Detection of NDM-1/5 and OXA-48 co-producing extensively drug-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Northern Italy

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Federico di Marco¹  Simone Battaglia¹  Giovanni Lorenzin¹  Alberto Trovato¹  Andrea Spitaleri¹  Francesca Saluzzo¹  Floriana Gona¹  Daniela Maria Cirillo¹  Paola Nizzero²  Matteo Moro²  Anna Biancardi²  Paola Cichero³  Paolo Scarpellini⁴  Barbara Castiglione⁴ 

[1] Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy;Infection Control, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy;Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy;Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy;

关键词: Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae;    NDM-5;    NDM-1;    OXA-48;    Multiple plasmids;    Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT:Objectives: Using a hybrid long-read sequencing approach, we aimed to fully characterise four extensively-drug resistant (XDR) hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, one of which represented the first strain isolated in Italy co-expressing NDM-1/5 and OXA-48 carbapenemases. Methods: Whole-genome sequencing was performed using Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technology platforms. An assembly pipeline was used to recover the structures both of the chromosome and plasmids. Results: Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) showed that these strains belonged to high-risk sequence types (STs) not commonly circulating in Italy (ST383, ST147 and ST15). The hybrid sequencing approach allowed to characterise three multidrug resistance plasmids, which demonstrated high homology with previously sequenced plasmids, that were simultaneously detected in one ST383 strain carrying, respectively, blaNDM-1, blaNDM-5 and blaOXA-48. Conclusion: This is the first report in Italy of new hypervirulent XDR K. pneumoniae clones characterised by co-production of OXA-48, NDM-1 and NDM-5. The discovery of new high-risk clones harbouring multiple mobile elements is a growing problem that poses a great challenge for public health.

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