of AVI (4 µg/mL), DPA (500 µg/mL), or EDTA (320 µg/mL); and (iv) immunochromatography. Although our results demonstrated that inhibition by AVI, DPA, and EDTA may provide simple and inexpensive methods for the presumptive detection of coexpression of KPC-2 and NDM-1 in members of the K. pneumoniae complex, additional studies are necessary to confirm the accuracy of these methodologies by testing other Gram-negative bacterial species and other KPC and NDM variants coexpressed by WHO critical priority pathogens detected worldwide. IMPORTANCE Alerts regarding the emergence and increase of combinations of carbapenemases in Enterobacterales in Latin America and the Caribbean have recently been issued by PAHO and WHO, emphasizing the importance of appropriate microbiological diagnosis and the effective and articulated implementation of infection prevention and control programs. In this study, we evaluated methods based on inhibition of ceftazidime (CAZ), ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA), and aztreonam (ATM) by dipicolinic acid (DPA), EDTA, and avibactam (AVI) inhibitors for the identification of KPC-2- and NDM-1-coexpression in members of the K. pneumoniae complex recovered from human and animal hosts. Our results demonstrate that inhibition by AVI, DPA, and EDTA may provide simple and inexpensive methods for the presumptive detection of coexpression of KPC-2 and NDM-1 in members of the K. pneumoniae complex.
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- Felipe Vásquez-Ponce
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Metropolitan University of Santos, Santos, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Bacteriologia y Virología Molecular, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Pathology, Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Health Sciences Center, University Hospital of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Bacteriologia y Virología Molecular, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fleury Medicine and Health, Microbiology Section, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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