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Khan RT, Sharma V, Khan SS, Rasool S. Prevention and potential remedies for antibiotic resistance: current research and future prospects. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1455759. [PMID: 39421555 PMCID: PMC11484029 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1455759] [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: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 09/13/2024] [Indexed: 10/19/2024] Open
Abstract
The increasing threat of antibiotic resistance and shrinking treatment options for infections have pushed mankind into a difficult position. The looming threat of the return of the pre-antibiotic era has caused a sense of urgency to protect and conserve the potency of antibiotic therapy. One of the perverse effects of antibiotic resistance is the dissemination of its causative agents from non-clinically important strains to clinically important strains and vice versa. The popular saying "Prevention is better than cure" is appropriate for tackling antibiotic resistance. On the one hand, new and effective antibiotics are required; on the other hand, better measures for the use of antibiotics, along with increased awareness in the general public related to antibiotic use, are essential. Awareness, especially of appropriate antibiotic use, antibiotic resistance, its dissemination, and potential threats, can help greatly in controlling the use and abuse of antibiotics, and the containment of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic drugs' effectiveness can be enhanced by producing novel antibiotic analogs or adding adjuvants to current antibiotics. Combinatorial therapy of antibiotics has proven successful in treating multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. This review aims to highlight the current global situation of antibiotic resistance and discuss the methods used to monitor, prevent, inhibit, or reverse bacterial resistance mechanisms in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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- Molecular Biology Lab, School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, India
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Zhu J, Guo P, Zheng Y, Xiang S, Zhao Y, Liu X, Fu C, Zhang Y, Xu H, Li L, Wang W, Wang M. The A226D Mutation of OmpC Leads to Increased Susceptibility to β-Lactam Antibiotics in Escherichia coli. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:600. [PMID: 39194538 DOI: 10.3390/biology13080600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2024] [Revised: 07/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Bacterial resistance to antibiotics can lead to long-lasting, hard-to-cure infections that pose significant threats to human health. One key mechanism of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is to reduce the antibiotic permeation of cellular membranes. For instance, the lack of outer membrane porins (OMPs) can lead to elevated AMR levels. However, knowledge on whether mutations of OMPs can also influence antibiotic susceptibility is limited. This work aims to address this question and identified an A226D mutation in OmpC, a trimeric OMP, in Escherichia coli. Surveillance studies found that this mutation is present in 50 E. coli strains for which whole genomic sequences are available. Measurement of minimum inhibition concentrations (MICs) found that this mutation leads to a 2-fold decrease in MICs for β-lactams ampicillin and piperacillin. Further survival assays confirmed the role this mutation plays in β-lactam susceptibility. With molecular dynamics, we found that the A226D mutation led to increased overall flexibility of the protein, thus facilitating antibiotic uptake, and that binding with piperacillin was weakened, leading to easier antibiotic penetration. This work reports a novel mutation that plays a role in antibiotic susceptibility, along with mechanistic studies, and further confirms the role of OMPs in bacterial tolerance to antibiotics.
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- Jiaming Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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Suzuki D, Sakurai A, Wakuda M, Suzuki M, Doi Y. Clinical and genomic characteristics of IMP-producing Enterobacter cloacae complex and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2024; 68:e0167223. [PMID: 38517188 PMCID: PMC11064536 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01672-23] [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: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPEs) are one of the top priority antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Among CPEs, those producing acquired metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are considered particularly problematic as few agents are active against them. Imipenemase (IMP) is the most frequently encountered acquired MBL in Japan, but comprehensive assessment of clinical and microbiological features of IMP-producing Enterobacterales infection remains scarce. Here, we retrospectively evaluated 62 patients who were hospitalized at a university hospital in Japan and had IMP-producing Enterobacterales from a clinical culture. The isolates were either Enterobacter cloacae complex or Klebsiella pneumoniae, and most of them were isolated from sputum. The majority of K. pneumoniae, but not E. cloacae complex isolates, were susceptible to aztreonam. Sequence type (ST) 78 and ST517 were prevalent for E. cloacae complex and K. pneumoniae, respectively, and all isolates carried blaIMP-1. Twenty-four of the patients were deemed infected with IMP-producing Enterobacterales. Among the infected patients, therapy varied and largely consisted of conventional β-lactam agents, fluoroquinolones, or combinations. Three (13%), five (21%), and nine (38%) of them died by days 14, 30, and 90, respectively. While incremental mortality over 90 days was observed in association with underlying comorbidities, active conventional treatment options were available for most patients with IMP-producing Enterobacterales infections, distinguishing them from more multidrug-resistant CPE infections associated with globally common MBLs, such as New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) and Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM).
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- Daisuke Suzuki
- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Joint Research Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pantha S, Parajuli H, Arjyal C, Karki ST, Shrestha D. Phenotypic characterization of ESBL-producing urinary isolates of E. coli and Klebsiella spp. in a tertiary care children's hospital in Nepal. Trop Med Health 2024; 52:20. [PMID: 38424623 PMCID: PMC10905773 DOI: 10.1186/s41182-024-00587-3] [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: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among uropathogens, particularly E. coli and Klebsiella spp., poses a severe public health concern. This study explored the epidemiology of ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella spp. isolated from urine samples obtained at a tertiary care children's hospital in Nepal. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2016 to February 2017. A total of 745 clean catch urine samples were obtained from pediatric patients under the age of 13 and subjected to semiquantitative culture. E. coli and Klebsiella spp. were identified using standard laboratory protocols. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method, and ESBL producers were phenotypically identified using the combined disk method. RESULTS Among the bacterial isolates, E. coli predominated, accounting for 139 (81.8%) positive cases. Notably, E. coli showed high susceptibility to nitrofurantoin, with 117 (84.2%) isolates being susceptible. Meanwhile, K. pneumoniae showed high susceptibility to gentamicin, with 21 (91.3%) isolates being susceptible. Of the 163 isolates of E. coli and Klebsiella spp., 62 (38.0%) were identified as multidrug-resistant (MDR), with 42 (25.8%) confirmed as phenotypic ESBL producers. Remarkably, all 41 (100%) ESBL-producing E. coli isolates were susceptible to imipenem. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of ESBL producers among E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates from pediatric patients underscores the importance of antimicrobial stewardship. Nitrofurantoin and gentamicin emerge as effective empirical treatment choices against these pathogens in children. However, the high rates of multidrug resistance and ESBL production highlight the necessity for routine surveillance, and early detection strategies to manage such infections effectively.
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- Santosh Pantha
- Department of Microbiology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Microbiology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Center for Climate and One Health Research (CCOHR), Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Microbiology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Microbiology, Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Pathology, International Friendship Children Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Center for Climate and One Health Research (CCOHR), Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Department of Microbiology, Shi-Gan International College of Science and Technology (SICOST), Kathmandu, Nepal.
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