Characterization of carbapenemases, ESBLs, and plasmid-mediated quinolone determinants in carbapenem-insensitive Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Riyadh hospitals.
The main objective of this work was to characterize carbapenemases, extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) among carbapenem-insensitive Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli clinical isolates which were isolated from three hospitals in Riyadh. Thirty-one carbapenem-insensitive isolates (21 K. pneumoniae and 10 E. coli) were recovered from March 2014 to May 2014. Susceptibility testing and phenotypic detection tests were used to characterize the classes of β-lactamases. PCR assays were performed for the detection of the genes encoding ESBL (blaCTX-M, blaTEM,blaSHV, and blaOXA-1), carbapenemase (blaKPC,blaGES,blaVIM, blaIMP, blaNDM, and blaOXA-48), and PMQR (qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, aac(6)-Ib-cr, qepA, oqxA, and oqxB) genes. All carbapenem-insensitive isolates were carbapenemase producers, with 41.9% and 58.1% being class B carbapenemases class D OXA-48, respectively. While the prevalence of ESBL producers was 80.6%. The following resistance genes were detected; OXA-48-like (58.1%), NDM-type (41.9%), CTX-M-1-like (77.4%), CTX-M-9-like (9.6%), TEM-1 (74.2%), OXA-1 (54.8%), SHV-1 (4.4%), qnrS (58.1%), qnrB (3.2%), and aac(6)-Ib-cr (51.6%). The predominant carbapenemases in the isolates that had carbapenem MIC≤4μg/ml and MIC≥12μg/ml were blaOXA-48-type and blaNDM-type respectively. CTX-M-1-like and qnrS were the dominant ESBL and PMQR genes, respectively. This is the first report in which qnrS was described in the isolates from Saudi Arabia.
Al-Agamy MH
,Aljallal A
,Radwan HH
,Shibl AM
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Occurrence of OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Moroccan university hospital in Casablanca, Morocco.
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the prevalence and the characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiellapneumoniae isolates recovered from various clinical specimens in the university hospital of Casablanca, in Morocco. We conducted a prospective study on a total of 166 K. pneumoniae isolates collected from June to August 2011. The strains suspected to carry carbapenemase showed reduced susceptibility to imipenem or ertapenem. The PCR and a sequencing strategy were used to identify carbapenemases, expended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL), plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases, plasmid mediated quinolone resistance and aminoglycoside resistance determinants. The clonal relationships between isolates were analyzed by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Among the 166 K. pneumoniae isolates studied, 11 (6%) were carbapenemases producers, 9 of which harbored blaOXA-48 and 2 were positive for blaNDM-1. All carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae were also ESBL producers and the blaCTX-M-15 was the most frequent ESBL gene detected (n=9), blaCTX-M-28 and blaSHV-28 were also encountered in one isolate each. The K.pneumoniae isolates carried also non-ESBL genes blaTEM-1 (n=9), blaSHV-1 (n=8) and blaOXA-1 (n=3). Five isolates harbored qnr genes, qnrS1 (n=3) and qnrB1 (n=2) variants. Six isolates were positive for aac(6')-Ib-cr gene and two for aac(3)-II gene. The class 1 integron was detected in five isolates. PFGE has revealed the presence of a clonal dissemination in our hospital. The results of conjugation experiments indicated that blaOXA-48+blaCTX-M-15, blaOXA-48+blaCTX-M-28, blaNDM-1+blaCTX-M-15+blaTEM-1+blaOXA-1+qnrS1+aac(6')-Ib-cr and blaNDM-1+blaCTX-M-15+blaTEM-1+qnrB1+aac(6')-Ib-cr genes were co-transferred and that these genes were carried by a conjugative plasmid of high molecular weight.
Barguigua A
,Zerouali K
,Katfy K
,El Otmani F
,Timinouni M
,Elmdaghri N
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An Outbreak of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Iranian Referral Hospital: Epidemiology and Molecular Typing.
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of nosocomial infections; however, there is limited information in Iran regarding nosocomial outbreaks due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing K pneumoniae strains, particularly using molecular methods. The present study focused on the molecular mechanism of ESBL resistance and genetic relatedness in K. pneumoniae isolates causing nosocomial infections in an Iranian referral hospital.
This study evaluated the antimicrobial resistance and molecular epidemiology of K. pneumoniae causing nosocomial infections in children between October 2013 and March 2014. The ESBL detection was carried out for all the isolates by the CLSI method and PCR was carried out for the detection of the blaSHV, blaTEM, and blaCTX-M genes among ESBL-producing K. pneumonia. Molecular typing of the K. pneumoniae was performed using random amplification of polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR).
A total of 30 isolates of K. pneumoniae were used for epidemiological analysis. High rates of resistance to cefotaxime (n=29, 97%), cefazolin (n=29, 97%), cefepime (n=25, 83%) and gentamicin (n=23, 77%) were observed. A total of 29 strains (97%) produced ESBLs. The frequency of blaSHV, blaCTX-M and blaTEM genes among these isolates was 83% (n=25), 70% (n=21) and 57% (n=17), respectively. Surprisingly 11 isolated (37%) carried blaSHV, blaCTX-M and blaTEM genes simultaneously. Moreover, the concurrent presence of "blaSHV and blaCTX-M" and "blaSHV and blaTEM" was seen in 8 (27%) and 4 (13%) isolates, respectively. RAPDPCR analyses revealed that K. pneumoniae isolates belonged to 2 RAPD-PCR types among which one cluster counted for 28 isolates.
To our knowledge, this is the first published report of a nosocomial outbreak of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae in children in Iran. Although the epidemiology of nosocomial infections with ESBL-producing organisms has not yet been explored in depth in Iran, our findings suggest that ESBL-producing organisms are already an established public health threat in our country.
Mahmoudi S
,Pourakbari B
,Rahbarimanesh A
,Abdosalehi MR
,Ghadiri K
,Mamishi S
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