High frequency of NDM-1 and OXA-48 carbapenemase genes among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in central Iran

BMC Microbiology

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Abbasi, Elnaz¹  Ghaznavi-Rad, Ehsanollah² 

[1] Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Khomein University of Medical Sciences;Molecular and Medicine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences;Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences

关键词: Multidrug-resistant;    Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae;    bla OXA−48;    bla NDM;    Integron;    Iran;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12866-023-02840-x

学科分类：放射科、核医学、医学影像

来源: BioMed Central

【 摘 要 】

The emergence and distribution of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has become a global health threat. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the frequency and antibiotic resistance patterns of MDR, extensively drug-resistant (XDR), and CRKP, as well as the antibiotic resistance genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) isolates from patients’ infectious samples from central Iran. This study examined 546 clinical samples of patients to identify K. pneumoniae. The isolates were investigated for their antibiotic resistance profile, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL), AMPC β-lactamase, carbapenemase resistance, sulfonamide, tetracycline, plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) along with their resistance genes, integrase, and quaternary ammonium compounds (qac) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Out of 546 clinical samples, 121 (22.1%) cases of K. pneumoniae were identified using culture and PCR methods. The highest antibiotic resistance rates were found for ampicillin (119/121; 98.3%), cotrimoxazole (78/121; 64.4%), and cefixime, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, and ceftazidime as a group (77/121; 63.6%). Tigecycline, colistin, and fosfomycin were the most effective antimicrobial agents with 98.4%, 96.7%, and 95.9% susceptibility, respectively. The amount of CRKP was 51 (42.1%). All CRKP isolates were MDR. The most abundant genes were blaTEM (77/77; 100%), blaCTX−M1 (76/77; 98.7%), blaSHV (76/77; 98.7%), blaCTX−M15 (73/77; 94.8%) for ESBL; blaCIT 28 (48.3%) and blaCMY−2 26 (44.8%) for AMPC β-lactamase; and blaOXA−48 46 (90.1%) and blaNDM 36 (70.5%) for carbapenemase. Among the PMQR determinants, qnrB (25/52; 48%), qnrS (19/52; 36.5%), and qnrA (11/52; 21.1%) were positive from the isolates. TetA and tetB were recognized in 25 (44.6%) and 17 (30.3%) isolates, respectively. Class 1 and 2 integrons were recognized in 97 (80.1%) and 53 (43.8%) isolates, respectively. Due to the high prevalence of MDR and CRKP in central Iran, tracking and immediate intervention are necessary for control and inhibition of K. pneumoniae resistant isolates. Tigecycline, colistin, and fosfomycin are the best treatment options for treatment of patients with CRKP in this geographical area.

【 授权许可】

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